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Opinion 89-51
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Operational Advisory No. 22
… EE1 Procure to Pay Changes Summary Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller – Office of Operations is pleased to announce SFS is now available for … creation of purchase orders for funding purposes only, or, when combined with the use of deliverable specific contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/22-ee1-procure-pay-changes-summaryResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to New York City Nightlife Establishments
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Police Department … (SLA) have effectively addressed noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City (NYC). Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/09/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-new-york-city-nightlife-establishmentsComplaint Processing
… action on civilian complaints filed against members of the NYPD. CCRB has jurisdiction over complaints that allege the use of excessive or unnecessary force, abuse of authority, … soon after the MOU was effective. 1 A truncated case is when an investigation is attempted but is not completed. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… Purpose To determine if the Environmental Facilities Corporation … trees, green roofs, permeable pavements, and cisterns. In their grant application, grantees describe how they plan … 50 and 75 percent completion. Also, the Corporation does not perform site visits after project completion to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… audited, only two – Elmira and Irondequoit – were able to account for each item tested. The inventories reviewed … proceedings. Some of the items the agencies were unable to account for included biohazard materials, cash, drugs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… peaking, public vaccinations had not been fully rolled out and travel restrictions were still in place. Inflation, even … moderated in the third quarter (July to September) and fourth quarter, however, so did collections growth. New … for 2022 was 20.6%, which exceeded that of the counties and cities throughout the rest of the state (6.5%), after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022Train On-Time Performance
… a day, 7 days a week. The MTA’s website lists schedules for each of the subways’ 20 interconnected lines and three … Analysis Group to report train delay percentages for each line, delays by categories, and on-time performance … Planning. OTP statistics are reported separately for weekdays and weekends. For calendar years 2013 and 2014, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performanceDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… fiscal years, including the “Big 4” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, each of which have fiscal … other challenges that might affect a local government’s or school district’s finances. This information includes population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesHow to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… The New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL), which is set … to protect your privacy by regulating the manner in which State agencies collect, maintain and disseminate personal … information the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has on file which pertains to you. Personal Records You Can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawDiNapoli: Local Government Debt Levels Off
… the slower debt growth over the last ten years is that school districts have borrowed less. “Borrowing helps local … greatly among school districts, with Buffalo City School District at the high end with $807 million in outstanding debt. The Rochester City School District fell in second place with $487 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-government-debt-levels-offState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $73,732, 18 were not in accordance with the board’s fee structure, and 16 were not deposited in a timely manner. … audit of the district’s records was completed 1,045 days late and as of Oct. 31, 2023, audits for 2019 through 2022 … not completed and were already between 1,220 and 124 days late. AUDs were filed as many as 1,257 days late. There was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: School District Revenue Growth Slows
… about the challenges facing school districts and how we balance the impact of fiscal stress against efforts to … the impact of the state’s reduction in school aid when it was dealing with its deficit problems. New York’s … DiNapoli’s report also noted: Local school tax levy increases have decreased sharply over the past decade, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-school-district-revenue-growth-slowsPublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… the next 20 years,” DiNapoli said. “The big question is, how are we going to pay for that? Public-private partnerships are … of public-private partnerships. The report noted there are many additional policy concerns that may be raised by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1076
… process will automatically update the Job Data page for ALL incumbents of the position. New Feature on Position … a warning that there will be no updates to Job Data for each incumbent that would be impacted by the change. … the above counts reflect the number of incumbents examined for update, those for whom Job updating was bypassed, those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1076-changes-position-management-update-incumbent-processState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health (DOH): Oversight of Public Water Systems (Follow-Up) (2019-F-34) An audit … often collected incorrect fare amounts (for example, when no onboard surcharge was collected). Metropolitan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAuburn Industrial Development Authority – Project Approval and Monitoring (2025M-15)
… the Program Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) are established to provide financial assistance to businesses … that capital investments and the jobs being reported are accurate and reasonable. In addition, issues with PILOT … State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and standards are included in Appendix C. The Board has the responsibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2025/04/25/auburn-industrial-development-authority-project-approvalHomeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road
… shelters off MTA property. Our audit covered the period of November 1, 2015 to September 30, 2018. Background The … commuter railroad in North America, carrying an average of 301,000 customers each weekday on 735 daily trains. As of … the available outreach data, and provide input to SUS when preparing the Outreach Schedule. Monitor the performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-roadState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Albion – Financial Management (Orleans County) The board … fund balance to decline 65% from $1,165,418 as of Jan. 1, 2018 to $403,003 as of Dec. 31, 2020.If the board … and was unaware of the town’s true financial position when it adopted budgets because it did not receive accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… private and sensitive information on district computers at greater risk of misuse or loss is increased. Chittenango …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0