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Opinion 92-8
… if the municipality is authorized by law to expend money for or to accomplish the object or purpose. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Downsville Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-130)
… Objective Determine whether the Downsville Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that goods and services … result in the District making improper or inappropriate payments. Key Recommendations Ensure compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/12/30/downsville-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022m-130Efforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes
… Objective To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance … adequate efforts, in accordance with Department policy, to collect unpaid amounts—including taxes, interest, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/24/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxesAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program
… April 2017 through December 2020. About the Program The State Education Department’s (Department) ACCES-VR program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/30/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedOpinion 89-19
… the State for purposes of the exemption in CPLR 8017(a). You ask whether a county department of social services is … the Court of Appeals (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-38, p 75). You suggest, however, that the commissioner of the local … of the State and not of their respective counties. 1 You ask, therefore, whether as an agent of the State, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19State Agencies Bulletin No. 2212
… is to notify agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, Exchanges and Direct Deposit Returns during the SFS blackout period. Affected Employees: Employees whose … Effective from March 28, 2024, through the completion of SFS fiscal year end processing. OSC Actions: Direct Deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2212-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli Releases Report on SFY 2024-25 Financial Plan
… have a structural budget deficit, with a cumulative three-year budget gap of $13.9 billion forecasted by the Division … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Enacted Budget Financial Plan. DiNapoli … expansion enabled the state to close the prior fiscal year in a stronger financial position than the Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-releases-report-sfy-2024-25-financial-planFinancial Toolkit for Local Officials
… Is My Municipality in Fiscal Stress Addressing a Current Budget Deficit Budgeting in Future Years Cash Flow Management Strategies … … district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic including simultaneously managing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Office for People with Developmental Disabilities OPWDD Pandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations Report 2021S9
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-followDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Helping Build a Lower Carbon Future
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced agreements with several portfolio companies relating to lowering … agreements, the Fund, which owns shares in each company with respective values of $5.9 and $3 million, withdrew shareholder proposals it had filed with them. DiNapoli filed the same shareholder proposal with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-helping-build-lower-carbon-futureUnderstanding the Budget Process
This session will explain the budget process, the procedures that should be used in preparing the budget and the resources and tools available to assist with budget development.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/understanding-budget-process-040324.pdfTown of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
Determine whether the Town of Webb Union Free School District (District) Board (Board) and District officials adopted realistic budgets and properly managed fund balance in accordance with statute.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/webb-2022-53.pdfWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
Determine whether the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Corporation) Board of Directors (Board) distributed tickets from the Marketing and Promotional Program (Program) in accordance with regulations and guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/western-regional-otb-2021-65.pdfOversight of Industrial Hemp (Follow-Up) (2021-F-9)
To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) is adequately administering the Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program (Program) in accordance with federal and State requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f9.pdfOSC's Annual Financial Report (AFR)
The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has replaced the AUD with the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) application to collect annual financial reports submitted by local governments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/osc-annual-financial-report-120623.pdfDelaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego (DCMO) Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Procurement (2021M-193)
Determine whether the Purchasing Agent ensured that goods and services were procured in accordance with the Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services (DCMO BOCES) purchasing policy and procedures.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-boces-2021-193.pdfEcoNews Summer 2020
Even as we grapple with the serious public health and economic challenges stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change continues to represent an urgent and growing threat.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/econews-summer-2020.pdfRecovering Managed Care Overpayments for Pharmacy Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third Party Health Insurance (2020-S-39) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid overpayments for pharmacy services on behalf of managed care recipients who had third-party health insurance were appropriately recovered.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s39-response.pdfDiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… by 60 percent – a net savings of almost $1 million per year – and reduce the city’s carbon footprint by more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsDiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data made available for the first time earlier this year. Nonprofit groups in New … and the economy.” "We commend Comptroller DiNapoli for calling attention to the important role that the … Island, applauds State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, for undertaking this report on the positive economic power of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizations