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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… his office completed audits of the Arlington Fire District , Town of Athens , Baldwin Fire District , Beaver … fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … Town of Athens – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Greene County) Real property taxes totaling nearly $2.2 million in 2016 and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)

… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Davenport Fire District (District) officials established adequate controls to ensure … corrective action. … Determine whether Davenport Fire District District officials established adequate controls to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147

Amherst Central School District – Network User Account Access and Application User Accounts and Permissions (2023M-5)

audit, school district, Amherst

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/amherst-central-school-district-2023-5.pdf

DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them

… the State Department of Education (SED) found many local school districts maintain waitlists for services because … students were enrolled in the preschool special education service program, the services they are receiving in real … IEP programs and services to which they are entitled, but does not know how many students are not receiving required …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-them

Accounting for Registrar Fees By City Clerks, Town Clerks and Village Clerks Who Are Unsalaried Registrars of Vital Statistics and Accounting for Emergency Disaster Work

Accounting for Registrar Fees By City Clerks, Town Clerks and Village Clerks Who Are Unsalaried Registrars of Vital Statistics and Accounting for Emergency Disa

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/disaster.pdf

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… (Suffolk County) The board made an inappropriate payment for medical expenditures totaling $21,000. The board also approved payment for 118 purchases totaling $38,563 made on district … supporting documentation. In addition, the board approved payment for 58 fuel credit card transactions, consisting of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0

State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara Announce Arrest of Joseph Grossmann for Defrauding New York State Pension Fund of Over $130,000

… was alive so he could pocket her retirement checks. Due to my office’s investigation and our partnership with United … is this: we will find you no matter what state you are in and recoup what you steal from the retirement system. … prosecution. The allegations contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-us-attorney-bharara-announce-arrest-joseph-grossmann

Public School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures

… Purpose To determine whether New York City Department of Education (DoE) officials accurately recorded and reported violent and disruptive incidents to the State Education Department (SED); and whether the DoE had …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departures

South Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)

… ] Audit Objective Determine whether the South Butler Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) … adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations and did not adopt or enforce key financial policies. As a … establish, fund or use reserve funds. Fund balances and real property tax levies were higher than needed to fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155

East Greenbush Central School District – Leave Accruals (2021M-177)

… properly accounted for employees’ leave accruals for the 30 employees we reviewed. Officials also correctly … payments for unused leave accruals totaling $434,027 for the 40 employees we reviewed. There were no recommendations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/east-greenbush-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2021m-177

Collection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee

… accounted for and distributed all Fee revenue due to the State and whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services … from April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2012. Background New York State collects the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-fee

State Contract and Payment Actions in October

… personal income tax refunds. $340.7 million for 501,000 property tax credits. $157.1 million for 19,000 corporate and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-october

Fairport Central School District - Payroll and Employee Benefits (2023-118)

Determine whether Fairport Central School District District officials accurately paid employees and properly calculated employees leave accruals

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fairport-central-school-district-payroll-and-employee-benefits-2023-118

DiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) has agreed to disclose its corporate political contributions in the wake … to disclose such expenditures. DiNapoli’s letter was one of the more than one million requests for political …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spending

Village of Canisteo - Clerk Treasurers' Records and Reports (2018M-243)

Determine if the ClerkTreasurer accurately and completely accounted for recorded and reported all financial transactions in a timely manner

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/05/village-canisteo-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2018m-243

DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District

… a result, the district withheld funds from being used. As part of the audit, DiNapoli made a series of recommendations … or increasing necessary reserves; Financing one-time expenditures; or Reducing property taxes. Discontinue … candidates; Comply with district policy when posting job openings and appointing administrators; and Ensure that all …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-district

State Contract and Payment Actions in March

… In March, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,618 contracts for … in Ontario County. $2.3 million with KS Construction of NY Inc. for parking garage rehabilitation at Dulles State … Department of Labor $254.7 million for payments under the Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-march

Three Town Fire District - Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2018M-106)

… the Board provided adequate oversight and management of the District’s financial activities. Key Findings The … The Board did not properly evaluate whether the purchase of a fire truck was compliant with General Municipal Law … action. … Three Town Fire District Board Oversight of Financial Activities 2018M106 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/09/07/three-town-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-activities-2018m-106