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Stafford Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-274)
… Department cash receipts, as required by the bylaws. The Ladies Auxiliary collected and deposited certain Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/stafford-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialState Audits Issued in the Last 60 Days
… View state audits issued in the last 60 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/new-releases2024 Year in Review: Fiscal Responsibility, Stewardship and Transparency
… 2024 Year In Review FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STEWARDSHIP … of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2024-year-in-reviewJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law Article 18. We also found no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)
… Board of Directors (Board) evaluated projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of … Key Findings While the Board evaluated projects prior to their approval, Board members should improve TCIDA’s efforts to monitor businesses’ job performance and tax exemptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringSouth Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… disclosure forms and procedures for consulting with legal counsel when appropriate, the Board members failed to … Ensure that District officials and employees follow the legal conflicts of interest requirements. Amend the conflict … are adequately disclosed and addressed, and consult with legal counsel when appropriate. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Town of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
… update document (AUD) was not filed in a timely manner for the 2017 fiscal year. Key Recommendations The Supervisor … financial activity is accurately and completely accounted for. Develop a plan for updating and maintaining the accounting records and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213City of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing … with periodic PILOT payment reports and assess penalties for late payments. CPIDA officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectTown of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… performed those duties. Our audit found $15,823 in missing funds. We also found that the former Supervisor: Was … 2024, the former Supervisor was arrested for stealing Town funds and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… Technology $1.1 million with Deloitte and Touche LLP for information technology risk assessment services. Long … Service Commission $1 million with Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP as outside counsel for litigation. Department of State – … state’s Health Benefit Exchange. $20.9 million to KPMG LLP for NYS Health Care Reform Act performance audits. Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015Chenango County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-10)
… Board of Directors (Board) evaluated projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of businesses that … in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to ensure they were billed and paid in accordance with the PILOT agreements. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/04/22/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 … a decade earlier, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23.4 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of 1.6% or $376 million … the Great Recession. “New York’s local governments rely on sales tax collections to support essential services in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024New Yorkers in Need: Homelessness in New York State
Having safe and adequate housing is a necessity.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-homelessness-nys.pdfDiNapoli: Inflation in NYC Metro Area Up 6.1% in March, Growing at Highest Rate in 30 Years
… prices grew by 6.1% in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared to the same month one year ago, … nationally and in other large metro areas, NYC metro area price increases appear poised to outstrip earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-inflation-nyc-metro-area-march-growing-highest-rate-30-yearsDual Membership in NYSLRS – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Retirement System. If a member has a membership in one of the above Systems, the Domestic Relations Order (DRO) may … “New York State and Local Retirement System” regardless of the system membership. If a member has dual membership and is eligible to receive pension benefits from both systems, but the DRO is applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/dual-membership-nyslrs2022 Year in Review
… the Office of the State Comptrollers Achievements in 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2022-year-reviewParticipation in the Program – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Joining the Program Employers are eligible to participate in the CSP during a fiscal year in which their graded rate … Albany, NY 12244-0001 If you are both an Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and Police and Fire Retirement System … payment, and you would not be able to amortize your annual pension contribution unless you elect to participate in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/participation-programInvesting in New York
… $2.64 billion committed to the program (as of March 31, 2025) $1.9 billion invested in 600 New York State companies … to invest (as of March 31, 2025) Employees increased from approximately 29,500 to over 46,000 (as of March 31, … Over 300 completed investments, returning $1.7 billion for the Fund on $910 million invested (as of March 31, 2025) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/investing-new-york