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DiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… an increase of 21.4 percent from last April, primarily due to an increase in Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections. Tax … Division of the Budget (DOB) projections, according to the April state cash report released today by State … PIT. Strength in the financial markets likely contributed to the increased collections, which also compare favorably to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… of the four violent crime categories declined (Murder and Rape) while instances of Robbery and Aggravated Assault rose. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1990.3
… No. 1990.2 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … Association (NYSCOPBA), and Council 82 (C82) allows OPWDD to establish a temporary overtime rate of 2.5 times the … employees in certain titles. The new overtime rate applies to all overtime earned during shifts that begin at or after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19903-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1987.3
… No. 1987.2 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … Public Employees Federation (PEF), and NYSCOPBA allow OMH to establish a temporary overtime rate of 2.5 times the … regular rate of pay for. The new overtime rate shall apply to all overtime earned during shifts that begin at or after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19873-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The … applicants and seemingly gave preferential treatment to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a … or transparent manner and has not been fulfilling its duty to provide low-cost housing to this community." The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and … of the three State Fiscal Years . … To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleXII.6.F Paying Deceased Legislator Benefits – XII. Expenditures
… when a New York State Senator or Member of Assembly dies in Office, New York State will provide the beneficiary with a benefit equal to the remainder of the legislator’s annual salary. In the … needs to submit an accounts payable claim. In order to do so, the Business Unit must establish the beneficiary as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6f-paying-deceased-legislator-benefitsMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the resilience demonstrated by New Yorkers in responding to the multitude of challenges. The impact of the economic … risks and challenges, and opportunities for changes to improve the long-term outlook for State finances. Federal … stimulus funding authorized by the federal government to continue supporting COVID-19 response costs, economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities
… Objectives The objectives of this audit were to determine if the Department of Health (Department) is … can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, to test new drugs and to study cellular functions, and in various industrial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/23/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Department, Aviation, World Trade Center, and Leasing of Properties
… Objectives To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) collected all revenues … and whether PANYNJ followed its procedures in the leasing of properties. This audit covered the period January 1, 2014 … PANYNJ was created to promote and protect the commerce of the Port District – a region within approximately a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/04/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-department-aviation-world-trade-center-andIX.12.C State Responsibility – IX. Federal Grants
… of the state’s implementation of CMIA was assigned to the Division of the Budget (DOB), which partners with the … DOB contracts with a certified public accounting firm to assist state agencies with CMIA implementation on an … agency’s CMIA program(s). Such individuals are expected to: Bring any potential CMIA issues associated with their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12c-state-responsibilityDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… debt, the equivalent of $13,487 for every resident in the state, according to a report issued today by New York State … would also require public authorities’ decisions to fund projects with state appropriations to be based on clear, … Authorities By The Numbers , go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/pubauth/reports/pub-auth-num-2017.pdf To read the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityTown of Wappinger – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-130)
… of Wappinger (Town) officials developed adequate controls to ensure Recreation Department (Department) cash collected … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our … of Wappinger Town officials developed adequate controls to ensure Recreation Department Department cash collected is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/03/05/town-wappinger-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-130Opinion 90-63
… for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation (authority to hold recognition dinners or give awards to volunteers) EDUCATION LAW, §§255(1), 259(1): A public … a group of senior citizens who provide volunteer services to the library or for all the senior citizens of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-6
… for the purpose of providing day care services pursuant to the Social Services Law on the condition that a day care … building in a manner which identifies the grantor, subject to the board's power to rename the room. You ask whether a county social services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-50
… (approval of Department of Transportation contracts to construct municipal highways) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27); STATE … contracts by the State Department of Transportation to perform municipal highway construction in connection with … and appropriated the necessary funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 95-10
… opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds) … of fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds); (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning … of cemeteries and burial grounds. A town has a duty to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 94-25
… of the General Municipal Law does not authorize credit to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a … General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v) authorizes credit to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a … having control of fire departments and fire companies to organize within such departments or companies emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 89-1
… to convert into cash upon death in service) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1