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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… funds that Lehman officials should have transferred to New York state. As of March 31, 2015, these funds totaled … subsequently remitted over $1 million of these funds to the state. Of the 72 payments (totaling $1,248,139) paid … Further, there was no evidence ESD took actions to address these instances of non-compliance. For the audit …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … unrestricted fund balance that ranged from 0.1 percent to 2.4 percent of the ensuing years appropriations, which is … when unused appropriated fund balance is added back to the reported unrestricted fund balance, the district’s …

Whitney Point Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-282)

… followed the established, informal procedures. A faculty advisor improperly deposited the money from a number of …

Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)

Determine whether the Town of Pulteney Town Board effectively managed the Towns financial condition

Town of Exeter – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-25)

… report – pdf]  Audit Objective  Determine whether the Town of Exeter (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings  The … Board and the Board conducted the required annual audit of the Supervisor’s records. Key Recommendations  Correct …

Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2024M-38)

… user accounts, maintained adequate inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment and developed an IT … system.  Key Recommendations  Develop written procedures for managing network user accounts.  Maintain complete, … user accounts maintained adequate inventory records for information technology IT equipment and developed an IT …

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… , Town of Caton , Delaware County , Town of Indian Lake and Tompkins County . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget … any written contracts with the vendors. Town of Indian Lake – Reserves and Justice Court Operations (Hamilton … of Boonville Town of Caton Delaware County Town of Indian Lake and Tompkins County …

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… School District , Downsville Central School District , East Williston Union Free School District , Extra-Classroom Activities , Greenwich Central School District , Hauppauge Union Free … operating surpluses in two of the three years reviewed. East Williston Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom …

Ordinary Disability (Section 362) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… and therefore Tier 5 and 6 members do not receive annuities based on those contributions. If you are 60 or …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… levy more than $7.5 million (80%) for 2020 through 2024. Town of Poestenkill – Credit Card Purchases (Rensselaer … additional amounts uncovered during the investigation . Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (Dutchess County) …

Local Road Conditions in New York State

…   A report issued by the Office of the New York State Comptroller in January 2022, Locally Owned … conditions, maintenance needs and associated costs.  The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has … 13 percent of the 192,500 locally owned lane-miles in New York State – a percentage that varies quite a bit from …

Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)

… appropriations in the 2018-19 through 2020-21 budgets by a total of $3.7 million (16 percent) and appropriated fund … fiscal year-end encumbrances by approximately $974,000 from 2018-19 through 2020-21. When unused appropriated fund balance and invalid encumbrances are added back to surplus fund balance, surplus fund balance increased to …

Pembroke Central School District - Investment Program (2023M-130)

… review and re-adopt the investment policy as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 39.  Key …

Additional Benefits after 25 Years (Sections 384[f], [g] and [h]) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

DiNapoli and Oneida DA McNamara Announce Arrests of Utica School Superintendent and Former Utica Mayor for Theft of Public Funds

… and the former Utica Mayor and UCSD School Board President Louis LaPolla for allegedly using taxpayer funds to pay for … and the former Utica Mayor and UCSD School Board President Louis LaPolla for allegedly using taxpayer funds to pay for …

Town of Bethlehem – Information Technology (2025M-25)

… Did Town of Bethlehem (Town) officials adequately secure and protect information technology (IT) systems against unauthorized use, access and loss? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – November 30, 2024 … Program Town employees and officials use the IT systems for Internet access, email, receiving online payments and to …

Maximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities (2021-S-26) 180-Day Response

To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has ensured that State agencies and employment service providers are taking full advantage of the New York Employment Service System and the Ticket to Work program to promote and place individuals with a disability in competitive employment.

Open Educational Resources (2023-N-4)

To determine whether the City University of New York is using Open Educational Resources (OER) funds to establish, sustain, and enhance new and ongoing OER initiatives at its colleges to help defray textbook costs for students, and whether the OER initiatives adequately engaged faculty in ...

Maximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities (2021-S-26)

To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has ensured that State agencies and employment service providers are taking full advantage of the New York Employment Service System and the Ticket to Work program to promote and place individuals with a disability in competitive employment.

DiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY

… with a blood alcohol content above the federal legal limit of 0.08. There was a 45% increase in fatalities … Sammy’s Law, which allows New York City to reduce its speed limits. DiNapoli’s report notes that other states have … more local governments the ability to adjust their minimum speed limits to help reduce traffic fatalities in the state. …