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Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-77)
… fund budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $65 million. Key Findings From … appropriations by an average of $4.4 million per year. BOCES increased its reserves without adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-financialRockville Centre Union Free School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-139)
… 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016. Background The Rockville Centre Union Free School District (District) is located in the Village of Rockville Centre and includes parts of the Town and Village of … Rockville Centre Union Free School District School Lunch Fund Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financialState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2026 State of the State Address
… “During today’s State of the State Address, Gov. Hochul outlined her priorities for New Yorkers in 2026, … water, food insecurity and investing in universal child care. My office has detailed the challenges faced by working parents and child care providers, and a commitment to advancing universal child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2026-state-state-addressU-Crest Fire District #4 – Travel Expenditures (2017M-35)
… elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately … potentially could have saved up to $12,800 if discounted conference hotel rates were used when available. Key … meals and hotels are no greater than the GSA rates. Plan conference travel, including hotel reservations, in advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/26/u-crest-fire-district-4-travel-expenditures-2017m-35Genesee Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-231)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … fund policy, including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/genesee-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-231Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… fund balance by making $2.4 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and appropriating $1.6 million in fund balance … the amount of fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund operations. Develop a plan to continue reducing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… activity totaling $10.5 million related to bank transfers, payroll, real property taxes and cash receipts and … of the clerk’s records, as required. Town of Elbridge – Payroll and Leave Accruals (Onondaga County) Town officials did not ensure that all payroll payments were accurate, supported and authorized and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… years of service, not to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, your … with a salary of $60,000 $60,000 × 3 = $180,000 (reduction for working after age 60) − 10,800 (ordinary death benefit at … NonContributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 under Section 375e …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… from $1.9 to $2.1 billion per year from 2018 to 2022. Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs … third-party provider. The assessment, an evaluation of the client’s housing and care needs, is supposed to begin within … of admission and be completed as soon as possible. Once a client completes the assessment, the ILP is developed to set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… homeownership throughout the State. HCR is comprised of several different offices and agencies, including the … the start of the pandemic – HCR had only committed about $98 million, of which less than $5 million has been reimbursed. To meet HUD’s Report 2021-S-10 2 requirements, HCR must expend over $96 million of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… range of services including, but not limited to, hospital services, office visits, home care, medical equipment, mental health services, and prescription drugs. The State … rate schedules for the payment of inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Empire’s hospital contracts also allow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsDiNapoli: New York Power Authority’s Installation of Electric Vehicle Chargers Years Behind Schedule
… consumer need. The agency’s full response is in the audit. Map Map of NYPA Public Charging Ports Audit New York Power … Management and Operations Practices Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-new-york-power-authoritys-installation-electric-vehicle-chargers-years-behind-scheduleDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue losses and mitigate negative economic … New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID19 pandemic to replace …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… groups that provided new connections, especially in the South Bronx and Brooklyn during the height of the pandemic. … Brooklyn. Out of 18 neighborhoods (one-third of the total 55) with the highest shares of households with income below … Broadband Challenges in New York State Economic Snapshot: South Bronx …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… supposed to be reported to the agency and resolved in one week. DFTA’s lack of oversight in this area made it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsOpinion 2000-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Development Corporation loan) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (use of proceeds by county when property sold was funded with … Our opinion regarding the financial implications of a sale by a county of its ownership interest in a civic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Cost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… status; and review health insurance bills to compare social security numbers of eligible persons with the local … divorce, changes in dependents, address or phone number change). Social Security Association Death Master …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements
… similar operations or pollutants such as those related to stormwater discharge from construction activities. SPDES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/19/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantOpinion 2001-13
… to this prohibition, none of which are applicable to the case presented. Also, note that a town is a "local authority" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13XIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… revenue to the receiving funds using the NYS01 General Ledger Business Unit and account code 31701 – STIP Interest. … moving STIP from those specific chartfields, via General Ledger journal entry to an allowable set of chartfields. … and may require additional monitoring and General Ledger journal entries by agency staff to completely zero …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earnings