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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… as required to the State Education Department (SED) for approval. As a result, officials created a risk that SED could reduce the district’s building aid reimbursement for all unapproved work. For the 151 change orders reviewed totaling about $3.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Helping Build a Lower Carbon Future
… (GHG) emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) long-term investments. The … holds and invests the assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-helping-build-lower-carbon-futureClimate Act Goals – Planning, Procurements, and Progress Tracking
… the CES and Climate Act were passed, no State or federal funding was budgeted. Currently, almost all funding to support the CES and Climate Act programs is … known, nor have they been reasonably estimated. Moreover, funding sources to cover those costs have not been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/16/climate-act-goals-planning-procurements-and-progress-trackingDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply as … troubling issue.” Chronic absenteeism is defined by the U.S. Department of Education as the share of students who miss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolDiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… spending for the average household, or about $9,664, in 2022-23, according to the latest data available from the U.S. … years, leaving many lower-income households struggling to pay for groceries even though inflation has since cooled. Between 2023 and 2024, food price growth slowed, as the food price …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenOversight of Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Programs
… requirements. The audit covered the period October 1, 2015 through April 26, 2018. Background The Department’s … is that New Yorkers will be the healthiest people in the world. However, almost 1.7 million New Yorkers (10.5 percent) have diabetes, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/17/oversight-obesity-and-diabetes-prevention-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1676
… garnishment deduction amounts, or in some instances, garnishments no longer being taken for employees due to new … deduction rules for calculating new and existing writs of garnishments (creditor garnishments) and New York State tax levies Affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1676-new-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-state-taxExamination of Center for Economic Growth, Inc.
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine if the Center for … grant funds and associated matching expenses, reporting of revenue, and procurements complied with the terms and conditions of contract C110087. Background The claims for payment we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/14/examination-center-economic-growth-incSteuben County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-97)
Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements 2013M97
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/08/02/steuben-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-over-cashPutnam County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-257)
… the policy has not been evaluated since, and therefore does not reflect changes made by the Board to the recapture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/putnam-county-industrial-development-agency-managementTown of Schroon – Internal Controls Over Transfer Station Operations (2013M-24)
… The Town does not reconcile the amount of money collected with the amount of trash disposed at the transfer station. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-schroon-internal-controls-over-transfer-station-operations-2013m-24Genesee County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-66)
… to properly evaluate job performance. The form also does not require the businesses to separately report existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/05/14/genesee-county-industrial-development-agency-projectDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… his office completed audits of the Albany County Probation Department , Town of Java and the Virgil Fire District . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 872
… do not participate. All employment positions in New York State government offer retirement system membership. … W-2 should be checked. However, the exception is New York State employees who earned wages in 2008 and also received a … PayServ does not contain information for all public pensions (i.e. local government) so OSC is unable to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/872-change-process-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1007
… check. Agencies should encourage employees to participate in direct deposit by promoting its many benefits, including: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1007-change-bank-new-york-state-employee-payroll-checksSummit Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-264)
… and separate from the Town of Summit, and is located in Schoharie County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/summit-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-264Rensselaer City School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-153)
… 2011, to February 28, 2013. Background The Rensselaer City School District is located in the City of Rensselaer in Rensselaer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/rensselaer-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomCity of Ogdensburg – Budget Review (B3-16-20)
… in one preliminary budget option. The budget option with the 31.8 percent property tax increase would put the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/12/07/city-ogdensburg-budget-review-b3-16-20Department of Social Services – Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements (2016-MS-1)
… sufficient documentation. The Departments are required by New York State Social Services Law (Law) to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/07/19/department-social-services-monitoring-service-provider-agreements-2016-ms-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… over $600 have not been collected. Also, the department does not charge inspection fees up to the maximum amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0