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Town of Conesville – Long-Term Planning (2016M-314)
… five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for all funds for 2016 total approximately $930,000, of which … timely manner. Consider establishing reserves to set aside funds for identified future expenditures and clearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/02/town-conesville-long-term-planning-2016m-314Bovina Fire District – Fund Balance (2015M-138)
… planning. Key Recommendations Establish formal reserve funds using money designated for capital purposes or use the balance of funds on hand to reduce future tax levies. Develop a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/21/bovina-fire-district-fund-balance-2015m-138Village of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
… of fund balance to be maintained in each of the Village’s funds. Village officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49Town of Maryland - Financial Management (2018M-121)
… the total combined fund balance in the general and highway funds increased by $450,000 and, as of December 31, 2017, was … revenues of $226,000 in the general and highway funds which contributed to the surpluses generated. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/07/town-maryland-financial-management-2018m-121Chatham Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-161)
… reserve, how each reserve will be funded or when reserve funds are to be used. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic … comprehensive policies for establishing and using reserve funds. … Chatham Central School District Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/30/chatham-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-161Madrid-Waddington Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-347)
… expenditures and revenues. Determine the source of funds in the debt service fund and return to the general fund … targeted funding levels and the conditions under which the funds will be used. … MadridWaddington Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-347Liberty Central School District – Financial Operations (2016M-25)
… Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to other needed reserves or unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or use the reserve funds for their designated purposes. Monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/liberty-central-school-district-financial-operations-2016m-25Town of Colchester – Financial Condition (2016M-376)
… Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds in 2016 totaled approximately $2.8 million. Key … fund balances and how and when committed and reserved funds will be used. Adopt reasonable budgets that more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-colchester-financial-condition-2016m-376Town of Owego – Financial Management (2015M-179)
… Board. Budgeted appropriations for the major operating funds for 2015 total approximately $11.8 million. Key … not develop reasonable revenue estimates for the general funds’ budgets because they were not based on a historical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/20/town-owego-financial-management-2015m-179Little Falls City School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-67)
… reasonable, District officials failed to use surplus funds in a manner that benefits the taxpayers and reduces the … balance to within the statutory limit and use the surplus funds to finance one-time expenditures or needed reserves, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/little-falls-city-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-67Town of Mina – Financial Management and Vehicle Fuel Procurement (2014M-34)
… monitor financial operations, with unexpended surplus funds increasing by more than $491,000 over the past six … procedures to ensure that the amount of unexpended surplus funds is reasonable and that budgets are realistic. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/06/town-mina-financial-management-and-vehicle-fuel-procurement-2014m-34DiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… children must properly account for their use of public funds,” DiNapoli said. “We have found too many schools that … State Education Department for recovery of the misspent funds.” Yeled is one of many preschool Special Education … uncovered waste, fraud and abuse of special education funds, DiNapoli announced an initiative involving a broad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund today announced he has written to 10 of the largest greenhouse gas emitting companies held by the Fund urging them to reduce emissions and address risks arising from climate change
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… Will's theft of approximately $30,000 in public campaign funds and state grant money. The jury found Wills guilty of … fine. The jury found that Wills used public matching funds from his 2009 campaign for City Council to pay $11,500 … including at Macy's, where he used a portion of the funds to purchase a $750 Louis Vuitton handbag. Prosecutors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Community Renewal (HCR) awarded $6.13 million in RESTORE funds, which benefited about 785 senior citizen housing … exercise greater oversight of the program to ensure that funds are awarded appropriately and that program goals are … administrators (LPAs) being inappropriately awarded funds and others being denied. The audit also found that LPAs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… has not established any highway equipment capital reserve funds to save funds for asset replacement. Middle Country Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (Suffolk County) The board and district officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds that surpassed board-approved amounts and have gone … board resolutions allowing them to establish five reserve funds totaling $36 million. Nor could they provide a clear … than it actually is. As a result, the district withheld funds from being used. As part of the audit, DiNapoli made a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… aid and COVID-19 relief programs in the state, including funds for excluded workers, childcare providers, emergency … in need. My office will follow the money to ensure federal funds are getting where they are supposed to go and being … to inform future conversations about budget priorities. Funds received and spent through Sept. 30, 2021 are listed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… with written procedures for the investment of district funds or prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available for investment. The board also did not … with an annual report of all of the district’s reserve funds as required by district policy. Without adequate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 92-2
… DISTRICTS -- Taxes (authority to use general fire district funds to pay amounts due under contract for hydrants serving … -- Fire Districts (authority to use general fire district funds to pay amounts due under contract for hydrants serving … contract) TOWN LAW, §176(12),(27): General fire district funds may not be used to pay amounts due under a contract for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2