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DiNapoli Releases Economic Profile of New York's North Country Region
… and improving critical infrastructure is positioning the region well." DiNapoli's office examined the six counties making up the North Country region – Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence. The region is home to just over 2 percent of the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-releases-economic-profile-new-yorks-north-country-regionOmni Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. During the 2014-15 school year, Omni served approximately 518 students. Omni …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/20/omni-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Arrested for Theft of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… the arrest of Patricia Chatley, 59, of Nunda, New York for allegedly stealing over $34,500 of her mother’s public … District Attorney McCaffrey, she is being held accountable for her actions. My office will continue to work with law … York State pension system from fraud.” “We are thankful for the diligent and thorough investigative work of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-arrested-theft-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… DiNapoli's eighth annual report examining the performance of the state's IDAs and how these entities fulfill their … business within their communities. “Although the amount of tax breaks IDAs provided to private companies noticeably … and economic benefits.” In 2013, the most recent full year of data available, IDA projects reported a total of 644,080 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… Food insecurity is increasing in New York, with one-in-nine households (11.3% or 875,000 families) unable to get enough food at some point during 2020 through 2022 … Food insecurity is increasing in New York with oneinnine households 113 or 875000 families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyOpinion 89-10
… Training Schools (authority of public library to provide for cash advances) - Reimbursement For Expenses (authority of public library to provide for cash advances) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b(6): A public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10Value of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… reported 4,320 active projects valued at $109 billion for 2019, a 3.3 percent, or $3.5 billion, increase in project … an increase in the total value of active IDA projects for 2019, continuing an upward trend during the last decade,” … to municipalities and school districts by IDA projects, for net exemptions of $796 million in 2019. The value of net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeNew NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report 2020-S-19 ). About the Program … Yorkers. The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/25/new-ny-broadband-program-followDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… financial oversight training or ensure proper accounting records were maintained. The board did not make certain … – Budget Review (Montgomery County) The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2025-26 proposed … are reasonable. However, auditors identified certain revenue and expenditure projections and other matters that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsChild Care and Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… Eligible recipients include children who are under the age of 13, live with a parent or parents who are working or … programs, have a family income at or below 85 percent of the state median income and have family assets that do not exceed $1 million. Funds to New York City As of the City’s latest projections (January 2025), CCDBG is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-and-development-block-grantCuba-Rushford Central School District – Cafeteria Purchases (2025M-28)
… $1,300 for the Superintendent’s private personal event. Without the Superintendent’s involvement, the Manager … teacher to serve at a different private non-District event. Both of these purchases were inappropriate and not for … $1300 for the Superintendents private personal event Without the Superintendents involvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-cafeteria-purchases-2025m-28UCPA of Cayuga County d.b.a. E. John Gavras Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… CFR-reported financial information. During the 2020-21 school year, the Gavras Center served 52 preschool children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/ucpa-cayuga-county-dba-e-john-gavras-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualFiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts in Stress Fiscal Year Ending 2020 List
This list (sorted in order of fiscal stress score) reflects a fiscal year end date of June 30, 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/2020-schools-stressed.pdfSherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
Determine whether the District established adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/sherrill-2019-251.pdfNew Suffolk Common School District - Board Oversight and Local Finance Law (2018M-177)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations and whether they and officials complied with Law when using a line of credit.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/new-suffolk.pdfDansville Central School District - Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (2018M-169)
Determine whether ensured information technology (IT) assets were safeguarded and if District officials accurately maintained leave records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/dansville.pdfTioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (2020M-84)
Determine whether District officials could achieve cost savings by offering health insurance buyout incentives and providing select special education services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/tioga-2020-84.pdfReport on the State Fiscal Year 2023-24 Executive Budget
The Executive Budget for SFY 2023-24 totals $227 billion, and DOB projects shortfalls in revenues and increases in spending, particularly in Medicaid and school aid, over the financial plan period.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/executive-budget-report-2023-24.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfOversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds (2019-S-13) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school districts have appropriately utilized them for their intended purpose.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s13-response.pdf