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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… a comprehensive investment program with written procedures for the investment of district funds or prepare monthly cash … not adequately track tax certiorari judgments or maintain reliable records, such as a complete and accurate listing of … funds as required by district policy. Without adequate and reliable records and reporting, the board and district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $90,000 From the Essex County Agricultural Society and Town
… of the public trust when she used her position as tax assessor and town clerk to steal from the taxpayers of the … whose mission is to encourage and promote agriculture in young children and adults through the Essex County Fair. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearlyNext Generation 911 Services
… if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is effectively overseeing the development … 911 plan, and whether the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used … and implementation of policies, plans, standards, and services related to interoperable and emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesTown of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… Audit Period January 1, 2023 – September 17, 2024. We extended our audit period back to January 1, 2019 to … comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of … Report , which you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP available for public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Capital Planning and Maintenance
… Purpose To determine whether the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority effectively plans and prioritizes … 2012 through December 23, 2015. Background The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority (Authority), created in 1961, … North Country: the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge (Bridge); the Ogdensburg International Airport …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOpinion 2004-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Contracts (by … ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building without consideration. A village may, however, enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 93-7
… requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on behalf of the county is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of … (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Schulz v Warren County Board of Supervisors , 179 AD2d 118, 581 NYS2d 885 lv …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… employers hire and retain skilled workers. Under WIOA, all states must have a governance body and are required to … addresses the six federally mandated Core Programs (the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs, the Adult … a streamlined WFD funding process whereby applicants can access multiple State funding sources through a single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. City of Salamanca – … collections were not always accurately recorded and because adequate collection records were not always … consisted of 1,835 entries made during the audit period and determined: 1,759 entries lacked a duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Addiction Support Services During Emergencies
… Specifically, we found that: OASAS personnel review Plans only at initial certification, despite guidance that states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/11/02/addiction-support-services-during-emergenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued. Town of Dix – Supervisor’s Control of Cash (Schuyler County) The former supervisor did not ensure all cash in his custody … collected and disbursed and did not provide oversight of the bookkeepers, who performed all financial duties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-325
… and Retention Payments. Affected Employees Employees in the State University Graduate Student Negotiating Unit … Enhancement Fund based on the number of employees in BU28 to facilitate the recruitment and retention of new and existing doctoral students in selected programs. Certain comprehensive colleges are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-325-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesIX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants
… Once it is determined that a statutory transfer account authorization is provided and … letter on DOB letterhead authorizing the transfer. Project Child Budget Critical ChartFields for the project child … – should the agency need a new activity code set up under a project they should establish the new activity via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9c-transfer-procedureDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… of $965 million in the fiscal year ending in June 2022 (FY 2022), based largely on the receipt of $750 million in … began. Pension investment returns of nearly 26% in FY 2021 reduced the city’s pension liability and associated … Outyear gaps, which averaged $4 billion annually from FY 2023 through FY 2025 in the adopted budget in June 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidNYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… on the opportunities arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy, State Comptroller Thomas P. … within its internally managed public equity portfolio to FTSE Russell's Russell 1000 TPI Climate Transition Index … for leading the way with its comprehensive approach to addressing the enormous challenges posed by climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… (IDAs) reported 4,262 active projects with a total value of $114 billion in 2020, an increase of $5.3 billion from the prior year, according to an annual report on IDAs released by … million). The largest new IDA project in 2020 by project value ($2.4 billion) was the New York City IDA’s BOP SE LLC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections
… in city fiscal year (FY) 2022 compared to the Executive Budget released in April. However, better-than-projected … be wise to set aside surplus funds to withstand future budget volatility,” DiNapoli said. “The city’s recovery … The release of New York City’s $99.7 billion FY 2023 Budget - $104.9 billion when adjusted for surplus transfers - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projectionsDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant revenue loss for the city while driving up costs to deal with its … Washington, for its part, can, and must, help the city weather this colossal economic storm.” The report found that … on record, with a loss of 944,000 jobs in March and April. However, a return to prior pandemic employment levels …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesIschua Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-367)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through November 27, 2013. … distinct and separate from the Town of Ischua and located in Cattaraugus County. The Board of Fire Commissioners … The District’s general fund budget totaled $46,100 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/19/ischua-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-367Kendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… Background The Kendall Central School District located in the Towns of Carlton, Kendall and Murray in Orleans County and the Towns of Clarkson and Hamlin in … were properly authorized, funding sources were being used properly or sufficient funds remained. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194