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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… manage and monitor the revolving loan fund program. As a result, the board cannot ensure the loan proceeds were … monitored to ensure loan recipients’ performance goals were achieved. Officials requested follow-up … $30,664. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Public Authorities
… Public authorities are corporate instruments of the State created by the Legislature to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authoritiesXII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… outlines the process Business Units should follow to pay contract assignees and sureties. Business Units are … outlines the process Business Units should follow to pay contract assignees and sureties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-suretiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and examinations have been issued: New York State Canal Corp.: Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up) … report issued in May 2015, concluded that, while the Canal Corp. performs routine operational and reliability checks of … given priority. In a follow-up, auditors found the Canal Corp. has made progress addressing the issues identified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments … DiNapoli. Sales tax collections totaled $1.02 billion in April. Plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, … Local sales tax collections dropped 244 percent in April compared to April 2019 leaving many of New Yorks local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance Department has systems and practices in place that allow it to appropriately collect Petroleum Bus
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … Unauthorized Bank Account (Report 2024-S-12 ). About the Program The Mitchell-Lama Housing program (Program) was … To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/03/09/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-located-outside-new-0DiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $75K
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ontario County District Attorney Jason MacBride, and Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione … us throughout this investigation. District Attorney Jason MacBride has now held Ms. Havens accountable for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-75kWellsville Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-159)
… to review the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2013 through April 19, 2017. … 1,300 students. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $29 … limit for the past three fiscal years by amounts ranging from $1.5 million to nearly $3 million. District officials …
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
… $12,505 in cash from the company’s fundraiser savings account without board approval. Columbia County – Court and … ensure that financial records were complete or properly account for town justice court revenue. ### For access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Groton … paid more than $11,000 in federal, state and local taxes on fuel purchases because they did not complete the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and … (Division) as high risk due to substantial charges for car rentals. The total costs associated with these travel … regulations. Division officials explained that the rental car charges were necessary to transport various Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesBrookhaven Fire District – Procurement and Information Technology (2014M-339)
… Background The Brookhaven Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town … not enter into written agreements with all professional service providers. The Board has not established written … and password and has not designated someone independent of Business Office operations to be the financial software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/brookhaven-fire-district-procurement-and-information-technology-2014m-339Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… 31, 2014. Background The Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency is an independent public development corporation whose purpose is to promote, develop … Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring 2014M338 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectVirgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… Although the Board has adopted procurement, investment and code of ethics policies, it did not ensure there were proper …
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)
… the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Paris, in Oneida County. The District is governed by a five-member … annual financial report (AUD) was prepared and filed in a timely manner or that an annual audit of the Treasurer’s …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … consists of five elected members. The District’s general fund budget totaled $530,523 for the 2013 fiscal … for expenditures. Specifically, the District’s fund balance has declined 74 percent from approximately $120,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mHilton Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-200-F)
… Central School District’s (District’s) progress, as of August 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit … Hilton Central School Districts Districts progress as of August 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/hilton-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-200-fAdirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-184)
… million decline in the general fund balance. The school lunch fund was not self-sufficient and required advances and … Take the necessary steps to ensure that the school lunch fund becomes self-sufficient, such as increasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-184Software Management (2015-MR-3)
… our audit was to assess software management and website, web application and supporting server vulnerabilities for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2015/09/25/software-management-2015-mr-3