In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,484 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.6 billion and approved more than 2.1 million payments worth more than $13.6 billion. The office rejected 124 contracts and related transactions valued at $425.3 million and nearly 5,500 payments valued at more than $7 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.

Local governments across New York State spent $2 billion on road maintenance, repairs and upgrades in local fiscal year (FY) 2020, a decline of 7% since 2010 when adjusted for inflation, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Some local communities put road projects on hold during the pandemic, but an influx of federal money is expected to jump start projects at the same time the Executive is proposing more funding for road repair and improvements.

The city of Mount Vernon faced financial uncertainty and problems because it lacked critical operational controls over finances, electronic banking, purchasing goods and services and segregating financial duties, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued.

Twenty-three school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2021, down from 31 school districts in fiscal stress the prior year.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) failed to spend millions of dollars on programs geared to support senior citizens, even during the COVID-19 pandemic when the need was greater, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the state’s pension fund today announced the filing of shareholder proposals seeking an independent audit of companies’ practices related to racial equity.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released the following statement on New York City’s property tax assessments:

“The release of New York City’s tentative property assessment roll suggests a bright spot for New York City’s finances entering fiscal year (FY) 2023, amid uncertainty in the city's economic recovery and its impact on city property taxes, the largest source of city revenues.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s executive budget proposal:

“Governor Hochul introduced an executive budget proposal at a critical moment in our state’s history. As we continue our recovery we are faced with many challenges, but the proposed budget sets forth the Governor’s priorities to address them while also recognizing the importance of achieving and maintaining long-term structural budget balance.