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Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP operators working overtime as required by the … in containing excessive amounts of overtime being charged to ratepayers. Village officials agreed with our findings … recommendations and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix C includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… Fire Commissioners (Board) properly managed the District’s financial operations. Key Findings The Board and officials did not properly manage District’s financial operations. Specifically, the Board did not: … information to adequately oversee the District’s financial activities and make informed financial decisions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Barnard Fire Department – Financial Controls (2015M-134)
… cash receipts. The President did not appoint a Finance Committee to perform the key financial oversight duties … prepared required annual financial reports. No Board or Committee members audited bills before they were paid. Key … for cash receipts and disbursements. Appoint a Finance Committee to perform the key financial duties as stated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/09/25/barnard-fire-department-financial-controls-2015m-134Town of Union – Financial Condition (2016M-192)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the Town’s 2016 general town-wide, water and sewer funds … Key Findings 157 of 187 water meters the Town is billed for are older than five years, and Village officials found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/12/town-union-financial-condition-2016m-192State Agencies Bulletin No. 1594
… parking programs. Background Pursuant to IRS Publication 15-B , during 2017, an employer may exclude the value of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1594-new-control-d-report-pre-and-post-tax-transit-and-pre-and-post-taxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1602
… Units 02, 03, 04 and 47 Background Chapter 165 of the Laws of 2017 which implemented the 2016-2021 Agreement between the State of New York and the … Out R4C – Retro Over 40 Cash Out LCO Longevity adjustment OT CSEA LAO – Longevity Adjustment Overtime N/A N/A O4C Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1602-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-civil-serviceOpinion 2001-4
… not relevant here, the town board of each town shall fix, from time to time, the salaries of all officers and employees … part of the responsibilities of the assessor (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-187, unreported; see also 5 Op Counsel SBEA No. … the various deductions from gross compensation that may be required (see Opn No. 89-45, supra ; Opn No. 80-356, supra ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4DiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… on state aid. For example, 68 percent of revenues for Long Island schools come from property taxes and other local … were in low-wealth districts. By contrast, on Long Island and in the Mid-Hudson Valley region, a majority of … regions were less significant (0.5 percent for Long Island and 0.4 percent for the Mid-Hudson Valley). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… of the property as well as reasonable charges for services and lot/plot prices. This information, as well as a statement identifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… Whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be able to limit future fare and toll increases to … to grow without interruption as anticipated by the MTA, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA is looking to the state and the city to close the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… state's 2,859 community water systems were required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to collect data about … of violations to consumers; Ensures prompt reporting of violation information, as well as information about returning to compliance, in the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System; and Confirms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… those children, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Children in foster … oversight to make sure these children are being checked on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-11
… by BU 67 whose base annual salary is below the job rate for their current position on the 04/01/02 Salary … rate) using the Action/Reason of Pay Rt Chg/PAV (Pay Rate Change/ Performance Advance). Increment Code 0004 - Effective … Increment Code). Agency Actions in Pay Period 1 The following procedures must be used by the Agency when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-11-april-1-2004-performance-advances-rent-regulationOpinion 90-52
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (publication … LAW, §35: Although the town clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each … information or actions of the town board to be recorded in the minutes (see, e.g. Town Law, §§133, 236, 264, 265; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 88-42
… of (adjustment by county of erroneous payments to other municipalities) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Setoff (right of county to recoup erroneous sales tax allocations to other … to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the provisions of Tax Law, §1262. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42DiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… that school districts faced in SY 2020-21, the first full year of operations under pandemic conditions. The report … School Districts in Stress Fiscal Years Ending 2021 Full List and Detailed Information for School District Stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… tuition investments — at risk, an audit released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli found. “Lax oversight … SED can refund students tuition, in some cases of school closures, through its Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA), … warning signs of financial troubles that could lead to closures. Auditors reviewed the required financial statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… The state Department of Health (DOH) allowed more than $1.5 … have exposed patients to unqualified and uncredentialed health care providers, according to three reports released … The state Department of Health allowed more than $15 billion in improper Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and whether the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided the … through December 8, 2020 was to provide clean, low-cost, and reliable energy consistent with its commitment to the environment and safety, while promoting economic development. On December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88NY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program
… Fund holds approximately 13,777,454 shares in Wells Fargo with an estimated value of $722,076,364 as of March 31, 2018. … third largest public pension fund in the United States, with an estimated $209.1 billion in assets under management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wells-fargo-needs-pull-back-curtain-its-incentive-pay-program