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DiNapoli Statement on Governor's Veto of Transparency Legislation
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … Transparent government is accountable government.” … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli released the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-statement-governors-veto-transparency-legislationTown of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… $800,000 to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling $706,991 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (County) Treasurer within the timeframes … 35.As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector … payments totaling $656,657 in February, $327,001 in March and $92,168 in April. The Board did not audit the Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Town of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Warsaw (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) remitted … operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling approximately $1.3 million to the Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22Town of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-21)
… The Tax Collector improperly followed the Supervisor’s instructions to not remit taxes to the County each month. The … governed by the Supervisor. By following the Supervisor’s instructions, the Tax Collector did not comply with Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-java-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-21Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Allen (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… deposited, remitted and reported all collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not … record, deposit, remit and report all collections in a timely and accurate manner. As a result, there was an increased risk for money to be lost or used for inappropriate purposes. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139City of North Tonawanda – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-90-F)
… of North Tonawanda’s (City’s) progress, as of August 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report City of North Tonawanda – Financial Condition (2020M-90), released in August 2020. The audit determined that the Mayor and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/03/07/city-north-tonawanda-audit-follow-2020m-90-fTown of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-195-F)
… result, original estimates of $9.8 million were increased by more than $3.6 million after competitive bids were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fVillage of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… to catastrophic and may require extensive effort and resources to evaluate, repair and rebuild. The Village pays … officials cannot be assured that Village IT systems are secured and protected against unauthorized use, access … the IT vendors that described specific IT services to be provided. Officials did not monitor the services provided by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10Town of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… were underestimated and expenditures were overestimated in the general and highway funds generating operating … that was not needed to fund operations, including $439,870 in the general fund for the audit period and $603,395 in four of the five years reviewed for the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… have been remitted to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor), a school district or refunded to taxpayers. Most of the unremitted … receipts – 66 percent of Town and County and 47 percent of school real property tax receipts were not date stamped when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Town of Rutland – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-19)
… remitted and reported all collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not always … deposit, remit and report all collections accurately and in a timely manner. For example: Due to deficiencies in the records, it is unclear whether eight recorded cash and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-19Anthem Blue Cross – Coordination of Benefits With Medicare
… programs. NYSHIP covers about 1.2 million active and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/19/anthem-blue-cross-coordination-benefits-medicareTown of Lewis – Records and Reports (2025M-17)
… 30, 2024 Understanding the Program The Supervisor, as chief fiscal officer, is responsible for receiving, … for New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (NYSLRS) contributions and workers’ compensation insurance … balances did not agree with the general ledger cash or investment balances at month-end. Had the Board ensured bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/15/town-lewis-records-and-reports-2025m-17DiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… 27% of the population, were enrolled in Medicaid as of May 2025. It is unclear at this time the extent to which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsState Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… a million dollars from her community,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my office and our partnership with … we must presume the defendant innocent at this stage, but no matter what happens I, on behalf of the People of Steuben … community that she was supposed to be serving. We have no tolerance for any type of public corruption and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceDiNapoli: Economic Snapshot Shows The Bronx Making Impressive Gains in Addressing Challenges
… The Bronx is setting records for population, business and job … in New York City. The Bronx has the lowest median age (33.6) of the five boroughs. Children under the age of 18 … To read the report in English, go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt4-2019.pdf To read the report in Spanish, go …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-economic-snapshot-shows-bronx-making-impressive-gains-addressing-challengesOpinion 88-64
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … but may not do so jointly with the municipality for which the authority was established. You ask whether either … of such an arrangement. Municipal housing authorities are public corporations established by the State Legislature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64