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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Village of Voorheesville , Willsboro Fire District and the Town of Wilson . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Thomas Capuano, the former Commissioner of the Department of Public Works of the city of Rensselaer Department of … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced the guilty plea of Thomas Capuano for teaming with two DPW employees to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… of poor planning and execution,” DiNapoli said. “As my office’s audit found, the program took years longer than … Yorkers with broadband access called ConnectALL and it is my hope it learns from the issues we found in this audit so … Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State Track state and local government spending at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessMount Sinai Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-34)
… generated operating surpluses each year, which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used and total fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementDiNapoli & NYC Make it Easier to Save for College
… Plan has eliminated the $25 minimum contribution required to open an account in an effort to make the important college savings accounts available to everyone, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … Plan has eliminated the $25 minimum contribution required to open an account in an effort to make the important college …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nyc-make-it-easier-save-collegeArdsley Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-13)
… Board and District officials overestimated appropriations from 2017-18 through 2021-22 (excluding 2018-19) by an … fund balance at an annual average of $2.9 million from 2017-18 through 2021-22 while it had an operating … million as of June 30, 2022, were not reasonably funded or used during the five-year audit period. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/ardsley-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-13Bradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… through April 15, 2016. Background The Bradford Central School District is located in the Towns of Bath, Bradford, … Bradford Central School District Financial Management 2016M253 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
From 2014 through 2016 Broome County depleted its fund balance to dangerously low levels jeopardizing public services and longterm infrastructure investments according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressTown of LaGrange – Financial Management (2023M-139)
… needs without a multiyear financial plan and more taxes may have been levied than necessary. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-lagrange-financial-management-2023m-139Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
Determine whether the Gowanda Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Town of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… balances and reserves for the general, highway and sewer district funds and has multiyear financial and capital plans. Key Findings We project that 2018 sewer district expenditures will exceed the amounts budgeted by 41 … a budgetary deficiency of $40,000. As a result, the sewer district will require advances from the general fund totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208Town of Solon - Financial Management (2018M-233)
… plans to address the Town’s operational and capital needs in the general and highway funds. Key Findings From December … 2014 through December 31, 2017, unrestricted fund balance in the general fund increased by $106,230 (110 percent). … During the same period, unrestricted fund balance in the highway fund increased by $50,007 (24 percent). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-solon-financial-management-2018m-233Cicero Fire District – Financial Condition (2023M-132)
… Commissioners (Board) received adequate financial reports and effectively managed the District’s financial condition. … that financial reports it received were timely, accurate, and contained the necessary information it needed to properly monitor the District’s financial condition and fund balance. If the Board does not adequately control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/cicero-fire-district-financial-condition-2023m-132West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… Reduce unrestricted fund balance and use excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Town of Schuyler – Financial Management (2014M-182)
… policies and procedures to govern the level of fund balance to be maintained. As a result, the Town has accumulated excessive fund balance in the general fund and sewer district fund. At … spending levels, the unrestricted, unappropriated fund balance in the Town’s general fund would cover more than a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/29/town-schuyler-financial-management-2014m-182Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… surplus fund balance was $1.7 million, $0.7 million or 2.9 percentage points over the limit. Surplus fund balance must … range by $1.6 million to $2.1 million. Did not use $0.9 million restricted in a debt reserve to pay related debt as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Lansing Fire District – Financial Condition (2013M-80)
… from the Town of Lansing and the County of Tompkins in which it is located. The Board of Fire Commissioners … At the end of 2012, total fund balance was nearly double the ensuing year’s appropriations, and total fund … in its budget and adjust them accordingly as circumstances change. Establish a reasonable fund balance target based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/lansing-fire-district-financial-condition-2013m-80Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… School District – Financial Management (Allegany County and Cattaraugus County) The district’s financial reserve plan … as recommended by Comptroller DiNapoli’s previous report and the board’s fund balance policy states that it will … percentage points, or approximately $2 million. The board and district officials consistently overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits