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Village of Sherman – Treasurer’s Cash Receipts (2019M-39)
… Treasurer recorded and deposited all collections received in an accurate manner. Key Findings The former Treasurer did not record and deposit collections in an accurate manner. The former Treasurer did not deposit more than $20,000 in recorded real property taxes, water, sewer and general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/22/village-sherman-treasurers-cash-receipts-2019m-39Town of Pharsalia – Board Oversight (2018M-59)
… Determine whether the Town Board (Board) in the Town of Pharsalia (Town) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations, which allowed the former Town … Determine whether the Town Board Board in the Town of Pharsalia Town provided adequate oversight of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-pharsalia-board-oversight-2018m-59East Aurora Union Free School District - Procurement (2023M-125)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the East Aurora Union Free School District (District) officials … Determine whether the East Aurora Union Free School District District officials procured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-procurement-2023m-125Amani Public Charter School – Purchasing and Claims Approval (2025M-11)
… not: Use competition for 18 purchases totaling $543,474 out of a sample of 21 (86 percent) totaling $763,413 required … by School policy to be competitively purchased. Credit card charges were not supported by documentation, reviewed or … any of the 35 charges tested, totaling $9,126.Also 28 out of 35 charges (80 percent) totaling $7,627, were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/amani-public-charter-school-purchasing-and-claims-approval-2025m-11Town of Summit – Town Clerk (2024M-51)
… Clerk properly recorded, deposited and remitted clerk fees in timely manner. Key Findings Although fees were properly … Town Clerk (Clerk) did not always deposit or remit fees in a timely manner. Specifically, the Clerk: Did not deposit in a timely manner 98 percent of the fees collected in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-summit-town-clerk-2024m-51Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Sloan (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and reported financial … Determine whether the Village of Sloan Village ClerkTreasurer recorded and reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Chautauqua Lake Central School District – Procurement (2024M-3)
… $166,000. Did not adequately review purchases made to ensure charges were appropriate, resulting in … and indicated that they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/chautauqua-lake-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-3Village of Earlville – Collections (2024M-128)
… recorded and deposited all collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings Although the … accurately recorded collections that we reviewed in the central accounting records, she did not always deposit collections in a timely manner. We also identified that staff in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/10/village-earlville-collections-2024m-128DiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… us/localgov/pubs/research/snapshot/schooldistricttaxcap0215.xls For access to state and local government spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capDiNapoli: MTA’s Subway Station Repair List Is Growing
… rising number of potentially hazardous worn or damaged platform edges is particularly troubling. On the plus side, … in 2012. A significant concern is the deterioration in platform edges, which are important to rider safety. A decade … ago, Transit made a concerted effort to fix crumbling platform edges after several passengers fell onto the tracks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-mtas-subway-station-repair-list-growingDiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… Corporation (EFC) under a federal program to help fund its replacement of public and private lead water service lines … the State Constitution’s prohibition on using public funds for private purposes. “Exposure to lead from water service … the use of public funding to address lead service line replacement as it relates to the funds announced by Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalState Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Metzger Announce Findings of Gulnick Investigation
… A forensic examination and investigation of former Ulster County Commissioner of Finance Burton Gulnick Jr. … “Despite this, we have made several recommendations to Ulster County officials to strengthen financial practices and … his County position to steal from taxpayers," said Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. "It comes as a great …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-ulster-county-executive-metzger-announce-findings-gulnickDiNapoli: Former Hoosick Falls Police Chief Charged With Stealing From Rescue Squad
… John Hudson, the former officer in charge of the Village of … and former chief of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, was arrested today for allegedly using rescue squad funds to … John Hudson the former officer in charge of the Village of … and former chief of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad was arrested today for allegedly using rescue squad funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-former-hoosick-falls-police-chief-charged-stealing-rescue-squadDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… to adopt the majority of the recommendations in part or in full. According to DCWP, a unique challenge in identifying … enforcement to improve compliance. The agency’s full response can be found in the audit. Audit NYC Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirDiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil
… only sustainable palm oil in all of its Safeway-brand products. As a result of the company’s new policy, the New … "Shoppers don’t see where the palm oil used in hundreds of products comes from, but often it’s harvested in ways that … suppliers to provide palm oil and palm derivatives for its products that are verified to be free of deforestation, free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-safeway-supermarkets-commit-sustainable-palm-oilDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y. company that … services through OMH and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to individuals who have … claimed costs totaling over $848,000. "The Office of Mental Health is not fulfilling its responsibility to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… Brooklyn’s economy is expanding, adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace than the rest of New York City between 2003 … and 2012, including the first increase in manufacturing jobs in 2012 after decades of losses, according to an … Brooklyns economy is expanding adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace than the rest of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthDiNapoli Releases Year-End and April Cash Reports
… receipts a year ago, but $86.8 million higher than the projections included in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan released earlier this month, according to the April Cash Report released today by State Comptroller … receipts a year ago but $868 million higher than the projections included in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-releases-year-end-and-april-cash-reportsDiNapoli: Wall St. 2021 Profits near Record Levels
… markets move in cycles, however, and profits will subside at some point. As we prepare for an eventual slowdown in Wall … securities industry declined by nearly 2 percent (or 3,600 jobs) in 2020 to 179,900 jobs. The loss of industry jobs in the city, at a time when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-wall-st-2021-profits-near-record-levelsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… jobs continues to decline. The city, which was once home to one-third of all industry jobs, now claims 17.6% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levels