Audit and Control, Department of
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Mission
The Department of Audit and Control was created in 1926 and is headed by the State Comptroller, who is elected by the citizens of New York State. The Department is responsible for paying the State’s bills and payrolls; verifying all financial transactions of the State; reviewing the financial and management practices of State agencies; supervising the fiscal affairs of local governments; investing State funds and issuing bonds and notes; and administering the retirement program for State and most local government employees.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $304.3 million All Funds ($157.4 million General Fund; $107 million Fiduciary Fund; $21.6 million Internal Service Fund; $18.6 million Other Funds) for the Department. Appropriations in the General Fund decrease $0.5 million below last year’s level, while appropriations in other fund types increase $20 million. This increase includes $14.9 million in additional appropriations in internal service funds to better account for information technology costs of the Retirement Services Program and a $5.3 million increase in Fiduciary Funds for the Retirement System.
Executive Budget appropriations support a workforce of 2,614 FTEs. This increase of 98 FTEs, reflects staffing to perform audits related to the local property tax cap, Medicaid and public authorities, and additional staff for the Retirement System.
| Category | Available 2011-12 |
Appropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
Change From 2011-12 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 252,308,000 | 272,259,000 | 19,951,000 | 0 |
| Aid To Localities | 32,025,000 | 32,025,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 284,333,000 | 304,284,000 | 19,951,000 | 0 |
| Program | 2011-12 Estimated FTEs 03/31/12 |
2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration Program | |||
| General Fund | 111 | 111 | 0 |
| Chief Information Office | |||
| General Fund | 183 | 183 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Executive Direction | |||
| General Fund | 99 | 99 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Pension Investment and Public Finance Program | |||
| General Fund | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Legal Services | |||
| General Fund | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| Retirement Services Program | |||
| Pension Trust Funds | 977 | 1,014 | 37 |
| Office of the Special Deputy Comptroller for New York City | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| State and Local Accountability | |||
| General Fund | 494 | 541 | 47 |
| Internal Service Funds | 7 | 21 | 14 |
| State Operations | |||
| General Fund | 388 | 388 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 131 | 131 | 0 |
| Total | 2,516 | 2,614 | 98 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012