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DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… and reduce the value of future benefits according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The most recent available data show 1 in 8 New York households were food insecure between 2021 and 2023. … Action Under Consideration Would Be Detrimental The House approved the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodXII.5.E Processing Vouchers Against a Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… Units should, where practicable, use purchase orders to make all purchases. The purchase order authorizes the vendor to provide goods or services at a dollar amount within the … invoice number. If the invoice exceeds the purchase order due to allowable variances in price or quantity, the purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5e-processing-vouchers-against-purchase-orderOpinion 91-45
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … may only make repairs and improvements to town highways in the manner provided in the superintendent's agreement with the town board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 2007-6
… POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to one-time payment made to next ranking subordinate officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § … a bargaining unit and is the highest ranking subordinate to the police chief in a village police department receives a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… available to companies that receive Agency support include State mortgage and sales tax exemptions, real property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectWellsville Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-159)
… The Wellsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Alma, Andover, Independence, Scio, Wellsville and Willing in Allegany County. The District, which is governed by an … taxes at a level greater than needed and that estimates in the annual budget for the planned use of fund balance are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/wellsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-159Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The treasurer withdrew $12,505 in cash from the company’s fundraiser savings account without board approval. Columbia …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… three fiscal years. The district also has three reserve funds with excessive balances. By maintaining excessive … combined with budgeting practices that generate surplus funds, district officials have withheld significant funds from productive use and raised taxes unnecessarily. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud waste and abuse
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesVirgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that … activities. Although the Board has adopted procurement, investment and code of ethics policies, it did not ensure … Treasurer was performing her duties properly. The Board reviews the claims at biweekly Board meetings. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/17/virgil-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-329Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … tax limit and formally adopt the budget. Develop a plan to reduce the amount of fund balance and use the excess tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Richmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… Treasurer submitted budget-to-actual reports to the Board on a quarterly basis. The Board has not developed any … adopted budget and year-to-date revenues and expenditures on a quarterly basis. The Board has not established written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mBrookhaven Fire District – Procurement and Information Technology (2014M-339)
… 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. Background The Brookhaven Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … not enter into written agreements with all professional service providers. The Board has not established written … and has not designated someone independent of Business Office operations to be the financial software system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/brookhaven-fire-district-procurement-and-information-technology-2014m-339Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-206)
… The Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 1 is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The District, which … do so. The Treasurer did not prepare bank reconciliations in a timely manner. The Treasurer did not file 2012-14 annual … are filed in a timely manner, and annually audit or cause and audit of the District’s financial records. … Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/18/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015m-206Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-171)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over selected financial … District provides services and funds projects related to the conservation of soil and water resources, the … soil erosion and the prevention of floodwater and sediment damage. It is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/04/17/jefferson-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-overXIV.3.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… of legislative changes on interest received in current and new funds of the State. Guide to Financial Operations REV. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3a-overviewFuel Purchases
… The Authority spent over $7.5 million and $7.3 million on fuel in fiscal years 2012-13 and 2013-14, respectively. … buses, it spent approximately $11,000 more than necessary on fuel for two subsidiaries. Key Recommendations Implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/fuel-purchasesCentral Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-380)
… these years, District officials continued to increase the real property tax levy by more than $6.6 million, a 9 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/central-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-380City of Cortland – Non-Contractual Employees’ Payroll Benefits (2020M-161)
… time worked or charge leave accruals when off, and sold excess hours totaling $5,800 and $4,900, respectively. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/08/27/city-cortland-non-contractual-employees-payroll-benefits-2020m-161Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and cash collections were not deposited in a timely manner or properly secured prior to deposit. Cortland County … program are higher than in four neighboring counties. From 2006 through 2014, annual temporary housing costs in the county have increased by 400 percent from almost $183,000 to over $909,000. … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2