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Pandemic Impacts on NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed priorities for governments across the country, including New York City’s. This report examines how the City’s spending priorities shifted during the pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-15-2023.pdfDiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… attacks on September 11, 2001 killed 2,753 people in Lower Manhattan, leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan struggling to rebuild. Fifteen years later, Lower Manhattan continues to recover as it evolves into a … attacks on September 11 2001 killed 2753 people in Lower Manhattan leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotReview of Travel Card Expenses
… This matter has been referred to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office for further investigation. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/review-travel-card-expensesCity of Amsterdam – Recreation Department (2023M-29)
… . Tickets cost $45 to drink beer and $5 for designated drivers . Officials could not support the number of tickets … the 10-hour Italiafest and wine tasting with no record of how many people attended the event . However, based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/21/city-amsterdam-recreation-department-2023m-29DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year
… of 1.23 percent and below 2 percent for the second year in a row, means they must examine their budgets more closely … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … be useful to local officials in the wake of the pandemic. List of allowable tax levy growth factors for all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-yearTown of Charleston – Internal Controls Over Payroll Processing (2013M-326)
… The Town of Charleston is located in Montgomery County and has a population of approximately 1,400 residents. The Town Board comprises an elected Town Supervisor and four other elected members. The Town's budgeted … department employees, the Town lacks written policies and procedures to provide guidance to Town officials on how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/31/town-charleston-internal-controls-over-payroll-processing-2013m-326Village of Castleton-on-Hudson – Internal Controls Over Information Technology and Online Banking (2013M-59)
… internal controls over information technology and online banking for the period of June 1, 2011, to September … also has not instituted appropriate internal controls for online banking. The Village uses online banking services with one bank and currently only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/24/village-castleton-hudson-internal-controls-over-information-technology-and-onlineReview of Advance Contract Payments
… 2012 through July 2018. We selected 13 contracts valued at $224,000 where the contractors received only an initial … did not obtain any reports from the 13 contractors at the time of our review even though the contracts had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) policy. In addition, county officials did not provide cyber security … next year’s budgets and no reserve funds were established. In addition, the town has nearly $605 million in outstanding … towns and requires 37 percent of the revenue of the funds servicing this debt. The also board did not develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Disbursements (Monroe County) The board did not adopt or enforce adequate disbursement policies. Of 1,317 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTown of Owego – Shared Services Facility Capital Project (2022M-42)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Owego (Town) Board (Board) properly planned, authorized … Because the Board did not have a thorough understanding of the Project’s overall scope and cost prior to the … which is $8.1 million over the Board’s authorized cost of $6.9 million. The Board was not transparent about the cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/30/town-owego-shared-services-facility-capital-project-2022m-42Alden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… The Transportation Supervisor did not update fuel prices in the system and the bills were calculated based on the outdated prices resulting in billing errors totaling $9,176. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90DiNapoli Announces Elliott Auerbach to Oversee Local Government Division
… training local officials, assigning fiscal stress scores to local communities, and studying issues facing local … He starts on May 16. His salary is $150,000. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-announces-elliott-auerbach-oversee-local-government-divisionReal Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… The State’s property tax cap limits the amount of property taxes that local governments and school districts can levy. The following are some of the State Comptroller’s responsibilities under the Chapter 97 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses
… (SDVOBs) by providing them increased opportunities for procurements with our office. New York State's SDVOB … (OGS) administers the SDVOB program and is responsible for certifying eligible SDVOBs and assisting and promoting … activities. To learn more about certification, or for questions on eligibility, visit the OGS website . Do …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/sdvobCounty of Orleans Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-345)
County of Orleans Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring 2014M345
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-orleans-industrial-development-agency-projectThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… pain of the pandemic is a dramatic increase in identity theft during the past year. More than 67,000 complaints of identity theft were reported in New York State during 2020, … credit cards, bank accounts, business or personal loans, government benefits or other types of transactions, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftState Agencies Bulletin No. 2017
… the end of June. However, although funds will be released for these agencies, direct deposit advices will not be mailed … as paychecks will not be released by the Division of the Treasury until the Legislature passes and the Governor signs … 7, 2022 via the PayServ Bulletin Board and New York State Payroll Online (NYSPO). Agency Actions: Agencies should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2017-paycheck-distribution-april-7-2022-institution-cycle-paychecksCUNY Bulletin No. CU-737
… ID, Department Description, Employee Name, EmplID Number, Empl Record and the Effective Date of the Last … the date of the last paycheck issued or the date of the max effective dated row on Job Data, whichever is greater, … ID, Department Description, Employee Name, EmplID Number, Empl Record, Effective Date of Termination and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-737-2022-automatic-system-termination-inactive-cuny-employeesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporate America To Address Lack of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… race, ethnicity and gender of their workforce, including senior management, with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity … includes one or more of the following: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporate-america-address-lack-diversity-equity-inclusion