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DiNapoli: 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) … poverty rates leave far too many New York households with too little to eat. I urge the federal government to … in 2021 and remained elevated in 2022 and 2023. Households with children experienced the highest rates of food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyTown of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… were not in accordance with the Board’s fee structure, and 16 were not deposited in a timely manner. Of the 463 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Town of Shelter Island – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-22)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-shelter-island-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-22Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
… examined were properly supported, recorded and deposited in full and that disbursements were proper and supported. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-east-hampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-23DiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… of municipalities from across New York reveals gaps in the review of fire safety plans or evacuation procedures for … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit reviewed enforcement of the state’s Uniform Fire Code in seven cities and three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsWestern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… pandemic timeline, which BOCES officials indicated as the cause for overtime, the BOCES practice of verbally preapproving overtime, rather than in writing, does not provide support that the overtime we reviewed was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… of bridge funding mechanisms to help NFPs who face cash flow issues as a result of any delayed contracting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsSt. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-99)
… and ensure sensitive data was erased before assets with hard drives were disposed of. Sixty-nine out of 140 recorded … of the 25 computer disposals tested had evidence that the hard drives were sanitized prior to disposal, and 11 other … are conducted and discrepancies are investigated; and hard drives are sanitized when disposed of, and monitor for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/01/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-99State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Final State Budget
… debt by public authorities. The Comptroller’s oversight is essential to ensuring transparency and accountability for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passage-final-state-budgetNassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2016M-164)
… claims processing function that allow claims to be audited in a timely manner in accordance with BOCES’ policy and statutory requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/06/24/nassau-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2016m-164Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… to evaluate the financial activity in BOCES’ special aid fund for the period July 1, 2013 through February 29, 2016. … fiscal year, reported expenditures from the special aid fund, which is used to account for and report programs … for self-sustaining adult education programs. Contact the State Education Department for guidance regarding the proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Edgemont Union Free School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-126)
… 2016. Background The Edgemont Union Free School District is located in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County. … operates three schools with approximately 1,900 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/edgemont-union-free-school-district-procurement-professional-servicesTown of Webb Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-140)
… one school with approximately 270 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted … that was not actually used to finance operations. As a result the District’s fund balance has become excessive and … sustain District operations. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/town-webb-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-140Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… adequately managed and monitored network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. … of inappropriate access by users with malicious intent. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… charities that receive taxpayer dollars, you will face justice. Through my partnership with Comptroller DiNapoli, we … sentenced by the Honorable Michael Obus in New York County Supreme Court to a one-year jail sentence. Cohen also paid $650,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District … during DiNapoli’s audit of the Town of Marion Court Fund, which found that court fees collected were not always … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations or by mailing a complaint to: Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… a sample of 23 of 221 capital projects intended to correct or prevent damage found that projects were often incomplete in scope of work, not finished on time or within budget, or insufficiently documented. Just two of six critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsTown of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)
… to ensure the disbursements were accurate and made for appropriate purposes and did not authorize the 44 … Stop the practice of using a signature stamp for the Supervisor’s signature, and have Town checks properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Eastern … accounts (18 percent) that were not needed or logged in to for at least six months, including: 165 student accounts, … Periodically review all enabled network user accounts for necessity and disable unnecessary network user accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… “Today, America mourns the loss of one of its greatest writers and poets, Maya … touched and influenced many from all walks of life, both here and abroad. While she is no longer with us, her personal memoirs and collections of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelou