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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … underpaid approximately $356,000. Town of LeRay – Justice Court (Jefferson County) The court has not properly … has not been remitted to the town as required; and the traffic violations reported to the Department of Motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Announces $2B Strategic Partnership With Goldman Sachs Asset Management For Global Equity Investments
… diligence on current and potential active managers. GSAM’s team of 300 professionals in its Alternative Investments & … Selection (AIMS) Group will augment the CRF Global Equity Team, which manages the Fund’s nearly $100 billion equity … of the Fund. “Working closely and creatively with GSAM’s team and their resources will extend the reach of the Fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-2b-strategic-partnership-goldman-sachs-asset-management-global-equity-investmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The city has not addressed 12 audit recommendations made in a June 2021 audit. City officials could not provide … assets worth $47,000 did not have their location listed. In addition, although required annually, the last physical inventory was conducted in 2017. The superintendent and former business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… been issued. Bethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (Albany County) The district’s internet … properly planned, authorized contracts, and accounted for the ongoing project. However, auditors found that while … Officials did not establish nonresident tuition (NRT) rates for special education students in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Wayne Central School District – Financial Management (2012M-229)
… balance that was not needed to fund the budget, created fake encumbrances (by at least $3.1 million for the 2009-10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-2012m-229DiNapoli and Oneida DA McNamara Announce Arrests of Utica School Superintendent and Former Utica Mayor for Theft of Public Funds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara, and the New … Attorney McNamara said: “I echo State Comptroller DiNapoli’s statements and I personally thank the Comptroller’s office … to expose this fraud. I thank the Comptroller’s office and Oneida County District Attorney’s Office for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-and-oneida-da-mcnamara-announce-arrests-utica-school-superintendent-and-former-utica-mayorDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… Family Services $37 million lease with Capital View Office Park for 52 Washington Avenue, Rensselaer. Gaming Commission … SRO housing. Division of State Police $632,000 with VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc. for veterinary and boarding services. … Awareness Campaign. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services $7 million to the Port Authority of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016Opinion 96-24
… for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck. The establishment of a capital reserve fund for the … for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck 1 . As to referendum requirements, a resolution for the … as a particular sort of firefighting vehicle (e.g., pumper truck), must set forth the estimated cost thereof and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24DiNapoli: NY's Homeownership Rate Lowest in the Nation
… Asian, and Hispanic New Yorkers is especially troubling. Housing and mortgage discrimination have prevented … City, which is predominantly comprised of multi-family housing. Homeownership rates exceed the state average in all … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nys-homeownership-rate-lowest-nationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… either the homeowner or property was not eligible for the STAR property tax exemption; and 2,052 payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsWest Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-178)
… period July 1, 2009, through June 4, 2013. Background The West Valley Central School District is located in Cattaraugus … West Valley Central School District Financial Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/06/west-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-178Shareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… ExxonMobil shareholders showed significant support for a motion asking the company to report on how its business … Thomas P. DiNapoli and the Church Commissioners for England, asks the company to assess and report on how its … supported the resolution — a record level of support for a climate change resolution at an Exxon annual meeting — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (Follow-Up)
… two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Project Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (Report 2019-S-48 ). About the Program … ESD has primarily tracked its programs using an in-house project tracking system as well as desktop applications. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/14/project-tracking-systems-and-economic-assistance-program-evaluations-followFonda-Fultonville Central School District – Reserves Management (2021M-157)
… whether the Board of Education (Board) properly managed reserve funds. Key Findings The Board did not properly fund, use or manage reserve funds according to applicable laws or best practices. … including the purpose, funding goals, conditions for reserve fund use and replenishment. Obtain voter approval to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-reserves-management-2021m-157Opinion 89-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to purchase liability insurance for vehicles owned by the village fire department) … VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to indemnify third parties against … a call for assistance to a fire protection district is a charge against and paid by the fire protection district. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Village of Monticello – Board Oversight (2013M-226)
… in management and oversight of Village operations and model an appropriate leadership model. Audit and approve all claims prior to payment, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/02/14/village-monticello-board-oversight-2013m-226South Country Central School District – Information Technology Inventory (2017M-219)
… June 30, 2017. Background The South Country Central School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven in … South Country Central School District Information Technology Inventory 2017M219 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/south-country-central-school-district-information-technology-inventoryBrookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-181)
Determine whether Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District (District) officials established an adequate accounting system for extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/brookhaven-comsewogue-2021-181.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… funds from the health flexible spending arrangement (FSA), dependent care assistance program (DCAP) and health … Officials overestimated budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $13 million (13%) and appropriated, … with adopted budgets and were overfunded in two reserves by approximately $3.3 million. These practices resulted in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsWest Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-85)
… drills practice emergency procedures, evacuation routes and evacuation sites. Evacuation is used in response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/07/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-85