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Rescue Fire Company, Inc. – Unaccounted-For Bar Receipts (2012M-250)
… bar cash receipts. According to Company officials, the bar committee chairman produced $10,505 in cash at the Company … told us that over the last several years, the bar committee chairman was able to divert cash from the cash … register in the bar without their knowledge. All four bar committee members had unmonitored access to the safe where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/rescue-fire-company-inc-unaccounted-bar-receipts-2012m-250Department of Social Services – Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements (2016-MS-1)
… did not use performance-based contracting to measure contractor performance and service quality. Twelve contracts … and found that, generally, the Departments paid each contractor in accordance with contract terms and each contractor submitted invoices in a timely manner. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/07/19/department-social-services-monitoring-service-provider-agreements-2016-ms-1Greene County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-95)
… agreements related to the construction and renovation of a ski facility; a lease and PILOT agreement relating to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/greene-county-industrial-development-agency-managementCounty of Rockland – Budget Review (B6-15-21)
… savings of $2.5 million from employee participation in an early retirement incentive are included in the proposed budget. The proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/11/10/county-rockland-budget-review-b6-15-21Community College Safety Reporting (2015-MS-2)
… , Niagara County [pdf] , and Rockland [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess community … Act requires all public and private colleges participating in Federal Title IV student financial aid programs to … statements and reporting requirements in the college’s ASR to comply with the annual security reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2015/08/28/community-college-safety-reporting-2015-ms-2Financial Condition of New York State Regional Off-Track Betting Corporations (2014-MS-6)
… , Suffolk OTB [pdf] , and Western OTB [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the financial condition of the five regional OTB Corporations to determine if it has … Financial Condition of New York State Regional OffTrack Betting Corporations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2015/09/25/financial-condition-new-york-state-regional-track-betting-corporations-2014Length of Service Award Programs (2014-MS-1)
… Municipal Law (GML). The point system specifies how points toward LOSAP service credit will be earned by … in the point system and specifies the maximum number of points that can be earned for performing each activity. Volunteers earning 50 service award points annually must be credited with one year of LOSAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/06/length-service-award-programs-2014-ms-1Reducing the Cost of Hospital Services Provided to County Inmates (2013-MS-4)
… Reducing the Cost of Hospital Services Provided to County Inmates 2013MS4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/09/19/reducing-cost-hospital-services-provided-county-inmates-2013-ms-4City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B24-5-5)
… benefits between the operating funds using unsupported allocation methods. The City’s proposed budget includes a tax … and make modifications as necessary. Develop an allocation plan based on detailed analysis that ensures costs allocated to each fund are directly related to its operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/13/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b24-5-5DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate benefits were caused by … benefits. “The state’s social welfare and unemployment insurance programs are supposed to provide a safety net for … the jails limit inmates’ ability to recertify unemployment insurance benefits, auditors believe third-party individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsNew York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… Act was adopted into law in 2000, a year after the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. The SAVE Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… District, Hendrick Hudson Central School District, Indian River Central School District, Lancaster Central School … period. Eighteen schools either did not have a safety team or did not have all the required members. No schools met …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningDiNapoli: Recently Enacted Federal Tax Provisions Disproportionately Benefit Those With Higher Incomes
… such as a higher standard deduction and increased child tax credit, that alleviated the federal tax burden for … in occupations, such as wait staff, bartenders, personal care workers, delivery drivers and hotel staff, that … childcare, the nonrefundable credit as a share of these expenses was increased for those with incomes less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-recently-enacted-federal-tax-provisions-disproportionately-benefit-those-higher-incomesSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the Energy Cost Savings Program and the Business Preparedness and … from July 2018 through May 2022. About the Program The New York City Department of Small Business Services’ (SBS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityReal Property Portfolio
… holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner … projects resulting from the acquisition and disposing of properties align with ESD’s mission and include developing … construction, and environmental planning. Most of ESD’s properties are owned and managed by individual ESD-owned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioState Agencies Bulletin No. 2011
… Counties earning Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) and eligible employees in Orange, Dutchess and Putnam … will systematically process the increase to Location Pay (LOC and LMH) in the Additional Pay page for NYSCOPBA … Unit April 2022 Amount Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) NYC, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester 01 $3,649 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2011-april-2022-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Vertus Charter School , Westminster Community … the statutory limit. Sandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (Oswego County) District officials did not ensure cafeteria operations were financially self-sufficient. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Post-Pandemic Unemployment in NYC Persists for Some Demographic Groups
… groups, particularly for youths and Blacks, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … education and citizenship status. As of December 2025, leisure and hospitality, wholesale trade, other … up from 4.7% the prior year. While the health care and social assistance industry has led citywide job growth over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-post-pandemic-unemployment-nyc-persists-some-demographic-groupsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid BOCES officials did not … officials did not submit claims for all Medicaid-eligible services provided to students and did not correct and … underestimated by as much as $945,000. Life, health and dental insurance costs could potentially be underestimated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… million in savings in 2022, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Still, some … *Correction: A correction was made to the report and the press release after the MTA released updated complaints data in its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savings