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DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… (FY) 2024 budget generate a projected year-end surplus of $3.9 billion that will be used to prepay expenses for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a report released today … for public assistance enrollment growth, the school class size mandate, the expansion of the CityFHEPS rental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDeer Park Union Free School District – Fuel and Vehicle Inventory (2023M-152)
… and promptly remove vehicles from insurance resulting in $17,237 of unnecessary insurance costs. Review fuel reports to identify discrepancies in fuel usage. We found 44,976 gallons of fuel was dispensed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/deer-park-union-free-school-district-fuel-and-vehicle-inventory-2023m-152KIPP Troy Prep Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2024M-20)
… Prep Charter School (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials accurately billed and collected tuition, and deposited and recorded collections in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/14/kipp-troy-prep-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… Boards, 95 One-Stop Career Centers (Career Centers), and 21 agencies and authorities — offers workforce development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the city’s economy, but resilient New Yorkers fueled small … first quarter of 2023. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the city likely explains the large gap in growth. Still, … pandemic. This again reflected the pandemic’s greater toll on New York, but may also be caused by elevated rents, wages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityVillage of Herkimer – Water and Sewer Financial Operations Audit Follow-Up (2019M-102-F)
… is located in the Town of Herkimer in Herkimer County and provides water and sewer services to its residents. The Village also … to some customers that reside in the Town of Russia and to three water districts that serve portions of the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/06/28/village-herkimer-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-audit-follow-2019m-102-fProcurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… (and later convicted) on charges of making illegal payments to a labor union representative. Two Transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsKatonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and Services (2022M-122)
… Free School District (District) officials procured goods and services in a cost-efficient manner and provided adequate oversight of awarded contracts. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that goods and services were procured in the most cost-efficient manner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/katonah-lewisboro-union-free-school-district-procurement-goods-andGloversville Enlarged City School District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-180)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s oversight of financial operations and information … where the credit card company electronically debited the payments directly from the District’s bank account. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/gloversville-enlarged-city-school-district-board-oversight-andStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… not disable 44 former employee network user accounts. Some of the former employees left the District 13 years ago. Limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userTown of Brookhaven Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-188)
… action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Corporation’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/15/town-brookhaven-local-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoring-2021mDiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
… state government. Prior to joining the State Comptroller’s office, Groenwegen served as the commissioner and president … of the New York Civil Service Commission and as an assistant attorney general in the New York State Department … Governor Mario Cuomo, assistant counsel in the Governor's Office of Employee Relations and deputy commissioner and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-governmentTown of Wheatfield – Recreation Department Cash Receipts and Information Technology (2013M-200)
… internal controls over recreation department cash receipts and information technology for the period February 1, 2009, … of five elected members, including the Town Supervisor and four Council members. The Town’s 2012 operating … made directly out of the concession stand bank account and were not reviewed and approved by the Board, or recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/20/town-wheatfield-recreation-department-cash-receipts-and-information-technology-2013mReporting Services Provided by Lawyers and Law Firms (Education Law Section 2053)
… The system is available through the NYSED Business Portal. Each school district BOCES has a Delegated … New York State Education Department Application Business Portal . Please do not submit paper forms in lieu of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-services-provided-lawyers-and-law-firms-education-law-section-2053New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)
… Have Been Derailed by COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic shutdown led to soaring unemployment rates in New York, which peaked at 16.2 percent in April 2020. Since then, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021DiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… An audit of 10 counties found that some did not adequately test the accuracy of retail prices or test … consumer complaints, following up with businesses that have deficiencies and taking enforcement actions. Auditors … county officials said they did not have enough staff to do the inspections and others had difficulty reaching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersDiNapoli and Heather Briccetti Mulligan Op-Ed: NY's Tax Base Dips with Population
… The New York Daily News today published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller … of keeping New York an attractive and affordable place to live and do business. Between July 2020 and July 2023, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-and-heather-briccetti-mulligan-op-ed-nys-tax-base-dips-populationReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates
… files below contain real property tax levies, taxable full value and full value tax rates for local governments. Read the data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-ratesNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 4, 2021)
… the workforce has been a key factor in lower unemployment rates in recent months. Those who leave the workforce, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-4-2021DiNapoli: Owner and Employee of Medical Transport Company Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid
… receives the medical care it needs. Worse, the defendants' fraud was committed on the backs of people struggling with … his staff for their work uncovering the multiple layers of fraud perpetrated by these defendants.” Saeed, 40, is the … J. Caruso on an indictment charging him with health care fraud, grand larceny, money laundering, medical assistance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-owner-and-employee-medical-transport-company-arrested-defrauding-medicaid