In 2013-14, vendors were paid interest totaling $1,714,825 representing an increase of $837,466 above the prior year. 

In the 2014-2015 fiscal year, State agencies paid interest totaling $1,525,112 representing a decrease of $189,713 from the prior year.

In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, State agencies paid interest totaling $1,462,835, representing a decrease of $62,277 from the prior year.

In the 2016-2017 fiscal year, State agencies paid interest totaling $1,536,275, representing an increase of $73,440 from the prior year.

This report identifies the number of late payments, the number of days to process late payments, the amount of interest paid and the reasons for the delays.

In order to ensure contractors doing business with New York State are paid timely, Article 11-A of State Finance Law prescribes timeframes for agencies to prepare and submit vouchers to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) for review and approval before payment.

An era of tight budgets has sparked renewed interest in reducing government costs and identifying ways for State agencies to function more cost effectively. To help identify opportunities to achieve more efficient State operations, the Office of the State Comptroller has prepared this statistical overview of overtime use by State agencies over the past five years.

This is the second annual report by the Office of the State Comptroller on overtime use by New York State agencies. This statistical overview covers the past six years and expands the types of information presented in our first report.

This is the third annual report by the Office of the State Comptroller on overtime use by New York State agencies. It covers overtime patterns over the past seven years.

This report by the Office of the State Comptroller on overtime use by New York State agencies examines overtime patterns over the past eight calendar years. The total cost of overtime in calendar year 2014 was more than $661 million for over 15.9 million overtime hours worked.