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DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Slip From 2006 Record
… Average Wall Street bonuses in 2007 declined 4.7 percent from record levels in the prior year to $180,420 even though the credit crunch and market turmoil battered profits, according to an estimate … Average Wall Street bonuses in 2007 declined 47 percent from record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2008/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-slip-2006-recordDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… share of school funding by source has also fluctuated in recent years, with the state’s share peaking at 39.1 percent … 35.9 percent, consistent with the average for the ten most recent years, while local revenues made up 59.7 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsOpinion 88-37
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Periods of Probable Usefulness (purchase of … The purchase of a passenger vehicle to be used as a police car may be financed by the issuance of capital notes only … excepts "(a) passenger vehicle, other than a school bus, having a seating capacity of less than ten persons." In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 2014 (2014-S-58) The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately reports its assessable … The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately reports its assessable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… access controls can be implemented to limit who can view electronic files containing employee names and Social … former employees’ accounts should be disabled on the day they leave local government or school employment and … within the network, every user should have and use their own network user accounts (usernames and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsSubway Wait Assessment
… with the headways (time between trains) in the official schedule. The assessment determines the number of intervals … basis at the MTA Transit & Bus Committee Meetings. The Rail Control Center (RCC) of the Department of Subways … maintains the evenness of service and compliance with the schedule. Key Findings The MTA has stated that “wait …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentLead Poisoning Prevention Program
… and behavioral problems, kidney damage, and even death. In New York State, the Department of Health (Department) is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programCommack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Commack Union Free School District (District) officials identify, report and … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9Lawrence Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-115)
… million transfer to the capital projects fund, as reported in the District’s annual financial report submitted to the … Appendix C includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. We conducted this audit … and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/20/lawrence-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025m-115DiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… Newsday on Monday published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller … Newsday on Monday published an oped from New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) funding and Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) aid throughout 2021 and develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Maximus, Inc.
… benefit rate of 86.33 percent for Systems staff operating data centers and 47 percent for all other Operational and Systems staff. This occurred because Maximus included the data centers staff in the same cost pool as bonus-eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/23/maximus-incControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Office of Victim Services to implement the recommendation contained in our audit report Controls Over Selected Expenditures Report 2017S72
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followEarly Childhood Learning Center of Greene County – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… is an SED-approved, not-for-profit private school located in Greene County that provides preschool special education … fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, ECLC reported $547,761 in reimbursable costs on its CFR for the rate-based preschool … the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, we identified $12,843 in reported non-personal service costs that did not comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/early-childhood-learning-center-greene-county-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (2021M-206)
… City officials did not always assess and bill garbage fees in accordance with the City Code (Code). Officials also did … were not assessed and/or billed the correct garbage fees in accordance with the Code. Twenty-five of these properties … support and/or did not comply with City requirements. In addition, although the DPW Commissioner prepared memos …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-garbage-collection-fees-2021m-206City of Hudson – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-102)
… 2012. Background The City of Hudson is located in Columbia County and has a population of approximately 6,700 residents. … a log of these receipts. Certain Departments issued permits, which were the supporting documentation for several … Ensure that each Department issues press-numbered permits only, and maintains a log of the permits procured and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/06/28/city-hudson-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-102City of Glen Cove– Budget Review (B7-13-16)
… financial risks that the City Council should consider when adopting the 2014 budget. The City continues to finance operating expenditures with debt when it should be funding such expenditures with operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/10/16/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-13-16Niagara County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-2)
Niagara County County Bridge Maintenance S9132
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/niagara-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-2Hampton Bays Union Free School District – Claims Processing (2013M-333)
… members. Appropriations budgeted for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $47 million. Key Finding During our … function that ensure claims are audited in a timely manner and are properly supported. Even though the claims auditor … formally approve all purchases prior to ordering goods and services. We selected and reviewed 25 claims, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/27/hampton-bays-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-2013m-333State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Town of Aurora , Town of Roseboom and the Town of Stafford . "In … is being spent appropriately and effectively." Town of Aurora – Real Property Acquisition and Sale (Erie County) … today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Aurora Town of Roseboom and the Town of Stafford …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0