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DiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… tax collections are likely to fall short of the city’s forecast by $250 million annually beginning in FY 2019, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedMiddle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… the statutory limit by as much as $21,500 in 2010, 2012, and 2013. The Board did not receive complete and accurate financial information from the Treasurer. … on reasonable assumptions using historical trends and/or actual expenditures. Review guidance regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/middle-island-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-93XII.6.L Replenishing an Advance Account – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section informs Business Units how to process vouchers to replenish a Business Unit’s advance account. Process and Transaction Preparation: Create a … and Submittal of this Chapter for instructions on how to submit a regular voucher. Business Units must use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6l-replenishing-advance-accountDiNapoli: Former Norwood Treasurer Charged With Stealing Over $70,000 From the Village
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua and the New York State Police today … “Thanks to my partnership with the St. Lawrence District Attorney’s Office and the New York State Police, we will make … restore confidence in its public servants,” said District Attorney Pasqua. Berger is accused of stealing the funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-former-norwood-treasurer-charged-stealing-over-70000-villageProperty Tax Cap Instructions: School Districts
Detailed instructions on property tax cap for school districts can be found in document.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/property-tax-cap/pdf/instructions_0.pdfOpinion 2002-11
… of call. It is evident, however, that each call run may only be applied under one category or the other. Therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Transfers and Confirming Purchase Orders (2016M-218)
… purpose of our audit was to review BOCES’ budget transfer and purchase order processes for the period July 1, 2014 … of 18 component school districts. Combined, BOCES and the component districts educate approximately 93,000 … 12 percent were made with confirming purchase orders, and none of these purchases were documented as an emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-budget-transfers-andEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit report, Empire BlueCross … documentation for payments which predate a certain point in time. However, we obtained cost data for 11 of the … To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit reportNew York State Health Insurance P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/empire-bluecross-blueshield-payments-john-t-mather-memorial-hospital-followDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco and the New York State Police … office’s investigation and our partnership with District Attorney Calarco and the State Police,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to the District Attorney and the State Police for their continuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2024. Background Chapter 332 of … Chapter 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the Act), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, water, sewer and refuse funds as of December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7Oversight of Procurements and Loan Programs
… (DANC) provided adequate oversight of its procurements and loan programs in accordance with the Public Authorities … Public Authorities Law to provide infrastructure services and economic development in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. DANC operates a solid waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/oversight-procurements-and-loan-programsCaledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… financial reports. The booking coordinator oversees hall rentals and certain fundraising events. The Department’s … Ensure that officials safeguarded and properly supported hall rental and fundraising revenues. From January 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 deposits, including those for hall rentals and fundraising, totaled $211,917. Adopt: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mDiNapoli: Gaming Commission Slow to Collect Casino Fees
… of their gaming revenues to the state, and tribe/nation casino payments are defined in compacts. Commission officials … None of that money has been collected from the Rivers Casino & Resort, the Lago Resort & Casino, Resorts World, or the Tioga Downs Casino. In November …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-gaming-commission-slow-collect-casino-feesOpinion 89-59
… (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital costs) WATER DISTRICTS -- Capital Costs … (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital costs) TOWN LAW, §§198(3)(d), … a town water district may raise the cost of both operation and maintenance and debt service solely by the imposition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Health Sciences Charter School - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-99)
Determine whether student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/health-sciences-charter-2019-99.pdfVillage of Cato – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-145-F)
… of Cato’s (Village’s) progress, as of June 10, 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Village of Cato – Water Financial Operations (2023M-145), released in March 2024. The audit determined that the Village Board … the Village of Catos Villages progress as of June 10 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/09/19/village-cato-audit-follow-2023m-145-fIslip Fire District – Capital Assets (2020M-3)
… whether District officials maintain and monitor accurate inventory records to safeguard District assets. Key Findings … District assets were monitored and safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets … officials should: Ensure an accurate and up-to-date asset inventory is maintained and District assets have a tag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-capital-assets-2020m-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. City of Johnstown – Information Technology (Fulton County) City … The failure to protect PPSI can have significant consequences on the city, such as reputation damage, … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Contractor Failed to Turn Over $1.5 Million in Prescription Drug Rebates to NYS
… A company that was supposed to collect rebates from drug … offered by drug manufacturers. Express Scripts Holding Company took over those duties in 2012. DiNapoli’s auditors … A company that was supposed to collect rebates from drug …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-contractor-failed-turn-over-15-million-prescription-drug-rebates-nysXII.7.C Reprocessing an OSC Denied Voucher – XII. Expenditures
Prior to reprocessing a voucher that has been rejected by the Office of the State Comptroller OSC the Business Unit should address all of the reasons the voucher was rejected
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7c-reprocessing-osc-denied-voucher