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Richland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… internal controls over District financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … insurers. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled $72,920. Key Findings The out-of-state … foreign fire insurance report has not been filed with OSC for the last four years. Claims were not reviewed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374Wyoming County Industrial Development Agency – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2024M-148)
… officials calculated PILOT billings for nine wind and solar energy projects, totaling $971,547. We reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/11/21/wyoming-county-industrial-development-agency-payments-lieu-taxes-2024m-148Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… accurate manner. As a result, there was an increased risk for money to be lost or used for inappropriate purposes. In addition, the longer … remain unremitted, the longer they are not available for Town operations. Our audit determined that the Clerk did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139Uniondale Fire District – Firehouse Hall Rentals and Questionable Board Practices (2013M-244)
… an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners and has 12 full-time employees and 126 volunteer members. The … million. Key Findings The Board’s current firehouse hall rental policy and procedures are inadequate, and it did not … and/or approve, monitor, or control the firehouse hall rental process. The Board did not exercise appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/uniondale-fire-district-firehouse-hall-rentals-and-questionable-boardState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… $3.1 million in excess reserve funds as a financing source for a capital project, they did not do so in accordance with … Officials segregated the duties of employees responsible for online banking transactions, but they did not strengthen … the district’s banks, but did not require confirmations for all electronic transactions. Auditors found the online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Real Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… calculate their property tax caps to the State Comptroller for the coming fiscal or school year, before annual budgets … form and manner of this report. Prescribes Requirements for Excess Funds to Be Placed in Reserve The Comptroller … determines the costs and savings of the transfer for the next fiscal year. Local governments then adjust their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerNew York State Rent Relief Funding: Spotlight on New York City
… Program funding through June 2021. With low-income rent-burdened households as a measure, more than 1 million … of the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 15 percent behind on rent payments at the end of June. 1 Households in New York … State, have an even greater share of residents behind on rent. New York City not only houses the majority of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-state-rent-relief-funding-spotlight-new-york-cityOpinion 95-32
… Law to, inter alia , prescribe uniform procedures for securing deposits and investments of public funds by … of deposit be secured in the same manner as provided for securing deposits in section 10(3) (see also Banking Law, … is being pledged by the bank or trust company as security for the deposits or investments, together with agreed upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32DiNapoli: Finger Lakes Regional Economy Bolstered By Key Industries
… recent growth in the technology, health care, agriculture and tourism industries, according to a report released today … will benefit from the expansion in high-tech sectors and the reliance on its agricultural roots," said DiNapoli. "However, retaining skilled workers and tackling persistent pockets of rural and urban poverty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-finger-lakes-regional-economy-bolstered-key-industriesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $1.1 million. The current chief water operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend overtime hours and 63% of … district employees from using district-purchased assets for personal use, he directed the manager to purchase food totaling approximately $1,300 for a private, personal event. Without the superintendent’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s … of affordable housing in New York demands that subsidized apartments go to the families who need them,” DiNapoli said. … isn’t the case. HPD needs do a better job of ensuring that apartments are occupied by qualified residents and protect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the board. Town of Gorham – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (Ontario County) Town officials did … manner. Although the district’s investments were legal, safe and liquid, officials maintained the capital reserve … did not seek competition by obtaining verbal or written quotes for 14 purchases totaling $82,727, which reduced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Office Market Will Take Years to Recover From Pandemic
… two of the largest business districts in the world. Demand for space led citywide office sector property values to more … work, rents fell, and vacancies rose. I am optimistic for the sector’s recovery but it’s short-term future remains … subleases and vacancies, and the return of demand for residential space are likely to influence conversations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-nyc-office-market-will-take-years-recover-pandemicDiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed
… initial and current budget, and explanations of any delays for particular projects. This detail is not yet fully … commitments. While a substantial portion of this may be for projects that are not yet fully scoped out, there are a … projects undertaken by the School Construction Authority for the NYC Department of Education, as well as loans for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-neededAnnual Financial Report
… how to navigate and complete the Annual Financial Report. For more detailed instructions please refer to the … separately. Fire contributions are to be accounted for in the new code 9016.8 – Fire Retirement – Employee … account code in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). For example: Cash must be reported as a positive amount, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportOther Bulletin No. 73
… as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount of $1,500, $3,000, or $4,500. A letter from the General Manager dated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-73-october-2023-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilCost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… misdemeanor and traffic cases and are responsible for imposing and collecting a wide range of fines, surcharges … some of the relevant issues. Consolidation Process for Justice Courts in Villages If a village has its own … village justice no longer exists, the town justice court for the town in which the village is located has jurisdiction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsState Authority Contracts on Open Book NY
… categories of State authority contracts is displayed on Open Book NY. Approved Eligible Contracts Filed Exempt … eligible State authority contracts are displayed on Open Book New York. By comparison, the Comptroller is … the Act, fewer State authority contracts are reported on Open Book New York in comparison to State agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-contracts-open-book-nyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… office completed audits of the Town of Ausable , Fishers Island Waste Management District , Town of Guilderland , … that were used for the districts within the town. Fishers Island Waste Management District – Purchasing (Suffolk … his office completed audits of the Town of Ausable Fishers Island Waste Management District Town of Guilderland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … audit services because they did not use a request for proposal process to solicit written proposals for audit services. The city does not have an audit committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0