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Avoca Central School District – Payroll (2025M-14)
… board-established rates. The payroll clerk is responsible for entering and adjusting employee salary, pay rates and … of the CAP must begin by the end of the next fiscal year. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please … report. The CAP should be posted on the District’s website for public review. 1 We discussed the lack of support for one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-payroll-2025m-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… could not explain how the finance committee participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the … practice of overestimating appropriations resulted in it levying more real property taxes than needed and resulted in the accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… did not always seek competition for professional services in accordance with district policy. As a result, services may not have been procured in the most economical manner and in the best interest of the taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and the Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … were followed. The former director hired an employee in violation of Broome County Civil Service requirements at a … statements, direct deposit listings or cancelled checks. In addition, all employees did not complete detailed time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Milford , Village of Nassau and the Town of Pendleton . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … Service Communication Surcharges (2017MS-4) Each county in this audit could improve controls over E911 revenues. One county (Schenectady) made significant improvements in controls over E911 revenues. However, because no resource …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli 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 this summer after a sixyear tenure
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-announces-vicki-fullers-retirement-cio-nys-common-retirement-fundState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and the Scotia-Glenville Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … storage tanks are not adequately secured or inspected. In addition, district officials did not compare fuel … provide cybersecurity awareness training to all employees. In addition, officials did not disable or remove unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… mother’s deposited pension checks and expended them for her personal use, including cellphone and utility bills, … Attorney Scarpino, Ms. Rose is being held responsible for her actions and is now required to pay full restitution … DiNapoli said. "I thank the District Attorney and his team for their outstanding efforts on this case and in helping us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-paymentsDiNapoli Appoints Navyug Patel Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund
… and their beneficiaries.” “Nav is a valued partner to me in our investment process,” Anastasia Titarchuk, the Fund’s … said. “My thanks go to Comptroller DiNapoli for his trust in appointing me to this position.” Patel was born in Uganda and raised in London before moving to the U.S. as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-appoints-navyug-patel-deputy-chief-investment-officer-new-york-state-common-retirement-fundDiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY
… Motor vehicle fatalities in New York state rose 25.8% from … highest level in a decade in 2022, even as the number of vehicle miles travelled, licensed drivers, and traffic … said. “While there are fewer drivers on the road and vehicle safety features have greatly improved, more fatal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-motor-vehicle-fatalities-rise-sharply-nyState Agencies Bulletin No. 880
… Law, if it is determined that it is impractical to recruit for a specific title at the hiring rate of the salary grade … of the State, the Director may increase the minimum salary for that title in the specific area(s), called an Increased … an appointee substantially exceeds requirements necessary for appointment to a specific title, the Director may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/880-new-increased-hiring-rate-reason-codesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $18.2 Billion Through September 2025, Up Over 4.3% Over Prior Year
… January to September 2025 include: Each of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, had a year-over-year increase in collections. New York City’s sales tax collections totaled … while aggregate collections for the counties and cities in the rest of the state grew by 3% ($258 million). Outside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-182-billion-through-september-2025-over-43-over-prior-yearDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… and Treatment Act (Act) at regional DOCCS offices in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Elmira, New Rochelle, Northeast … them to committing a sex offense and that results in their difficulty in controlling this behavior. Many of these individuals are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersOpinion 89-9
… may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased employee who died intestate to the proper party upon affidavit as … of an unclaimed paycheck of a deceased county employee who died intestate. According to your letter, the only known heir of the deceased employee is a sister, who has been advised of the unclaimed paycheck. You further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 92-37
… protection district dissolved pursuant to Town Law, §172-d is subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. This is in reply to your letter concerning the need to obtain the … of the State Comptroller when a fire protection district is dissolved and the area merged into an adjoining fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37DiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… financial footing than seven months ago with $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources now expected to be available over … total of $240 million from $638 million. The $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources during the financial plan period … MTA plans to raise fares and tolls again by 7.5 percent in 2015 and by another 7.5 percent in 2017 -- more than twice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesUnexpected Delays and Events
… both the largest commuter railroad and the oldest railroad in America operating under its original name. It extends from … oversees the movement of trains and train dispatchers in its Operations Center (Center) in Jamaica. It also communicates with train crews and signal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsHoltsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… balanced budgets based on historical data or known trends in which recurring revenues finance recurring expenditures. In preparing a budget, a board must estimate the amounts a … funds. This was 45 percent more than the $2.2 million in transfers planned, with no indication of the Board’s plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… by state law and the village’s procurement policy. In addition, 36 claims totaling approximately $171,000 were … to the claim but were approved for payment by the board. In addition, the commissioners approved and audited their own … real property tax exemptions. Of the 408 tax exemptions in those categories granted in 2022 and 2023, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… of local departments of social services and homeless shelter providers to make sure those entering the shelters … per year from 2018 to 2022. Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs assessment and the … to be completed within the first 10 days of admission to a shelter. DiNapoli’s auditors found from January 2018 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-shelters