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https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/contact-usTown of Saugerties – Claims Auditing (2024M-144)
… $91,979 did not comply with the Town’s purchasing policy. For example, Town officials paid a contractor $46,500 to clear debris for the highway department without bid or documentation that … purchases totaling $10,868 were not properly authorized. For example, an unauthorized individual used the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/16/town-saugerties-claims-auditing-2024m-144Caucus 2025: Important Information for New Yorkers
… Underscores New York's Need for Academic Recovery (March 2023) Economic Impact: Higher Education (September 2024) … Our of Poverty (May 2024) New Yorkers in Need: Poverty Trends, Housing & Food Insecurity (July 2024) Lingering … Drug Overdose Deaths in New York Domestic Violence: Recent Trends in New York (October 2023) Mental Health: Inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2025Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… unremitted funds totaling $138,050 in the tax collection bank accounts. The funds should have been remitted to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… safeguard all assets, it did not provide detailed guidance for maintaining inventory records for most IT assets because the dollar amount of most IT … the policy’s inventory record-required threshold of $1,500 for fixed assets. In addition, the IT asset inventory was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsFiscal Stress Monitoring System
… Thomas P. DiNapoli created an early warning system for communities and school districts with fiscal problems. … the System Basics [pdf] document to learn more. Search for a local government or school district. Search Now … … Thomas P DiNapoli created an early warning system for communities and school districts with fiscal problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoringState Agencies Bulletin No. 409
… Purpose To provide an overview of Contract Pay and highlight the changes resulting from the … Affected Employees Teachers in Pay Basis Code 21P Overview Contract Pay is the process used by the Payroll System for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/409-changes-contract-pay-page-institution-teachersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… official in New York surrendered her pension as a penalty for corruption while in office. Summary of three audits … village funds and misappropriated more than $1.1 million for personal gain. The former clerk-treasurer was able to … enabled the former clerk-treasurer to abuse her position for personal gain. Payroll The board did not ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Erie County) District officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were procured in the most cost-effective manner, which may have resulted in higher operational costs that would be … they specifically exempted from sampling. Because there is no information on the lead levels of the 39 water outlets … and remediated all water outlets that would have required it. Of the 470 water outlets the district sampled for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Financial Literacy
… Financial literacy empowers New Yorkers with skills knowledge and education to make informed decisions with their money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/financial-literacyAdult-Use Cannabis (AUC)
… marijuana, in New York State. MRTA also establishes rules for the collection and subsequent distribution of taxes … The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is responsible for making AUC tax revenue payments to counties and NYC. We … product sales within the county. OSC is not responsible for distributing AUC tax revenue to cities, towns and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/adult-use-cannabis-aucState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… for investment. As a result, the county maintained most of its available-for-investment funds (monthly average of $112 million) in a money market account, earning $1.8 … earnings ranging from $5.1 to $10.6 million. Town of Lorraine – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and to maintain inventory records, school officials did not ensure that company employees maintained complete and … IT assets. As a result, the school’s inventory records did not include all IT assets and no records contained adequate … – Board Oversight (Livingston County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Pleads Guilty in $240,000 Theft
… by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … The former chairman of the Wallkill Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-pleads-guilty-240000-theftDiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… alleged collaborator, a financial advisor from Syosset, for allegedly scamming at least 40 people – many seniors – … and the United States Postal Inspection Service for their continued partnership and diligence in exposing … said that beginning in January 2015, an elderly victim for whom Eckstein worked as a personal accountant and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationDiNapoli: Employer Contribution Rates Stable for State Fiscal Year 2019-2020
… Employer contribution rates for the state's pension system in State Fiscal Year 2019-20 … contribution rates stable and that provides predictability for employers as they plan their future budgets," DiNapoli … Charitable Trusts. The estimated average contribution rate for participating employers in the ERS will decrease in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-employer-contribution-rates-stable-state-fiscal-year-2019-2020DiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that ExxonMobil has, at long last, met the New York State Common Retirement Fund's … identity. Exxon's adoption of the Fund's proposal ends a long-running dispute between the corporation and a host of … co-filed this year with Trillium Asset Management. "This is a momentous occasion that calls for celebration. Exxon's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-applauds-exxon-finally-agrees-protect-lgbt-rightsState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… as the previous year for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) with a small increase in rates for the Police and Fire … The estimated average employer contribution rate for ERS will remain at 14.6 percent of payroll. The estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredDiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… to contract with foundations, which are private, not-for-profit corporations, to support fundraising efforts, real … that ends June 30 and found that in addition to a state salary, 20 were paid nearly $1.8 million by UBF. Four of … and UBF. For example, one individual received a state salary of $351,438 while also receiving $308,453 from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversight