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DiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Ninety school districts, more than 13 percent of districts … Stress Monitoring System. DiNapoli’s office evaluated 672 school districts with fiscal years ending on June 30, 2014. … office has assessed and scored the financial stability of school districts. The second round of scoring designated 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement and lacked … and supervises child welfare services, including foster care and adoption, through its Division of Child Welfare and … Services (counties). These entities administer the foster care program, including placing children in foster care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightDiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… to increase its reserves to cushion against the potential for federal budget cuts and the possible roll back of the … revenues (averaging 4.4 percent). In addition, the budgets for these years include annual reserves of $1.25 billion. If … gaps for subsequent years. The city's general reserve stands at $1 billion annually beginning in FY 2018 and Mayor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsOpinion 99-13
… Town of Clarkstown , 80 AD2d 846, 444 NYS2d 670; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-42, p 69; see also Executive Law, §381[2]). … New York , 30 AD2d 400, 292 NYS2d 145 affd 24 NY2d 1036, 303 NYS2d 80; NY Const, art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amd; 9 McQuillin, Municipal Corps., §§26.36, 26.60; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-70, p 81). Each situation must be examined on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13DiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… cost of legal settlements related to the 2008 financial crisis, securities industry profits were strong in 2013 and … is still 9 percent smaller than before the financial crisis. While the recent growth in securities industry … a new record. After accounting for inflation, 2014 was the third highest year on record. Average salaries in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… Zee bridge replacement, many of the Thruway Authority’s aging roads and bridges require significant work or repair. … has also had control of the 524-mile New York State Canal System. During parts of the past decade, auditors note the Thruway’s fiscal condition declined, as noted in reports by authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari for abusing his … official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply of more than $300,000 to pay the personal legal expenses of the former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentNew York City Airport Lease
… New Jersey was in compliance with certain key terms of the lease and ancillary agreements with New York City for the … of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) negotiated a lease agreement (lease) for the land and structures at John F. Kennedy (JFK) … New Jersey was in compliance with certain key terms of the lease and ancillary agreements with New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/19/new-york-city-airport-leaseOversight of Food Service Establishments
… 2014 through April 12, 2018. About the Program The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, each … of Environmental Health Protection, is responsible for overseeing New York State’s more than 90,000 food service … requires each designated health department to investigate all complaints and reports of foodborne illness in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… must comply with its Procurement Policy and Procedures (PPP Guidelines). DOE used a non-competitive procurement … negotiated services, in awarding its contracts to NYCSSS. PPP Guidelines require that, for this type of contract, DOE … contracts – was in its best interest. DOE did not follow PPP Guidelines and submit a detailed cost breakdown of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightRoosevelt Children’s Academy Charter School – Information Technology (2025M-142)
… Audit Period July 1, 2023 – March 20, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area School officials must secure and protect … based on website category, they did not monitor employee Internet use. We reviewed Internet histories on 14 School … report includes 12 recommendations that, if implemented, will improve the School’s IT security and protect systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2026/04/10/roosevelt-childrens-academy-charter-school-information-technology-2025mChazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … properly identify report or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13Indian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 36 of the 76 (47 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16Town of Marathon – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-21)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Marathon (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and … file the Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as required? Audit Period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/13/town-marathon-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 1575
… Purpose To define Supplemental Wages, the earnings codes classified as Supplemental Wages and the methods for withholding income taxes from Supplemental … discussed in: IRS Publication 15, Section 17 - How To Use the Income Tax Withholding Tables 26 Code of Federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1575-supplemental-wagesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… or a comment on a specific audit, please contact Brian Butry at 518-474-4015 or email: [email protected] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… been issued: Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC): Collection and Use of Oil Spill Funds (Follow-Up) (2017-F-13) An initial audit report issued in August 2015 determined that there were … insurance coverage that recipients had. By the end of the audit fieldwork, about $6.3 million of the overpayments had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… services. Officials paid the 12 providers $388,628. In addition, required verbal or written quotes were not … his company’s interests or abstain or recuse himself from approving claims and warrants. The district has been … failed to hold budget hearings before April 15 each year (from two to 11 days late) to discuss the 2017-18, 2018-19 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… An audit released in December 2018 identified over $8 million in improper Medicaid payments for medical services … for special education services within the required 60 school days for 18 percent of the eligible students in school … year 2016-17. Noncompliance ranged from 32 percent in District 9 (located in the South Bronx) to 4 percent in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… or a comment on a specific audit, please contact Brian Butry at 518-474-4015 or email: [email protected] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1