This report summarizes the financial state of the major local governments outside of New York City (counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and fire districts) for local fiscal years ending in 2024. The data is presented in a series of statistical “dashboards” that illustrate aggregate local government revenues, expenditures and debt, as well as those for each class of government. | NYS Local Government Interactive Data

New York State voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2013 which authorized seven commercial casinos. The first four of those opened between 2016 and 2018 in upstate communities and the Request for Applications for the remaining three licenses for downstate communities began in January 2023. This report analyzes the impact the revenue from the four upstate commercial casinos has had on the affected local governments.

A sample of 95 local governments across New York State reported $1.34 billion in actual and anticipated spending on capital projects over a 10-year period, with about $737 million (55% of the total) in response to climate-related hazards such as increased flooding and storm damage.

Participation in school district budget votes has been relatively low, particularly since the implementation of the tax cap. In response to the pandemic, school districts in New York State were required to provide all residents with an absentee ballot for the 2020-21 school budget vote. This new process likely contributed to an increase in participation: triple the number of votes were cast compared to the prior year.

The purpose of this Legislation is to relieve some of the financial stress experienced by local governments and school districts as a result of the State Disaster Emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 202 of 2020 (State Disaster Emergency).

Our State’s local governments are being tested on many fronts as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This report will examine some of the major risks to these revenue sources, the dependence of local governments on each, and the effects of federal government actions to help keep local governments afloat thus far.

This report describes the fiscal oversight OSC provides to local governments faced with the serious fiscal challenges of budgeting with fewer resources to fund rising expenditures, all while staying within the recently enacted property tax cap.

This booklet provides guidance on the implications of the Constitutional tax limit, information on its calculation as well as instructions for filing.

This booklet provides guidance on the implications of the Constitutional tax limit, information on its calculation and instructions for filing.

This booklet provides guidance on the implications of the Constitutional tax limit, information on its calculation and instructions for filing.