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Town of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… is to seek competition that is often required by New York State law or by locally adopted policy. One of the goals of … do not solicit competition as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) and Town policies, there is … officials may have saved the Town approximately $23,000 on purchases of goods and services that totaled approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13DiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… Plan, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA faces … Plan according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyTown of Spencer – Disbursements (2025M-35)
… disbursements totaling $248,900 that were not included on a Board-approved abstract, which is a list of all claims … this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/18/town-spencer-disbursements-2025m-35Schenectady County – Investment Program (2025M-5)
… officials develop and manage a comprehensive investment program? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – October 31, 2024 Understanding the Program A comprehensive investment program should serve four basic objectives – legality, … did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program Officials also did not monitor investments formally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/08/schenectady-county-investment-program-2025m-5Town of Lee – Financial Management (2025M-63)
… general and highway funds had a total of $8.3 million in fund balance as of December 31, 2024 ($8 million in the general fund and $300,000 in the highway fund). … excessive unrestricted fund balances to accumulate in both funds In addition the Board did not develop or adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/12/town-lee-financial-management-2025m-63Selected Aspects of Toll Collections
… New England Section, Garden State Parkway Connector, and Cross Westchester Expressway. It has 817 bridges, 137 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/23/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsContributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… submit the Application for Refund of Excess Contributions (RS5195) along with the form to elect the Section 383-f plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/contributionsMontrose Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-53)
… audit claims? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area The claims audit is often … was a sole source purchase. 13 claims that included sales tax totaling $228.District officials told us they were aware … Town Law (Town Law), a written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/17/montrose-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-53DiNapoli: Tesla Investors Should Vote Against Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay and Director Nominees
… the New York State Common Retirement Fund, wrote to fellow Tesla Inc. shareholders urging them to reject Elon Musk’s … to vote against all directors standing for reelection at Tesla’s Nov. 6 Annual Meeting, citing their failure to … encouraged shareholders to support his proposal to amend Tesla’s new bylaw that severely restricts shareholder …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-tesla-investors-should-vote-against-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-and-director-nomineesTransforming the Procurement Function
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) took action to comply with the MTA Board-approved Transformation Plan, resulting in improved … January 2017 through August 2023. About the Program The MTA comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/26/transforming-procurement-functionTown of Elmira Fire District No. 1 – Long-Term Planning (2025M-51)
… this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of … by the end of the next fiscal year. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/11/07/town-elmira-fire-district-no-1-long-term-planning-2025m-51New York City Budget Balanced But Economic Risks Have Grown
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-city-budget-balanced-economic-risks-have-grownMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units
… and inspection policy, as detailed below: Train car inspections were not always done timely. We determined … period, 70 were late, exceeding the permitted time and/or mileage interval. For 129 inspections, maintenance personnel … after the federal guidance was issued. However, for this car class, the ERU’s memory capacity is not up to industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/18/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-unitsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows During First Half of 2019
… and 3.2 percent, respectively, over the same periods in 2018. In comparison, 2018 collections for the early quarters grew by 4.8 percent and 7.2 percent over the same periods in 2017. Most of the economic factors that typically explain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slows-during-first-half-2019DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansState Agencies Bulletin No. 1714
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the … To provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employees Retirement Plan page due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1714-two-year-look-back-tier-6-tiaa-voluntary-defined-contribution-vdcSafety of Seized Dogs
… we visited generally provided appropriate shelter, food, water, and care. However, we identified four relatively … undersized cages, a leaking roof, and recently expired food. We also found nine seized dogs were not held for the … of Interest Department of Agriculture and Markets: Food Safety Monitoring ( 2013-S-27 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/safety-seized-dogsXII.8.E Payment Assignments – XII. Expenditures
… the assignment of contract payments to an individual or entity other than the original contract holder. Payment … due under a contract from the contractor to another entity. The contractor continues to fulfill all … contract, but assigns their right to payment to another entity. To effectuate a payment assignment, assignors must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8e-payment-assignmentsTown of Guilderland – Information Technology (2025M-61)
… Town officials and employees use Town-owned IT assets (e.g., computers, and laptops) to perform day-to-day … accessed websites for personal use, such as entertainment, news media, personal finance, email, shopping, travel, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-information-technology-2025m-61Henrietta Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-71)
… corrective action. Appendix C includes our comments on the Company’s response. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and New York State Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) authority as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/05/henrietta-fire-company-inc-board-oversight-2025m-71