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Village of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-7)
… action. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State … and provided to our office within 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of General Municipal Law. For more information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/05/09/village-leicester-financial-management-2025m-7Avoca Central School District – Payroll (2025M-14)
… District (District) officials accurately pay employees’ salaries and wages? Audit Period July 1, 2022 – January 28, … Audit Summary District officials generally paid employees’ salaries and wages accurately during the period July 1, 2022 through October 10, 2024. We reviewed 35 employees’ salaries and wage payments totaling $417,720 and determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-payroll-2025m-14Medicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… program reimbursed health care providers $3.47 billion for medical services provided to more than 70,000 veterans. … veterans' service agencies (local VSA) so they can file for federal benefits. Such referrals are critical for enhancing the coordination of veterans' Medicaid and VA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsDiNapoli Releases Recommendations From Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) and recommends ways for the Fund to build on its climate change work to protect and add value for the public workers that rely on it for retirement. The six-member Decarbonization Advisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-releases-recommendations-decarbonization-advisory-panelDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… ensure school districts are following state requirements for school safety planning, including whether those plans are … Education (SAVE) Act were being met by school districts. For instance, many of the school districts the auditors … school shootings across the country show the urgent need for schools to remain vigilant against threats to student and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2016
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through July for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 11,364 … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state public authorities … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2016DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… The New York State Thruway Authority (Thruway) has proposed a … 2031. The last toll hikes occurred in January 2021, when tolls were increased for the Cuomo Bridge, those paying … system. The Thruway’s implementation of cashless tolling was completed in November 2020. In 2022, Thruway leadership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionDiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… Fund for the first time since 2008, according to a report on the recently enacted state budget released today by State … Still, the $143 billion budget continues to rely, in part, on temporary funding streams to attain balance. “After a … by the Governor and the Legislature,” DiNapoli said. “The on-time Enacted Budget seeks to keep spending growth to less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingOpinion 88-62
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town to finance closure of … fees into fund) LANDFILL -- Closure (creation of capital reserve fund to finance) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Solid Waste Facility (creation of capital reserve fund to finance closure of landfill) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Comptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… Bureau Chief Stacy Aronowitz and Bureau Chief Daniel Cort. Kelly Donovan is the Executive Deputy Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for October 2016
… on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Highlights for October 2016: Major Contracts … to purchase computer equipment. $500,000 with Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP for counsel to the Task Force …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-october-2016State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… from the initial audit. New York State Health Insurance Program – CVS Health – Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx … Health to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program. Under the Contract, CVS Health is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… the Division of the Budget (DOB) projects fiscal stability for the next five years and includes plans to bolster rainy day reserves … growth in spending over the Financial Plan period in school aid and Medicaid. Risks and Causes for Concern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… Surgical Associates LLP for on-call trauma and general surgery services at Upstate Medical University. Department of Transportation … ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York (GENIUS NY) program. $1.8 million to the Village of Fredonia for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,325 contracts for state agencies … for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at … to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… bills and meter readings were not independently reviewed for accuracy. As a result, officials and customers have no … bookkeeper did not record amounts billed totaling $592,956 for water and sewer services in the accounting records and … board meeting minutes; maintain supporting documentation for deposits; prepare abstracts for payment of claims; make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme
… as a co-conspirator have been indicted by a Queens grand jury after an investigation exposed the theft of … of the top charge of Grand Larceny, he faces a maximum of seven years in prison. The same indictment charges Jelani … he faces at least two years in prison and a maximum of seven years. The investigation was handled by Investigators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-publicDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… respectively. The second-largest part of New York City’s allocation, $1.98 billion, or 28.4%, targeted the full … 20% minimum required by law. The city’s adopted FY 2023 budget repurposed an additional $176 million of ESSER III … recovery. Despite including measures for identifying student needs and tracking academic recovery as part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesGovernor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli Appoint First-Ever Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… advise the Comptroller, as trustee of the $209.1 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), on how best to … panel's recommendations on how best to decarbonize the pension fund in a way that will secure retirement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/governor-cuomo-and-comptroller-dinapoli-appoint-first-ever-decarbonization-advisory-panelOversight of Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Centers
… To determine whether the New York City Administration for Children’s Services adequately operates Horizon and Crossroads … To determine whether the New York City Administration for Childrens Services adequately operates Horizon and Crossroads …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/oversight-horizon-and-crossroads-juvenile-centers