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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … and made accurate separation payments and service credits to employees based on the applicable collective bargaining … District officials have established adequate procedures to ensure employees are accurately compensated. Auditors did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… projections in the tentative budget for the general, electric, library and parking funds are reasonable. The water … Additionally, the prior justice did not prepare monthly bank reconciliations, properly account for bail money held by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City Adopted Budget Agreement
… and setting aside funds now is wise and should allow it to withstand some economic uncertainties and rising costs. … “The agreement will raise total spending for the city to $101 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023, excluding the … of expenses in FY 2022, which brings total spending to at least $106 billion. The budget funds a number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-adopted-budget-agreementTitle IV-E Foster Care – Federal Funding and New York
… for a portion of foster care costs. Funds are allocated to New York State and pass through to the City, and are used for ongoing foster care expenses … who have been removed from the home of a guardian due to a lack of care or supervision or due to maltreatment (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-iv-e-foster-careEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government … contracts with Empire BlueCross BlueShield (Empire) to administer the hospitalization portion of the Plan. Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-throughPayments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … 13, 2011, Medicaid made improper payments totaling $94,460 to Davis Ethical Pharmacy. Based on information obtained from … that patients actually picked-up the drugs billed to Medicaid. Moreover, as a result of our audit, we concluded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy-followWest Henrietta Fire Department, Inc. – Treasurer (2025M-104)
… disburse, record and report Department funds. As a result, the Board of Directors (Board) lacked reliable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/19/west-henrietta-fire-department-inc-treasurer-2025m-104City of Lockport -- Budget Review (B18-1-10)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the “Act”), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b18-1-10Ignition Interlock Program Monitoring (2015-MS-4)
… of Cortland , Erie , Montgomery , Otsego , Suffolk and Wayne . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to … by criminal courts for these alcohol-related sentences. County probation departments monitor court-ordered installations and IID use for probation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/25/ignition-interlock-program-monitoring-2015-ms-4Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Workers' Compensation Costs
… counties may offer workers' compensation coverage to local governments located within the county. Monitor Your … or other appropriate official should review your bill to assess the accuracy of your employees' job classifications … and the apportionment of their gross wages and salaries to those job classifications. If you participate in the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-workers-compensation-costsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … totaling nearly $1.6 million. This has also contributed to the accumulation of an unexpended surplus fund balance equivalent to an entire year’s budget. Also, the library does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… fiscal stress” and the remaining 48 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The scores are based on the evaluation of … “School officials should be commended for working to keep their districts out of financial harm, but should be careful not to amass excessive levels of fund balance in order to do so.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Local Government Debt Levels Off
… $43.6 billion in total outstanding debt in 2018, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … the Great Recession, after more than doubling from 1998 to 2010. A major factor behind the slower debt growth over … have borrowed less. “Borrowing helps local governments to build roads, bridges, and schools and buy equipment,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-government-debt-levels-offContributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… required when you elect this plan are taxable, meaning they will be taken from your earnings after taxes and … plan, the additional contributions required are taxable, meaning they will be taken from your earnings after taxes and … the Section 383-f plan. These contributions are taxable, meaning they will be taken from your earnings after taxes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/contributionsCincinnatus Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-77)
… Did the Cincinnatus Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/cincinnatus-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-77State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … oversight of town financial operations. Although required to be reviewed annually, the board has not updated its … not ensuring that transfer station revenues are sufficient to cover the costs of operating the transfer station. Users …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… City School Support Services (NYCSSS) – was created solely to provide custodial services at DOE schools. Auditors found DOE did not fulfill all the elements required to determine if negotiated services – the non-competitive procurement method used to award the custodial services contracts – was in its best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and New York City Retirement Systems and Pension Funds Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Wynn Resorts Shareholder Lawsuit
… and directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to act on knowledge that former CEO Stephen Wynn made … sexual advances toward employees and pressured employees to perform sex acts, allegations detailed in a January 26, … himself. "I am pleased that the court has appointed us to serve as a co-lead plaintiff and recognized that we have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-new-york-city-retirement-systems-and-pension-funds-announceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… did not adequately ensure that users had access only to functions that were necessary to meet their needs. In a follow-up, auditors found CUNY … with law and/or DOL procedures resulting in the failure to assess up to $311,775 in penalties—more than 10 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (2017-S-36) Auditors identified up to $8.7 million in improper payments for costs related to Medicare Part B deductibles and coinsurance between 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-1