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Town of Maryland - Financial Management (2018M-121)
… and capital needs. Key Findings Since 2015, the total combined fund balance in the general and highway funds … Over the last three years, conservative budgeting led to combined overestimated expenditures of $495,000 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/07/town-maryland-financial-management-2018m-121Town of St. Armand – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-142)
… 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Background The Town of St. Armand is located in Essex County and includes a portion … Town of St Armand Selected Financial Operations 2017M142 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-st-armand-selected-financial-operations-2017m-142Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-1)
… was to assess the adequacy of the Treasurer’s records and reports and evaluate the internal controls over collections and disbursements for the period April 1, 2015 through August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/06/16/chestertown-volunteer-fire-company-financial-operations-2017mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… all disbursements complied with the procurement policy and claims were for a proper district purpose or adequately … did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations and cannot be assured all money raised was properly accounted for and deposited. The board did not adopt adequate bylaws and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… competition and spent $4,820 on snowplow blades and shoes but could have saved town taxpayers $2,244, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Village of Akron – Selected Financial Activities (2016M-133)
… were underbilled by more than $85,000. The Clerk-Treasurer did not maintain complete or accurate accounting records and … Bill both water and sewer customers based on accurate meter readings and Board-approved rates and in a timely … and disbursements and resulting cash balances; and discontinue making unauthorized interfund loans. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/08/26/village-akron-selected-financial-activities-2016m-133Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… responsible for monitoring Local Districts’ oversight and inspection of uncertified shelters, and for ensuring they … provided to Local Districts in the areas of shelter inspection and the correction of deficiencies. Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-homeless-shelters-followCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System
… Establishing an effective water accounting system is a necessary first step in … Protection Agency (EPA) has established an industry goal of 10 percent for unaccounted water system losses. A water … areas that may need attention, particularly large volumes of unaccounted-for water. Calculate unaccounted-for water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-systemDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… 2019 because the property values were reduced by over $6.1 million annually for land valued at a total of almost $8.2 million. The DEC did not have a comprehensive up-to-date data … exclusively devoted to, and sustainable for, forest crop production, and stocked with a stand of trees sufficient to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Year-End Accomplishments
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund reached an all-time high of $160.7 billion in 2013, … with local fiscal stress, returning $412 million in lost money to New Yorkers through the Unclaimed Funds program, and … fraud, the indictment of individuals for theft and money laundering in Monroe County, and the indictment of several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-year-end-accomplishmentsDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point between 2019-21, according to a … The report found that the number of households facing food insecurity declined during the COVID-19 pandemic due to federal relief programs and the expansion of federal food assistance programs. DiNapoli raised the concern that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityTown of Otselic – Selected Financial Operations (2012M-220)
… by a Town Board comprising the elected Town Supervisor and four elected Board members. The Town’s 2012 budgeted … were approximately $450,000. Key Finding The Board and Supervisor did not meet their fiscal oversight … operations – including maintaining accounting records and reports, collecting community development loans, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-otselic-selected-financial-operations-2012m-220DiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… has provided financing for over 2,000 essential local water infrastructure projects totaling more than $23.7 … 1990, but the estimated capital improvement needs for water and sewer projects far exceeds this amount, and tens of billions of dollars in local projects remain in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… Local police departments are expected to take action to ensure compliance with the notification requirements of New … did not always respond in a timely manner to DCJS notifications to obtain updated photographs, enforce address … Steuben and Warren) did not always act on DCJS photograph notifications. Although an offender’s failure to update his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the district obtained the best available prices on purchases auditors reviewed. In addition, the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… our partnerships with District Attorney Jason Carusone and Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud" York, we have exposed this … Comptroller DiNapoli’s office on this complicated case," Warren County Sheriff York said. "My office opened this … and organizations surrounding Lake George including Warren County, the towns of Queensbury and Bolton and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeDiNapoli Announces Vicki Fuller's Retirement as CIO of NYS Common Retirement Fund
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … that Vicki Fuller, chief investment officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), will retire … sincere and tireless concern for the more than one million New York state workers, retirees and families who rely on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-announces-vicki-fullers-retirement-cio-nys-common-retirement-fundOversight of Food Service Establishments
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health adequately … departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State Sanitary Code to prevent … To determine whether the Department of Health adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsVillage of Chatham – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-132)
… or other records of the days or hours worked, such as calendars and logs, for four salaried employees, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/23/village-chatham-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-132