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New York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to … grew slightly, according to a follow-up report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. No age segment under … March 2008 to 7,586 in March 2021. As a percentage of the state’s shrinking prison population, however, the older …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… of Conference Travel for Personal Reasons You may allow your employees to extend travel for personal reasons beyond … the traveling employee or the extra traveler. If the room rate is higher than it would have been if the employee was … alone (i.e., upgrading from a $128 single-occupancy room rate to a $168 double-occupancy room rate), the employee may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $115,000. Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility – Board Oversight (Montgomery County) Auditors … to operate the Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Facility, which provides sewage treatment services to … determined that the council did not adopt policies that address how compensatory (comp) time will be authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… Environmental Conservation (DEC) is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste tire fee collections are being used … tires can pose serious risks to public health, safety, and the environment. They provide an ideal breeding ground …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-feesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… in a timely manner. As of August 2013, DOL had a caseload of 17,191 cases, including 9,331 active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… in PIT receipts as well as strong growth in real estate transfer and estate tax collections. While these collections … federal funds for health care spending associated with the Affordable Care Act. Spending was $1.4 billion lower than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… $1.9 million. Officials could not demonstrate the balances in the four remaining reserves, totaling approximately … services provided totaling $65,254, which resulted in the district not realizing $32,627 in revenue. The district lacked adequate procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… and Community Supervision (Corrections) and the Office of Mental Health (Mental Health). The three agencies accounted for 66% of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County , City of Troy and the Village of Victor . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the preliminary budget are reasonable. However, the … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. The town’s 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Monitoring of Construction Management (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Construction Management (Report 2020-S-42 ). About the … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/monitoring-construction-management-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees … $66,036 were not calculated correctly, which resulted in errors totaling $20,157. The audit identified that four … totaling $130,568 were not recorded in a collection log. Employees made 25 deposits totaling $29,639 between 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… the agreed upon contract amount by $215,395. Long Beach City School District – Financial Management (Nassau … to exceed the statutory limit as of June 30, 2023 by 20 percentage points, or $6.1 million and consistently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Transportation State Aid (Clinton County) … once auditors informed officials of this risk, the school business manager promptly filed accurate aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oversight of the Early Intervention Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/26/oversight-early-intervention-program-followMore State Investment and Policies Can Create New Opportunities in Hudson Valley Which Saw Unique Gains
… The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an … statewide trends, seeing growth in both the number of farms and in farmland in some counties. Access to fresh, … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s diverse farms are an essential part of the state’s economy, but there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/more-state-investment-and-policies-can-create-new-opportunities-hudson-valley-which-saw-unique-gainsFinger Lakes Region Leads the Way Statewide in Agricultural Sales, Topping $2 Billion
… of farm products topped $2.3 billion in 2022, leading the state. Some counties in this region also countered statewide … healthy food also adds to the quality of life in the state, but this local food supply was put to the test during … of these policies in siting of renewable energy facilities on lands other than productive farmland. Promote supportive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-finger-lakesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… County) The former and current clerk-treasurers did not prepare or maintain complete, accurate or timely … accounting records. As a result, the board’s ability to make informed financial decisions was inhibited because … board-adopted budgets made it appear the district would have budget deficits requiring fund balance to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… general fund appropriations from 2020-21 through 2022-23 by a total of $13.1 million and appropriated nearly $6.7 … million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $9.9 million. The district also overfunded the employee … time totaling 1,830 hours valued at $38,586 for 20 of 23 eligible employees. An employee was also paid $5,271 for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Oversight of the Nourish New York Program (Follow-Up)
… organizations (i.e., regional food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and community-based organizations hereafter, … effectively together to determine if products purchased with Nourish NY funds were eligible New York food products. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-nourish-new-york-program-followDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, … than the drop during the Great Recession, when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax collections were impacted more severely than those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020