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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s Office is committed to keeping New Yorkers regularly updated on the State’s … percent in calendar year 2021 after an estimated decline of 3.4 percent in 2020, according to the Division of the … average student loan balance rose by 39 percent from the previous year to $37600 as of June 2020 according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-21-2021Opinion 95-24
… behalf of the city school district on account of a school building project for which indebtedness was contracted and … of the aid. State aid paid in relation to a school building project financed from a source other than the … outlays and debt service for school building purposes, does not restrict the use of that aid to the funding of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Aloma D. Johnson Charter School – Leave Accruals (2017M-218)
… audit was to review the School’s leave accrual activities for the period July 1, 2015 through February 24, 2017. … 300 enrolled students as of June 2016. Operating expenses for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $3.9 … leave reports. We compared the 2015-16 leave balances for all 62 employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2017/12/29/aloma-d-johnson-charter-school-leave-accruals-2017m-218Oakfield Fire Department – Apparent Misuse of Funds (2014M-187)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Department’s internal … The Oakfield Fire Department is located in the Village of Oakfield in Genesee County. The Department, which is governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors, provides fire protection services to Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/03/oakfield-fire-department-apparent-misuse-funds-2014m-187Stafford Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-274)
… examine the Department’s controls over financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through July 29, 2014. … President and a five-member Board of Trustees. Expenses for the 2013 fiscal year were $543,185. Key Findings The … Department cash receipts, as required by the bylaws. The Ladies Auxiliary collected and deposited certain Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/stafford-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. We concluded that these accounts received little …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followSodus Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-392)
… Background The Sodus Central School District is located in the Towns Arcadia and Sodus, Wayne County. The District, … unused because of overestimated expenditures. The District does not have a written plan detailing the appropriate and … are to be monitored, analyzed and maintained. The District does not have a long-term financial plan for both capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/sodus-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-392Neptune Hose Company No. 1 of Dryden, Inc. – Disbursements (2024M-5)
… that 34 (20 percent) totaling $30,126 were not processed in accordance with the Company’s accounting manual. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/05/17/neptune-hose-company-no-1-dryden-inc-disbursements-2024m-5Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
… (Board) and officials monitored budgets and managed the electric fund’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … and Village officials did not develop a budget for the electric fund and adequately manage its financial condition. From 2016-17 through 2020-21, the electric fund’s total net assets declined by approximately $9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49Town of Putnam Valley – Purchasing (2013M-193)
… internal controls over the Town’s purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2012 to March 6, 2013. Background … members and the Town Supervisor. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year were approximately $5.09 million for … appropriate competition when soliciting purchases from 26 vendors who were paid more than $20,000 each and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-putnam-valley-purchasing-2013m-193Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-310)
… Department’s internal controls over financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through August 10, 2016. … Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection for the Town of Pittsfield in Otsego County. The Department … is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Directors. For 2015, the Department's reported revenues totaled $9,300 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/pittsfield-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-andWyandanch Union Free School District - Professional Services, Administrative Expenses and Fuel Inventory (2018M-24)
Wyandanch Union Free School District - Professional Services, Administrative Expenses and Fuel Inventory (2018M-24)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-school-2018-wyandanch.pdfState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Office of Court Administration $10.3 million with RELX Inc. for digital and print law books. Office of General … Department of Health $1.5 million with The National Center for Healthy Housing for the New York State Childhood … expenses to establish the NYS Genomic Medicine and BIG Data Center in Buffalo. $3 million to the city of Auburn for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2015
… legal services. System Administration - $5.25 million with Hogan Lovells US LLP and $3.75 million with Dentons US LLP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2015President of Gingerbread Learning Center and Wife Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $771,000 from Special Needs Pre-School
… and Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon today announced that Dennis Mosesman, 71, and Elsie Mosesman, … for relatives, cell phone payments, personal purchases at Costco, life insurance, and also created a more than $100,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/president-gingerbread-learning-center-and-wife-sentenced-stealing-approximately-771000-special-needsDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… friends. New Yorkers deserved better. Today's conviction is another important step in our efforts to clean up New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeAdaptive Solutions Multi Services, PLLC - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… ended June 30, 2017. About the Program Adaptive Solutions is a New York City-based proprietary organization authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/09/adaptive-solutions-multi-services-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBaker Victory Services – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… $762 in gifts; and $612 in other inappropriate expenses. We also determined Baker Victory did not maintain … required supporting documentation for all claimed expenses, including allocated costs, and establishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/07/baker-victory-services-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs
… free provided the funds are used for qualified disability expenses.** These include costs for education, health and wellness, transportation and housing, among other expenses. Users can access funds in several ways, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-cover-costsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0