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Wallace Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight (2024M-125)
… The membership did not follow their bylaws and elect a five-member Board of Directors or a financial secretary, and the President did not appoint … and members as required, and did not have a system for recording all receipts and disbursements. The President …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/03/14/wallace-volunteer-fire-department-board-oversight-2024m-125Rhinecliff Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-154)
… District’s financial activities are adequately accounted for and reported. Specifically, the Board did not collectively complete mandated financial oversight training or: Ensure proper accounting records were … were performed. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary- Treasurer’s (Treasurer) records. Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/rhinecliff-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-154Livingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… audit was to examine the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 through April 28, 2016. … makes little or no effort to collect unpaid obligations for the Department’s 1,900 “due and owing” cases totaling … computer system produced unreliable data and reports for use in monitoring and enforcing unpaid accounts. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… control manager, resulting in an inadequate segregation of duties. North Bellmore Union Free School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2019M-95) The board did not comply … to procure professional services. In addition, a review of procedures district officials used to select 17 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63) 180-Day Response
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63-response.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63)
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 2196
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the new temporary compensation payment, OSC’s automatic processing of the payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment … new temporary compensation payment is pensionable, subject to across-the-board increases, and must be included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2196-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-publicState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… have been indicted on charges including Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C Felony, Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D Felony, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree for stealing approximately $771,000 in … Grand Larceny charges for stealing approximately $771000 in public funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandEconomic Impact of Tariffs – Federal Funding and New York
… in 2025. Among the highest declines were in exports to Canada, the State’s most significant trading partner. Exports … a real basis, was $65.3 billion higher in 2025. 6 Mexico, Canada, and China are the nation’s largest trading partners; … of both exports and imports. Imports from China and Canada declined significantly in 2025 by 29.7 percent and 7.0 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/economic-impact-tariffsMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… Care and Health and Recovery Plan premiums on behalf of dual-eligible individuals. The audit covered the period from March 2021 through March 2022. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid … Care and Health and Recovery Plan premiums on behalf of dualeligible individuals The audit covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstreamNYS 529 Program, Qualified Withdrawals
… NYS 529 Program, Qualified Withdrawals – Signed as Chapter 310 of the Laws of 2024, A.10209/S.9701 (McDonald/Stavisky) – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/nys-529-program-qualified-withdrawalsDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of unprecedented uncertainty as the … Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Lack of Transparency With School Districts' Financial Reports May Leave Taxpayers in the Dark
… it was often hard to find. “Taxpayers should have easy access to information about their school districts’ … Rockville Centre Union Free School District, did so in an easy to find location. However, auditors found that the … did not post original budget information that was easy to locate. Three of the 13 districts (Grand Island …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-lack-transparency-school-districts-financial-reports-may-leave-taxpayers-darkState Agencies Bulletin No. 938
… To inform agencies of the new Reason Code BDA on the Position Data page and the new Job Data Reason Code BDA to be … NYSTEP will send the information to OSC on the NHRP524 Position file with the information formerly conveyed on the … salary rate or equated to grade fields on the affected Position Data page using the new Reason Code BDA and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/938-new-reason-code-transactions-requiring-budget-directors-approval-bdaStatement From New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Senate Confirmation of Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General
New York is proud to see one of our own appointed to the highest legal position in our nation
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-senate-confirmation-loretta-lynch-us-attorneyDiNapoli Launches New Search Tool During Sunshine Week that Allows Users to Take a Deeper Dive on State Contracts
… spent,” DiNapoli said. “This tool will help the public, advocates, and researchers, as well as subcontractors, MWBEs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-launches-new-search-tool-during-sunshine-week-allows-users-take-deeper-dive-state-contractsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… DiNapoli said. "We have strategically put New York on a steady course to capitalize on long-term market … million members, retirees and their families rely on us for their financial security in retirement, and we're making … largest public pension fund in the United States, with an estimated $209.1 billion in assets under management as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… General Letitia James today announced that former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez pleaded guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, in … Alvarez previously served as Chief of Staff to New York City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera. In 2013, Alvarez …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… * * * In 2014, I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career: Should I opt into a public financing program for … public financing of political campaigns. I’d even pushed my own legislation to start with the State Comptroller’s … In 2014 I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career Should I opt into a public financing program for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-elections