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 FY 2017 Executive Budget recommends $328.9 million All Funds ($161.6 million General Fund; $106.7 million Fiduciary Fund; $35.1 million Internal Service Fund; $19.5 million Special Revenue Funds-Other; and $6.0 million Capital Funds), an increase of $12.4 million from FY 2016. The increases include $1.3 million for operations center fixed costs, $1.1 million for additional unclaimed funds and Medicaid auditors, $3.7 million to reflect reimbursement for shared IT services, and $6.3 million associated with the upgrade and expansion of the State's payroll system (PayServ).
Executive Budget appropriations support a workforce of 2,663 FTEs, an increase of 20 FTEs associated with additional auditors (16 FTEs) and payroll system staff (4 FTEs).
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| Category | Available 2015-16 |
Appropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
Change From 2015-16 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 284,420,500 | 290,843,000 | 6,422,500 | 0 |
| Aid To Localities | 32,025,000 | 32,025,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Projects | 0 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 0 |
| Total | 316,445,500 | 328,868,000 | 12,422,500 | 0 |
| Program | 2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
2016-17 Estimated FTEs 03/31/17 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 111 | 111 | 0 |
| Chief Information Office | |||
| General Fund | 183 | 183 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| New York 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 | |||
| Fiduciary Funds | 977 | 977 | 0 |
| Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for New York City | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| State and Local Accountability | |||
| General Fund | 575 | 583 | 8 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| State Operations | |||
| General Fund | 383 | 387 | 4 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 132 | 140 | 8 |
| Total | 2,643 | 2,663 | 20 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/13/2016