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Cost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… paid $239,000 in health insurance benefits for deceased or ineligible retirees. Seek Competition Review … emails, postcards, or letters to verify that the eligible person is still alive. You can also update any relevant … death records reported to SSA using genealogical websites. Search these free websites by social security number or name. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How many total collections are being processed? What … which are collected with taxes.) Ensure that the service provider complies with statutory requirements and … taxes, tuition, recreation fees, parking passes and utility payments. Resources New York State Office of General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-198
… by dividing the annual salary by 26. Therefore, when a calendar year contains 27 pay periods, judges are not … Pay Period 20C will be dated 12/31/13 since 01/01/14 is a holiday resulting in 27 paychecks for calendar year 2013. Since judges will receive their full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-198-impact-27-pay-periods-calendar-year-2013-judges-and-justicesState 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/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Industrial Development Agency Board Governance (2017-MS-1) Of the six IDAs examined, auditors found 49 of 155 … including inaccurate job creation and retention numbers, project status and transfer information. The agencies' 2014 annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Village of Alden , Town of Bainbridge , Cortland County , … their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Village of Alden – Ambulance Service Billing and Collection … result, approximately $13,900 in potential revenue to the village was not billed ($6,295), underbilled ($5,782) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of … , Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility , Town of Saratoga and the Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Company . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSchenectady County – Investment Program (2025M-5)
… audit period, the County maintained an average available for investment balance of $134.9 million among three bank … a comprehensive investment program with written procedures for the investment of County funds and did not prepare … otherwise monitor investments to estimate funds available for investment. The County maintained most of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/08/schenectady-county-investment-program-2025m-5Montrose Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-53)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Montrose Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) … improper or fraudulent claims from being paid. A fire district board must audit the claims against a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/17/montrose-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-53Elmira City School District – Capital Projects (2025M-21)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Elmira City School District (District) officials properly procure contracts related to the 2020 Capital and Energy Performance Improvements Project (Project)? Audit Period March 19, 2020 – January 31, … Although District officials complied with competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/elmira-city-school-district-capital-projects-2025m-21Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services – State Aid (2025M-22)
… Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials properly claim State aid (BOCES aid) on behalf of their component school districts … 2022 – October 31, 2024 Understanding the Program While a BOCES cannot levy a tax or earn State aid, BOCES officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2025/07/18/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-state-aid-2025m-22Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (2025-MS-1)
… complete report - pdf] We also issued individual reports for the following municipalities: City of Auburn , Town of … Summary More than one in four adults in the United States have some type of disability and more than one in 10 have a … serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs. 1 According to the ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/06/physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-2025-ms-1Town of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)
… funds, which are the general fund town-wide (TW), highway fund TW, general fund town-outside-village (TOV) and highway fund TOV. The Town’s 2024 budgeted appropriations were as follows: General fund TW: $504,700 Highway fund TW: $615,300 General fund TOV: $70,600 Highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3City of Ithaca – Records and Reports (2025M-114)
… Period January 1, 2023 – November 14, 2024. We extended the audit period back to January 1, 2020, to review … the Audit Area The Common Council (Council) is responsible for managing and controlling the City’s financial operations … Chamberlain’s (Chamberlain) office staff did not complete bank reconciliations in a timely manner for all City bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/03/27/city-ithaca-records-and-reports-2025m-114DiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022
… The number of domestic violence victims increased in 2022 by 8.5% … Need for Domestic Violence Services On the Rise The number of calls received by domestic violence and sexual … The number of domestic violence victims increased in 2022 by 85 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-number-domestic-violence-victims-rises-2022DiNapoli Restricts Investments in 21 Shale Oil & Gas Companies
… New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict investments in 21 shale oil and gas producing companies, … policies drive the energy transition, we must align our investments with a profitable and dynamic future,” DiNapoli … To protect the state pension fund, we are restricting investments in companies that we believe are unprepared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-restricts-investments-21-shale-oil-gas-companiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Data website. In addition, it did not designate a data coordinator, complete a comprehensive catalogue of … steps to comply with EO 95, including appointing a data coordinator, contacting ITS for guidance, creating a data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … information on 140,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to promote … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… towards employees and pressured employees to perform sex acts, yet failed to investigate or hold him accountable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsDiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Mattel Inc. on Political Spending Disclosure
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that Mattel Inc., one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, has … proposal: 2017 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Nisource Inc. 2016 J.M. Smucker Co. Centerpoint Energy Coca Cola … Energy 2013 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Harley-Davidson Inc. KeyCorp Noble Energy Inc. PepsiCo Inc. Plum Creek Timber …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-reaches-agreement-mattel-inc-political-spending-disclosure