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Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Upcoming School District Release Webinar Presentation
Presenters will provide an overview of how the system evaluates fiscal stress, what a change in score or designation does or does not signify, and common issues that appear to be affecting school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-school-districts-01-12-2022.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Bowery Residents’ Committee (2019-N-8)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is effectively monitoring its contract with the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) to ensure reported costs are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19n8.pdf2021 Local Sales Taxes Grew by Over 19 Percent; Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Levels
The report examines the many factors that drove sales tax growth in 2021, including inflation, along with the difference in sales tax recovery between New York City and the rest of the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2021-local-sales-taxes-grew-by-over-19-percent-exceeded-pre-pandemic-levels.pdfEcoNews Spring 2021
This edition of EcoNews provides more detail on our work at the Fund to address the investment risks posed by climate change and to take advantage of opportunities to invest in climate solutions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/econews-spring-2021.pdfAdministration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists (Follow-Up) (2020-F-19) 30-Day Response
To follow up on the actions taken by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to implement the recommendations contained in our prior audit report, Administration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists (Report 2016-S-46).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f19-response.pdfDynamic Center Inc. - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2014-S-3) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the costs submitted by Dynamic Center Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s3-response.pdfDynamic Center Inc. - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2014-S-3)
To determine whether the costs submitted by Dynamic Center Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s3.pdfLocal Government Management Guide - Cash Management Technology
This guide is designed to give the reader an overview of electronic cash management technologies, as well as the internal controls needed to help detect fraud and ensure that all transactions are captured.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/cash-management-technology.pdfMedicaid Program: Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2023 Through September 30, 2023 (2023-S-9) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s9-response1.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Briefing for School District Officials
Presenters will provide an overview of how the system evaluates fiscal stress, what a change in score or designation does or does not signify, and common issues that appear to be affecting school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fsms-schools-010825.pdfMedicaid Program: Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2023 Through March 31, 2024 (2023-S-41)
To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s41.pdfDiNapoli Announces Oil Spill Fund Agreement With St. Lawrence County
… Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund) and St. Lawrence County to convert the site of an abandoned auto repair garage in the … Village of Canton into a community green space with access to the Grasse River. The county and village have entered into … the village's Riverside Renaissance Project, an initiative to create open space and recreation opportunities along the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-announces-oil-spill-fund-agreement-st-lawrence-countyDiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… was sentenced to five years probation and paid a total of $4,303 in restitution for falsifying her own tax payments … Sheppard based on her August guilty plea to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony. As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resigned her clerk’s job and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsDiNapoli: Tax Collections Exceed Projections Through First Half of Fiscal Year
… of $38.2 billion through the first half of the fiscal year were $675.6 million higher than the latest projections … according to the state monthly cash report and a mid-year report on revenue and spending trends released today by … P. DiNapoli. The General Fund ended the first half of the year with a balance of $10.7 billion, up 33 percent from a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collections-exceed-projections-through-first-half-fiscal-yearComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … in compliance with the town’s procurement policy, and used for proper Town purposes. The board also did not provide … the mail and forward all money received to a board member for deposit. However, there was no audit trail beginning with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $46,000 Theft of Public Funds
… nearly $46,000 in public funds, much of which he spent on gambling at upstate casinos, according to audits and an … DiNapoli's investigation found that Snow was actively gambling during this time and that he used funds from … nearly $46000 in public funds much of which he spent on gambling at upstate casinos according to audits and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-pleads-guilty-46000-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… T. Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced today to up to ten-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims—many of them seniors—between 2015 and 2017. Matthew Eckstein, … T Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced today to up to tenandahalf years in prison for his role in a $12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … Fees (Ulster County) The district’s internal controls over billing, collecting and enforcing water fees need to be … 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… October 2013, the former Superintendent Roger Burlew was arrested and charged with one count of grand larceny in the … Hurley, the convictions of principles of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty for a multi-million dollar scam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinDiNapoli Analysis Finds Worrisome, Uneven Economic Recovery Among NYC's Labor Force
… New York City lags behind the rest of the state and nation in … to an analysis on the city’s labor force released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. By March … recovered just under 71% of jobs lost, while the rest of New York state has regained 82% of jobs. By April 2022, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-analysis-finds-worrisome-uneven-economic-recovery-among-nycs-labor-force