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Village of Oxford – Justice Court Operations (2013M-219)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Justice Court’s financial operations for the … and irregularities, from adjudicating traffic tickets to recording, collection and deposit and in reporting to the Justice Court Fund (JCF) and the Department of Motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/02/14/village-oxford-justice-court-operations-2013m-219City of Saratoga Springs – Financial Condition (2012M-201)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the financial condition of the City’s general, … water and sewer funds for the period January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2011. Background The City of Saratoga Springs … significantly increased from $165,723 on December 31, 2006 to $6.2 million on December 31, 2011. As of October 31, 2012, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/15/city-saratoga-springs-financial-condition-2012m-201Town of Oyster Bay – Financial Condition and Selected Financial Operations (2013M-54)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over selected financial … Key Findings The Town is experiencing fiscal stress due to a deteriorating financial condition. The general fund’s … million, from $14.7 million at the end of fiscal year 2007 to a fund deficit of $10.3 million at the end of 2012. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/20/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-and-selected-financial-operations-2013m-54Town of Wawayanda – Financial Management and Information Technology (2013M-260)
… of our audit was to assess the Town's financial management and controls over information technology (IT) for the period … five-member Town Board which comprises the Town Supervisor and four Board members. The Town's budgeted expenditures for … have demonstrated fiscally responsible management and identified various ways to increase revenue and reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/29/town-wawayanda-financial-management-and-information-technology-2013m-260City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B22-6-6)
… as fund balance, one-time State and federal funding and sale of property, to balance its budget. The City could … 2022-23 fiscal year. Tax certiorari is the legal process by which a property owner can challenge the real property tax assessment on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/06/10/city-yonkers-budget-review-b22-6-6Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 35 percent energy reduction goals set forth in Executive Order 111. In a follow-up, auditors determined that OCFS has … 35 percent energy reduction goals set forth in Executive Order 111 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 88-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a line of credit between and the county is legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 88-7
… BONDS AND NOTES - Proceeds (use of surplus proceeds to pay debt service) MUNICIPAL FUNDS - Appropriations and Expenditures (need to use debt service appropriation where surplus bond proceeds … LAW, §165.00: Where surplus bond proceeds are available to pay debt service for purposes of a town improvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Beekmantown Fire District No. 1 – Board Oversight (2025M-70)
… Understanding the Audit Area The Board is responsible for managing and controlling the District’s financial … that the District incurred only necessary costs and paid for goods and services that were for appropriate District … in the other four reports by amounts ranging between $26 and $565.Also, the Board received one budget status report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/02/13/beekmantown-fire-district-no-1-board-oversight-2025m-70DiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… students increased sharply as schools transitioned back to in-person learning after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided … school students. “Chronic absenteeism has been linked to lower grades, lower standardized test scores, and … around pandemic-era learning loss. School districts need to engage students, families, and their communities to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… auditors determined that HTFC is making program payments to property owners for the correct number of units and that … by project owners, but found opportunities for HTFC to better ensure it receives all the information it should from USDA that would allow HTFC officials to sufficiently monitor individual projects. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2000-22
… municipal service) -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm); (town attorney or town attorney's law firm representing clients before town … Whether an appointed town attorney would have a prohibited interest in a preexisting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in Medicaid and their National Provider Identifier (NPI) – a unique identification number – to be included on … claims that did not contain an enrolled or affiliated OPRA NPI as required or where the NPI was not properly validated by the Department of Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNew York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… offenses. Incident rates climb with grade level: middle or junior high schools had 13.6 incidents per 1,000 students and … 40 percent of all, or 1,034 schools) compared to middle or junior high schools (11.4 percent) and senior high schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers (Follow-Up) (2025-F-21) The 21st Century Cures Act mandated that managed … Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Follow-Up) (2025-F-10) The Department of Health … to identify when a third-party health insurance (TPHI) carrier may be responsible for payments for services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2011
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s upcoming automatic processing and … Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH) will receive an increase to Location Pay. OSC will systematically process the increase to Location Pay (LOC and LMH) in the Additional Pay page for …
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 Municipal & School Audits
… the costs to construct water districts was unfairly paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from … State Aid BOCES officials did not properly claim state aid for a capital project. As a result, as of Jan. 31, 2024, five … not received $652,054 in state aid they were entitled to for the project, and two districts received $916,278 in aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… made progress in addressing the issues identified. Of the 14 recommendations from the initial report, four were … Program): Accuracy of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by NY State of Health (Follow-Up) (2022-F-15) The initial audit, … in the first half of 2021. Lengthier time frames can drive cases closer to the 18-month statute of limitations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… effectively monitoring the expenses reported by Palladia to ensure that reimbursed claims are allowable, supported and … did not maintain adequate oversight of direct placement to ensure that Local Departments of Social Service (Local … standards, policies, or procedures for Local Districts to follow in supervising all direct placement cases as it has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in July 2023, reviewed a sample of four developments assisted through the SARA Program—HANAC Corona Senior … the Bronx, Victory Plaza in Manhattan, and Woodlawn Senior Living in the Bronx—and one development assisted through the Section 202 Program, Bensonhurst Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits