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Town of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… Key Recommendations Continue to adjust user charges in the sewer district as needed to enable the fund to become …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… accounts. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, removing and modifying network user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Town of Saratoga – Budgeting and Fund Balance Management (2022M-82)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Saratoga (Town) Board (Board) adopted realistic budgets … $839,465 occurred, increasing fund balance instead of using amounts budgeted. Maintained unrestricted fund … balances that were 97 percent, 770 percent and 50 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations as of December 31, 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-saratoga-budgeting-and-fund-balance-management-2022m-82East Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… officials provided adequate oversight and management of the District’s budget and financial condition. Key … due to appropriations being overestimated by an average of $5.1 million (4.7 percent) per year. Over the last four … reported unassigned fund balance equal to 4 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations. However, when unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementTown of Barton – Financial Planning (2015M-52)
… The Board also did not establish a level of acceptable fund balance or properly use money in the town-wide highway … and adopt long-term financial plans. Develop and adopt fund balance threshold amounts to be maintained and then only budget for the use of fund balance to maintain those amounts. Also, develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/02/town-barton-financial-planning-2015m-52Lynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… the District’s purchasing policy for goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key Findings The purchasing agent did not ensure purchases adhered to the District’s purchasing policy for goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… Did not properly authorize a local law to exceed the tax levy limit. The 2018-19 levy exceeded the calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29Town of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… fund balances as of December 31, 2019 in the general and highway funds and water district were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to 536 … annual budgets. Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, needed reserves and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Morris Central School District – Financial Operations (2015M-251)
… Background The Morris Central School District is located in the Towns of Laurens, Morris, New Lisbon and Pittsfield in Otsego County. The District, which operates one school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/morris-central-school-district-financial-operations-2015m-251Introduction – Federal Funding and New York
… “New Yorkers rely on federal funding for everything from paving the highways they … understanding how future changes to federal spending will impact our residents and communities.” - Thomas P. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/introductionOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programElementary and Secondary Education – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Significant Federal Aid Continues to Support New York Schools According to the Division of the … Act (ARP Act). Federal pandemic relief for K-12 education is expected to run through SFY 2024-25. In SFY 2021-22, $2 … spending rose 1.6 percent from the previous year and is 89 percent greater than the national average. Differences …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationDiNapoli: Former Chatham Rescue Squad Business Manager Charged With Stealing Over $17k From Squad
… Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police today announced the indictment of … $17,000 from the rescue squad. “Thorne allegedly abused her position to divert thousands of dollars meant to protect … Chatham Rescue Squad for twenty years until her employment was terminated in 2022. Her final position was as Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-former-chatham-rescue-squad-business-manager-charged-stealing-over-17k-squadDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $4,000 From Town of Lincoln
… nearly $4,000 from the Town. The plea was the result of a joint investigation between Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office, … her own,” DiNapoli said. “Those in public service have a responsibility to act in taxpayers’ interests, not line … accountable.” New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven G. James said, “Ms. Becker abused her position in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-4000-town-lincolnDiNapoli: Audits Lead to Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Savings from Drug Rebate Collections
… deserves credit for taking steps to correct the errors and inadequate procedures my auditors found and recoup the money that rightfully belongs to taxpayers." … created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-audits-lead-millions-dollars-medicaid-savings-drug-rebate-collectionsWestchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… the arrests of Annette Bigelow, 59, and Mary Nash, 58, for allegedly concealing their mother’s death to collect $21,694 in her retirement funds from 2013 to 2015. … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Former Erie County Deputy Clerk Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From County
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, and Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-erie-county-deputy-clerk-arrested-stealing-more-200000-countyStatement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Repeal of Affordable Care Act
… pre-existing conditions and potentially punches a big hole in our state budget. Members voted for this disastrous bill … preexisting conditions and potentially punches a big hole in our state budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-repeal-affordable-care-actDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… Amber Diacetis, a 31-year-old Albany woman, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree last year. “Preying on a vulnerable senior citizen to steal his hard-earned pension and social security benefits … New York state pensioner, met Diacetis through an online service. Diacetis then introduced the victim to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional … Institute served about 170 students during the 2013-2014 school year. It reported $11 million in costs for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expenses