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Roosevelt Children’s Academy Charter School – Information Technology (2025M-142)
… Charter School (School) officials adequately secure and protect information technology (IT) assets against unauthorized access, use and loss? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – March 20, 2025 … Academy Charter School School officials adequately secure and protect information technology IT assets against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2026/04/10/roosevelt-childrens-academy-charter-school-information-technology-2025mOpinion 88-65
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES … officer is required to provide a duplicate receipt to a person who has not paid a tax. The issuance of tax receipts … (Town Law, §37[1]; 28 Opns St Comp, 1972, p 151; 1975 Atty Gen [Inf Opns] 107). The provisions of section 986(1) quoted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65DiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… to April 2019. Nearly every city saw large losses ranging from a decline of 20.1 percent in White Plains to a decrease …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownTown of Lorraine – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2025M-47)
… and up-to-date accounting records and reports. As a result, the Board lacked reliable information necessary to … between recorded cash balances and adjusted bank balances, in part, because she did not perform bank reconciliations in an accurate manner. As of December 31, 2023, three bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/08/town-lorraine-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-47Village of Coxsackie – Treasurers’ Records and Reports (2025M-119)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Village of Coxsackie (Village) Treasurer (Treasurer) maintain and provide the Village Board (Board) with complete, accurate and timely … Did the Village of Coxsackie Village Treasurer Treasurer maintain and provide the Village Board Board with complete accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/05/01/village-coxsackie-treasurers-records-and-reports-2025m-119Opinion 88-44
… engineering firm with which the town has contracted for services has a prohibited conflict of interest in the … engineering firm with which the town has contracted for services has a prohibited conflict of interest in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44DiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… Stronger-than-projected year-end budgetary results, fueled by extraordinary one-time federal relief, will mostly be used … analysis of New York City’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City faces … since April, to increase agency expenditures for FY 2022 by nearly $1.5 billion, more than half of which is spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… and planned cost savings benefited New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding for education and social services remain uncertain in … revenues and planned cost savings benefited New York Citys budget outlook for Fiscal Year FY 2025 but funding for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesVII.2 Miscellaneous Receipts / Accounts Receivable Receipts Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Agencies receive revenue payments for a variety of reasons. The recording of a … of moneys from agency sole custody bank accounts (sweeps) Revenue contracts or repayment agreements Federal Grant … To this end, an effort should be made to classify revenue in a timely manner if the nature of the revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-vii/vii2-miscellaneous-receipts-accounts-receivable-receipts-overviewDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… have stabilized amid declining costs for asylum seekers and strong revenue, largely from growth in business and property tax collections. But potential policy changes on … to greater budget stability is good news for New Yorkers and should provide the city with an opportunity to focus on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… to help this vulnerable population get back on their feet.” Homeless shelters across the state provide various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Former Savona Mayor Charged With Defrauding the Village
… Former Savona Mayor Gregge Harrian was arraigned in Steuben County Court today on felony charges of five … his wife as clerk-treasurer under his supervision, in violation of the village employee handbook, and approved … her unsubstantiated claims of off-hours work for $21,000 in extra pay. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-former-savona-mayor-charged-defrauding-villageReview of Real Property Holdings for Disposal (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Review of Real Property Holdings for Disposal ( 2010-S-48 ). Background Our initial report, … its real property holdings to identify properties for sale or disposal. We identified 18 potential surplus … value of $7.1 million that may no longer have been needed for transportation purposes and could have been disposed of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/review-real-property-holdings-disposal-followChenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B18-4-3)
… fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school districts that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/06/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b18-4-3Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B17-4-5)
… fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school districts that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b17-4-5Town of East Hampton - Budget Review (B20-7-10)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget … East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $30 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general fund as of December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/09/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b20-7-10Vendor File Advisory No. 10
… in electronic invoicing through the SFS Online Vendor Portal. As of February 8, 2018, all vendors on the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/10-electronic-invoicingDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… number of school districts in fiscal stress has returned to pre-pandemic levels this year. As districts continue to adjust to these conditions, officials should make every effort to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressOpinion 93-12
… (travel expenses - spouse of school board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided advance payment … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference. You state that the board member would pay to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Easter Seals New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 2013, Easter Seals NY reported approximately $27.6 million in reimbursable costs on its CFRs for three rate-based … ended December 31, 2013, Easter Seals NY claimed $688,543 in ineligible costs for its rate-based preschool special … programs. The ineligible costs included: $546,263 in personal service costs for personnel that exceeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/12/easter-seals-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual