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NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA's July Financial Plan
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has a duty to be clear with riders and toll payers on how the $15 billion hole in its 2020-2024 capital program will impact services. The … July plan makes clear that hundreds of millions of dollars in operational risks have been created by the funding hole, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mtas-july-financial-planState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees … $66,036 were not calculated correctly, which resulted in errors totaling $20,157. The audit identified that four … totaling $130,568 were not recorded in a collection log. Employees made 25 deposits totaling $29,639 between 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Transportation State Aid (Clinton County) … once auditors informed officials of this risk, the school business manager promptly filed accurate aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… at least 400 active IT devices that were missing either a serial number or tag number. The fixed asset report did not contain serial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the treasurer has not filed the 2023 Annual Financial Report required by state law and the board did not conduct an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Livonia Central School District – Conflict of Interest (Livingston County) A … interest may have been avoided. Churchville-Chili Central School District – Procurement (Monroe County) District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the district had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network. In addition to sensitive IT … needs indicated the district would need $2.7 million to replace these items over the next five years. Without written … plans, officials did not determine, among other things: how the construction and replacements would be funded long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… not ensure that the town obtained the most favorable terms in the best interests of its taxpayers. Randolph Academy … that were not based on prior-year results of operations. In addition, transparency was impaired because the town’s … accurately, transactions were not always recorded in a timely manner. The clerk-treasurer also did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… County) The former and current clerk-treasurers did not prepare or maintain complete, accurate or timely … accounting records. As a result, the board’s ability to make informed financial decisions was inhibited because … board-adopted budgets made it appear the district would have budget deficits requiring fund balance to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… general fund appropriations from 2020-21 through 2022-23 by a total of $13.1 million and appropriated nearly $6.7 … million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $9.9 million. The district also overfunded the employee … time totaling 1,830 hours valued at $38,586 for 20 of 23 eligible employees. An employee was also paid $5,271 for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $70,042 were not adequately supported, and $62,903 in discretionary purchases did not follow any specific … did not ensure that credit card charges were reconciled in a timely manner and audited. Auditors reviewed 680 credit … were not provided to finance town and county operations in a timely manner. The tax collector did not remit taxes to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… accurately recorded collections that auditors reviewed in the central accounting records, she did not always deposit collections in a timely manner. Auditors also identified that staff in the clerk-treasurer’s office did not routinely issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (Cortland County) The board did not develop and adopt realistic budgets. As a … fund balances increased to levels between 85% and 182% of the 2024 appropriations, as of Dec. 31, 2023. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… of recurring revenues to fund recurring expenditures. The 2026 preliminary budget includes an estimate for health … deplete the town’s general fund resources by the end of 2026. West Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… track, inventory and safeguard IT assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Although the board-adopted … record-required threshold of $1,500 for fixed assets. In addition, the IT asset inventory was decentralized with … provider maintaining inventory records, which resulted in the records containing inconsistent information. Port …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… official in New York surrendered her pension as a penalty for corruption while in office. Summary of three audits … village funds and misappropriated more than $1.1 million for personal gain. The former clerk-treasurer was able to … enabled the former clerk-treasurer to abuse her position for personal gain. Payroll The board did not ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $1.1 million. The current chief water operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend overtime hours and 63% of … purchases were inappropriate and not for proper district purposes. The superintendent and other employee reimbursed … Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Erie County) District officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Town officials did not procure all goods and services in accordance with board policy and applicable statutory … cannot support that all goods and services were procured in the most cost-effective manner, which may have resulted in higher operational costs that would be passed onto …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Financial Literacy
… Financial literacy empowers New Yorkers with skills knowledge and education to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/financial-literacyAdult-Use Cannabis (AUC)
… All counties and New York City are eligible to receive tax revenue from the sale of AUC products sold within their … the State Comptroller (OSC) is responsible for making AUC tax revenue payments to counties and NYC. We anticipate that … the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Vendor Self-Service Portal at: https://esupplier.sfs.ny.gov/psp/fscm/SUPPLIER …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/adult-use-cannabis-auc