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Cohoes City School District – Budgeting (2016M-111)
… Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $40.3 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/cohoes-city-school-district-budgeting-2016m-111Sodus Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-392)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $27.5 million. Key Findings For fiscal years 2012-13 through 2015-16, operations resulted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/sodus-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-392Schuylerville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-113)
… the District transferred more than $1.4 million in excess funds from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve … the District’s reserves or the future use of the reserve funds. Key Recommendations Ensure that the amount of the … Develop a plan for the future funding and use of reserve funds and ensure amounts reserved are reasonable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/schuylerville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-113Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
… (Board) and officials monitored budgets and managed the electric fund’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … and Village officials did not develop a budget for the electric fund and adequately manage its financial condition. From 2016-17 through 2020-21, the electric fund’s total net assets declined by approximately $9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Canajoharie (Town) officials properly budget for and … TOV highway and town-wide (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. … the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied in TOV funds, creating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… projections in the tentative budget for the general, electric and parking funds are reasonable. The water and … law to override the tax levy limit. Key Recommendation Address the deficits in the water and sewer funds to avoid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7eLearning Videos and Resources
… Resources from this Video NYS Abandoned Property Law Rules of Jurisdiction Industry Handbooks Voluntary Compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/elearning-videos-and-resourcesDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to $35,000 Embezzlement
… Former Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart pleaded guilty today to grand larceny for pocketing over $35,000 in public … Former Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart pleaded guilty today to grand larceny for pocketing over $35000 in public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-35000-embezzlementDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… Hoffman was sentenced to serve five years’ probation. The sentencing of Hoffman's mother, Katherine (Katie) Pais, who … Following their June 3, 2024 guilty pleas and prior to sentencing, the pair paid back $48,930 in restitution to the … Urban Development, Office of Inspector General. “Today’s sentencing demonstrates HUD OIG’s steadfast commitment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-overOpinion 95-1
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Procurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… and Reinvestment Act Recovery Act funds efficiently and for auth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsXII.10.E Reporting the Theft, Loss or Misuse of State Assets – XII. Expenditures
… to assist with recovery efforts under the provisions of a blanket fidelity bond. Guide to Financial Operations REV. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10e-reporting-theft-loss-or-misuse-state-assetsInternal Controls Over the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s Federally Funded Programs
… for which they weren’t eligible. According to the most recent quarterly report of Disaster Recovery expenditures, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/internal-controls-over-governors-office-storm-recoverys-federally-funded-programsOpinion 2000-2
… of the General Municipal Law authorizes municipalities and school districts to establish, maintain and operate programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2DiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… steps to remedy the multitude of problems identified in the audit. Auditors noted recent combined operating deficits in the city’s general, water and sewer funds have approached … and unrealistic budgets,” said DiNapoli. “Troy’s chronic operating deficits and dangerously low levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionNew York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York
The State workforce is funded through a variety of means including state taxes fees and federal funding
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-fundingOpinion 96-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (disposition of … FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (authority to supersede in village); (disposition of proceeds of sale of property) … a thirty year period for general village purposes. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… Operating Funds spending as 2 percent. This reflects the movement off-budget of $1.4 billion in disbursements for the … Plan includes nearly $6.7 billion in temporary and non-recurring resources, excluding federal funds. Such use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Research … $20.3 million overpayment from an incorrect reimbursement rate. Auditors found other overpayments of approximately $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Kindlon: Siblings Indicted for Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… A pair of siblings have been arraigned on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which … Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. As part of the scheme, the defendants completed and filed an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-kindlon-siblings-indicted-stealing-state