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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… school billed tuition totaling $12,600 for three students to the incorrect district of residence and underbilled four … students’ district of residence by $4,200. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District – Professional Services … personal Internet use on three computers. Glens Falls City School District – Financial Management (Warren County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… Monitoring System has designated 40 municipalities across the state as fiscally stressed . This includes 10 counties, … with fiscal years ending on Dec. 31, 2015. In New York, all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages have a … scores for municipalities, visit: http://wwe1.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/fsms.cfm To read the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… by DOL. State Education Department: Programs for Little Learners (PFLL): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Village Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes announced today that Margaret Bailey, the former clerk-treasurer of the … crime calls for state prison, which is what she received today.” Bailey used various village accounts to write … DiNapoli and Oswego County DA Gregory Oakes announced today that Margaret Bailey the former clerktreasurer of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli Releases Profile of State's Economic Development Agency
… offices around the state. ESDC reported offices in the United Kingdom, Israel and South Africa in 2014, and as of January 2015, listed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-releases-profile-states-economic-development-agencyDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… child abuse or child fatalities, can take additional steps to protect children from harm. “The findings in this audit … DiNapoli’s audit found OCFS can significantly improve how it reviews incidents of children dying from abuse. When … the PIP only applies on a case-by-case basis and fails to make recommendations to fix systemic problems that might be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending by as much as 15% in response to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the … stake. “As New York City navigates very difficult budget choices, it should be transparent over what spending can and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesPublic Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… limit on Family Assistance, children living apart from adult relatives and certain other individuals. FA is largely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… the fleet available to each agency is the proper size and makeup to most efficiently meet agency missions. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… initiatives as the public and private sectors seek to digitize more operations and communications. Many … many are being put to use by state and local governments with input from private tech companies. Government is … brought forth by the pandemic, we must ensure that we do so responsibly. Audits, such as the one my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… disbursement processes for the general fund with little oversight or any other compensating controls. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… 2018. Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA): Selected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up) (2019-F-1) An … more than $72 million in unpaid fees for the Henry Hudson Bridge from 2013 through 2015. In a follow-up, auditors found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund balance policy, which limits transparency. City of Little Falls – Financial Condition (Herkimer County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… as required, giving stakeholders information they can use to make financial decisions, a number do not,” DiNapoli said. “Failing to file for three or more years calls into question the … this data through the Office of the State Comptroller’s Open Book New York database to better assess the recent and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… $5,500 in fees recorded as collected but not remitted by a vendor in January 2019. In January 2020, the vendor reimbursed the district for the lost revenue. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… Audits of municipal water systems estimate local governments are losing millions of dollars in revenue due to water loss, inaccurate meters or … risk area. The U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee recently advanced a bill that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… receiving best pricing for services. The Department does little to hold the Contractor accountable for its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesDiNapoli Op-Ed in Buffalo News Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… hit hard by the coronavirus. The full op-ed is below: Washington Must Help States and Localities Congress and the … economic impact of COVID-19 has produced dramatic drops in government revenue. State tax revenue in New York was down … from Washington, more cuts from the state are likely for schools, health care providers, human services organizations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-buffalo-news-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… food insufficiency. Higher food costs and rising poverty rates leave far too many New York households with too little … among New York and U.S. households through 2023. Rates rose in 2021 and remained elevated in 2022 and 2023. … Jan. 2024. Financial Pressures on New Yorkers In the last five years – but especially from late 2021 through early 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… The former bookkeeper in the town of Altona in Clinton County altered cash receipts in order to embezzle $23,500 in … altered receipts to show a lower amount collected from the park director and code enforcement officer. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500