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Seaford Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-36)
… Free School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe … Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental … of the warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/seaford-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newWest Genesee Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-40)
… Key Recommendation Provide mental health training to all staff and ensure it is completed by September 15, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/west-genesee-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newOvertime Limits for Tier 5
… Overview For members of Tier 5, New York State Retirement and Social Security Law limits the amount of overtime pay included in the calculation of … information about your retirement benefits and how your pension will be calculated. Rev. 2/25 … For Tier 5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/overtime-limits-tier-5DiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… (NYPA) made errors and overrode applicant scores when it distributed low-cost power to companies, according to an audit released today by State … operations.” Under state law, the State Comptroller is required to conduct an audit of NYPA's management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… were impacted more severely than those throughout the rest of the state during the entire year. Because the city was hit … the second quarter, compared to 19 percent for the rest of the state, and double-digit declines continued in the … depend heavily on sales taxes as a major source of revenue, but as New Yorkers stayed home and bought less in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… number of school districts overriding New York’s property tax cap declined by more than half over the past three fiscal … districts were twice as likely to override the tax cap compared to high-need districts. “Local school … Overall, 6.5 percent of districts exceeded the tax cap in 2012-13 (44 districts), 4.7 percent (32) in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capPort Washington Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-33)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Port Washington Union Free School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 per New York State Education Department (SED) regulations. Only teaching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/port-washington-union-free-school-district-mental-health-trainingDiNapoli Issues Preliminary Analysis of 2021-22 Executive Budget
… total $5.1 billion below receipts in the previous year. All Funds disbursements would increase by $213 million (0.1 … this year, covered largely by one-time federal aid. All Funds receipts are expected to decline in the coming year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-issues-preliminary-analysis-2021-22-executive-budgetHomeless Outreach Program at the Metro-North Railroad
… Purpose To determine whether the Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) … was not accurate or complete, and Metro-North does not have a process in place to verify reported data. In fact, Metro-North did not even have access to the MTA HOP database that BRC uses to report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/21/homeless-outreach-program-metro-north-railroadBusiness Services Center Shared Services
… Purpose To determine whether implementation of the Business Services … the Center began operations in September 2012, agencies have migrated to its services in waves; as of March 2016, the … it provides to its customers. Procurement card rebates have increased by over $4 million, and interest paid by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/16/business-services-center-shared-servicesDiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… Audits of municipal water systems estimate local governments are losing millions of dollars in revenue due to water loss, inaccurate meters or improper … depleting fund balances; and Some local officials had no strategies to eliminate long-term deficits, improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsDiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… State income tax collections increased $88.2 million in July from a year earlier, helping lift the state’s total tax collections slightly above updated projections this … the first month in this fiscal year that personal income tax collections outpaced those from last year, which is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportOpinion 88-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in a manner consistent with the view expressed in 23 Opns State Comp, 1967, p 431. Tax Law, §261(3) prescribes the … of a village shall be the date the Secretary of State files the report of incorporation and that, as of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18DiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… a significantly improved outlook from last year. General Fund budget gaps forecast by DOB just one year ago averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetTown of Schroon – Internal Controls Over Transfer Station Operations (2013M-24)
… from the customers, collecting fees, issuing receipts, and recording the collections. Duplicate receipts were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-schroon-internal-controls-over-transfer-station-operations-2013m-24City of Troy – Budget Review (B5-13-20)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Troy, located in Rensselaer County, issued debt totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/18/city-troy-budget-review-b5-13-20Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… physical inventory. Menands Union Free School District – Payroll (Albany County) District officials have established … and correct. Nanuet Union Free School District – Payroll (Rockland County) District officials do not require … for overtime. In addition, officials did not provide the payroll clerk with written procedures for processing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … audits of Oneonta City School District , Quogue Union Free School District , Voorheesville Central School District … methods to procure goods and services and did not monitor credit purchases. Also, credit purchases are not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District , Northville Public Library , Town of North Norwich and the Town of Phelps . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA Finances
… statement on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) July Financial Plan released today: “The MTA’s July Financial Plan projects the budget for all five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-finances