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DiNapoli: Strong Growth for Local Sales Tax Collections Halfway Into 2018
… percent and during the first six months of 2016 it was 1.7 percent. "Local sales tax growth is showing sustained … in collections. Gloversville had the strongest growth at 33.2 percent, which is likely due to a large one-time … the sale of motor fuel. The motor fuel sales tax component increased by 13.9 percent from the first half of 2017, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-strong-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-halfway-2018AFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfDrug Management and Disposal
… boxes, where unwanted drugs can be dropped off in a secure box; takeback events, which are generally held at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/27/drug-management-and-disposalVillage of Addison – Payroll (2024M-12)
… Clerk-Treasurer accurately paid officials and employees’ wages and leave benefits. Key Findings The Board did not … not ensure the former Clerk-Treasurer 1 accurately paid wages and leave benefits for the nine full-time individuals … million in Village funds over a 19-year period. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of first degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-payroll-2024m-12Oversight of Health and Safety Regulations at Public Pools, Beaches, and Spray Grounds
… and regulating public pools, beaches, and aquatic spray grounds ensure that these facilities are properly maintained, … use. Our audit excluded public pools, beaches, and spray grounds located in New York City. The audit covers the period … in some cases operating – public pools, beaches, and spray grounds available for use by residents and visitors of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/oversight-health-and-safety-regulations-public-pools-beaches-and-spray-groundsAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
… in New York State possess adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure, to compensate those persons they might injure or whose property they might damage as a result of an … these expenses on insurance carriers that issue policies or contracts of automotive bodily injury insurance. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/26/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the … persons they might injure or whose property they might damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/16/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor … Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, Acts) for the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2024. About the Program The Acts help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleDobbs Ferry Union Free School District – Facilities Department Overtime (2023M-120)
… audit period. Approximately $186,330 of overtime work to be performed was not properly approved. Officials paid 10 employees a total of $36,734 in overtime to conduct 270 building checks. However, officials lacked the required building check forms to support that 267 building checks were performed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/01/dobbs-ferry-union-free-school-district-facilities-department-overtimeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal … Although service providers submit reports that indicate how they met their performance measures, department officials … do not verify the information. As a result, the county may have overpaid providers by $562,864. … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Access to Preschool Special Education Services (2023-S-1)
To determine if the State Education Department (SED) is effectively overseeing preschool special education in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations to promote timely access to services for children across New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s1.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and Monitoring (Tompkins County) While the board evaluated projects prior to their approval, board members should … of taxes (PILOTs) were billed and paid in accordance with PILOT agreements. As a result, a business was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Statewide Agency Overtime Tops $337 Million Halfway Into 2015
… is not included in the mid-year analysis. Overtime costs have been rising since 2010. For the five-year period ending … that operate institutional facilities – the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, the Department of … of state operations, including periodic reports on how overtime is managed by state agencies. For overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-statewide-agency-overtime-tops-337-million-halfway-2015Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our … State Medicaid agencies require all ordering and referring physicians and other professionals providing services through … January 1, 2014, New York’s Medicaid program required that physicians and other health care professionals who order, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or-attending-providers-noEnforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements
… Commission (Commission) monitors utilities’ compliance with merger/acquisition Commission Orders and other … does not sufficiently monitor utilities’ compliance with all conditions listed in Orders, and in some cases even … and, rather than imposing penalties, prefers to work with utilities on compliance, creating little incentive for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/03/enforcement-commission-orders-and-other-agreementsLottery, Division of the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/division-lottery.zipBudget, Division of the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/division-budget.zipAging, Office for the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/office-aging.zipDiNapoli: East Ramapo School Budget Hampered By Deficits, Inadequate Rainy Day Funds
… The East Ramapo Central School District continues to face … funds, according to a follow-up audit issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-east-ramapo-school-budget-hampered-deficits-inadequate-rainy-day-fundsOpinion 91-52
… apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to) -- Bids (restricting bids only to bidders employing prescribed … part, the proposal would require any bidder on a county construction project to certify that (1) at least 50% of the … 506 NYS2d 287 and 69 NY2d 601, 511 NYS2d 1027; see also NYS Asphalt Pavement v White , 141 Misc 2d 28, 532 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52