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City of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… benefits accounted for 90 percent of revenue. This leaves little to finance operations and maintain infrastructure; yet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4DiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… land banks’ revenues. Most land banks estimate receiving little or no total revenue when their current grants run out, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightOversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our … which was issued on June 28, 2013, concluded that, while Empire State Development (ESD) made significant improvements … and created jobs as required by their contracts. ESD officials disagreed with our determination and asserted that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-followControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses (Follow-Up)
… million to the Contractor and more than $10.2 million in commercial fuel purchases using the statewide refueling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expenses-followAdequacy of 2021 Budgets - City of Saratoga Springs (S9-21-10)
… for Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) and Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) aid which may not be realized. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/14/adequacy-2021-budgets-city-saratoga-springs-s9-21-10Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… completed audits of the Town of Carroll , Cortlandville Fire Department , Town of Milford , Raquette Lake Fire … Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (Chautauqua County) The town supervisor did not ensure the bookkeeper … – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (Cortland County) The board did not implement adequate controls over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… Valley Central School District’s (District) Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and … our prior audit’s recommendations 1 to improve their budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund balance is in … $227,000 which can fund average unemployment expenditures for 78 years. Did not ensure $2.2 million was properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… to do a better job of overseeing court-ordered treatment for individuals under Kendra’s Law to ensure that needed … however, DiNapoli’s auditors found that when significant events occurred, information was often incomplete and not … authority, but none were. The individual took their own life the day they were discharged from a hospital. AOT orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… planned fare and toll increases of 4 percent in 2019 and again in 2021, and another round of budget reductions, the … 2017 for the first time since 2009 and is expected to drop again this year, the first two-year decline since 1992.) The … and tolls are scheduled to rise 4 percent in 2019 and again in 2021. Debt outstanding is projected to increase by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores With Analysis of 10 Years of Fiscal Monitoring System Data
… A total of 14 local governments in New York State ended their fiscal year 2022 with a fiscal stress designation, down … potential fiscal issues and give the public insight into their communities’ financial health. “Our fiscal stress early … any fiscal stress category in fiscal year 2022. While the number of towns designated in stress grew slightly, less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores-analysis-10-years-fiscal-monitoring-system-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … initial report. State Education Department (SED): Birch Family Services Inc.: Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost … Birch’s SED preschool cost-based programs. Department of Health (DOH): Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates (2017-F-9) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsCompliance With Executive Order 111 – Agency Energy Efficiency Goals and Practices
… usage data to NYSERDA as required. As a result, there is little assurance that reported progress toward the target is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/17/compliance-executive-order-111-agency-energy-efficiency-goals-and-practicesAdequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Niskayuna (S9-21-11)
… across New York State. Some local governments have seen little to no impact on their financial operations, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-niskayuna-s9-21-11DiNapoli: Central NY Village Official Stole More Than $100K
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that an audit and investigation by his office revealed a former official of the … more than $117,000 in public funds. The New York State Police yesterday arrested Margaret Bailey and charged her … County District Attorney Gregory Oakes and the State Police, acted swiftly on our findings of wrongdoing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-central-ny-village-official-stole-more-100kComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Bolivar – Community Development Block Grant (Allegany County) The town board did not develop or implement … Gardiner Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (Ulster County) District officials did not implement standards … that records of activities performed under the defined benefit Length of Service Award Program point system were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Urges Parents to Open a College Savings Account for Their Children
… New York State’s 529 College Saving Program has helped New York residents pay for more than $230 million in college-related expenses in 2014, New York State … and the Higher Education Services Corp., is designed to help parents save for college and offers tax deductions up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-urges-parents-open-college-savings-account-their-childrenTown of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Hanover (Town) Town Board (Board) use a … Municipal Law (GML) Section 104-b requires the Board to adopt written policies and procedures for procuring goods … offer similar services at a more favorable rate. This was due in part because the Board adopted a procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58Oversight of Kendra’s Law
… in our sample (62%), a complete review either wasn’t done or potentially wasn’t done prior to expiration of their AOT orders, including 17 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/08/oversight-kendras-lawControls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… initiators, and is collecting and depositing the required unclaimed bottle funds into the General Fund. The audit covers the period … registered with the Department to remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits on a quarterly basis. Along with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police today announced that Alayne … thanks to Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police for their partnership with my … Bates , who is handling the prosecution of this case. “We hope this resolution helps to restore trust in the justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checks