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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Dover , Village of Ellicottville , Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District , Village of Malverne , … , Schroon Lake Fire District , Village of Speculator and the Village of Walton . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… order prior to the purchase being made. Kingston Housing Authority – Board Oversight (Ulster County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of authority operations. As a result, budgets were not entered … properly captured. Adequate oversight of disbursements, bank transfers and bank reconciliations were not achieved. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… totaling $33,446 were paid without an invoice attached to the claims, checks for 39 payments totaling $141,904 were … $70,458 did not have receipts or invoices attached to the claims. Nineteen credit card purchases exceeded the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … as well as to fund non-recurring expenditures and to build fund balance. Town of Phelps – Financial Management … Finally, the board has not formally established a multiyear financial plan. ### For access to state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 98-2
… -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners after board meeting) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (control … TOWN LAW, §178-c: A fire district may not pay for post-meeting dinners of members of a fire district board of fire commissioners when a monthly meeting commences at 8:00 pm and ends approximately 9:00 pm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 95-9
… meetings pursuant to General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v); and (3) may active volunteer firefighters receive pro rated … at any official meetings of the volunteer fire company " and participation in certain department responses (General … Law, §217[c][v], [vi]; emphasis added). A fire district and a fire company are separate and distinct entities. A fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… the process for local communities that contract out their fire protection services to incorporated volunteer fire companies. DiNapoli's legislation would require any incorporated fire company to submit an itemized statement of the estimated … the process for local communities that contract out their fire protection services to incorporated volunteer fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 91-7
… squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency and general service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- … MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b; TOWN LAW, §§190, 198(10-f), 209: A town may contract for an emergency medical service, a … protection within the second fire protection district. You state that this fire company does not operate an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 98 - 19
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (referendum requirement for installment … contracts for the financing of equipment, machinery and apparatus (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There … is "subject to such vote, referendum or such referendum and vote, as the case may be, in the same manner as provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… his office completed audits of the Village of Ballston Spa , Town of Schroon , St. Paul Boulevard Fire Association … spent appropriately and effectively." Village of Ballston Spa – Financial Condition (Saratoga County) The treasurer did … his office completed audits of the Village of Ballston Spa Town of Schroon St Paul Boulevard Fire Association and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-41
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Towns (authority to conduct fire prevention programs) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for the presentation of fire prevention programs) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Intergovernmental and Community Affairs
… for the Comptroller to the other branches of State government, all levels of local government, business and community leaders, and individual … for the Comptroller to the other branches of state government all levels of local government business and community leaders and citizens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/igcaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… tax proceeds in accordance with insurance law and relevant case law because the bookkeeper miscalculated the allocation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James … clients. My thanks to Rensselaer County DA Donnelly and State Police Superintendent James for their partnership … earning income from a private business is theft, plain and simple. I am grateful to the New York State Police and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingOpinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Theresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
… Comptroller (OSC) in a timely manner. The 2017 through 2019 annual reports were filed between 331 and 1,018 days … budgets based on historic trends. The District ended 2019 with $345,000 in surplus fund balance – enough to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60NY Full-Time Equivalent Employees Dashboard
… NY Full-Time Equivalent Employees Dashboard The Office of the New York State Comptroller processes pay for employees of the State of New York. This dashboard provides … quarterly data on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees by agency since 2014. About the Dashboard FTEs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/ny-full-time-equivalent-employees-dashboardState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … required financial statements to the Office of the State Comptroller. Village of Morris – Fund Balance (Otsego … or 240 percent of actual expenditures. For access to state and local government spending, public authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … required financial statements to the Office of the State Comptroller. Village of Morris – Fund Balance (Otsego … or 240 percent of actual expenditures. For access to state and local government spending, public authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1