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DiNapoli & James: Former Throop Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $11,000 From Town
… A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $11,000 … A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $11000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-james-former-throop-supervisor-pleads-guilty-stealing-11000-townState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the loan proceeds were used to further the corporation’s mission. Revolving loan fund activity was not adequately … monitored to ensure loan recipients’ performance goals were achieved. Officials requested follow-up … between $364,415 in 2017-18 (100% of the ensuing year’s budget), and $445,858 in 2019-20 (109% of the ensuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Escalation – Article 14 Benefits
… escalation, it will increase or decrease each April at a rate equal to the increase or decrease in the cost-of-living … 25 years of service credit. If you begin collecting your service retirement benefit prior to the full escalation … your retirement precedes the full escalation date, the rate of increase or decrease will be reduced by 1/36th. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/escalationNorwich City School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-143)
… examine the internal controls over cafeteria operations for the period July 1, 2012 through January 22, 2014. … with approximately 1,950 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled approximately $38 … Key Findings Fund balance has consistently been used for operations and officials have consistently overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/01/norwich-city-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteria-operationsWoodbourne Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-98)
… expenditures. Develop and adopt policies and procedures for the District’s financial operations, including controls for wire transfers, online banking, investments, procurement, … card use and capital assets. Transparently set aside funds for future building and equipment needs. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/woodbourne-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-98Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… hearings on the proposed 2022 and 2023 budgets or formally adopt the budgets, as required by New York State Town Law … by an average of $43,300, or 40 percent. Develop and adopt written multiyear financial and capital plans. … audit the Secretary-Treasurer’s records. Develop and adopt realistic budgets, hold public budget hearings, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … ranging from $2.4 to $3 million (10.3 to 12.8 percent) of the next year’s budget (during the same period), which … our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… district employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. … in accordance with agreements they negotiate with member hospitals, including St. Francis. Empire’s payments to St. … to acquire them. Key Finding We reviewed one claim payment to St. Francis for special items and determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-francis-hospital-poughkeepsie-january-1-2011Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)
… public benefit corporation created under New York State General Municipal Law. The IDA is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-boardFormer Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway pled guilty to petit larceny for stealing more than $5,000 from ambulance funds, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Wyoming … Service Business Manager Darcy J Conaway pled guilty to petit larceny for stealing more than $5000 from ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyVillage of Bolivar – Financial Condition of Water and Sewer Funds (2013M-125)
… do not presently have sufficient resources to repay the full amount of these interfund loans without affecting their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/09/village-bolivar-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2013m-125Town of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly … disbursed, monthly bank reconciliations or cash balances for each fund. Ensure bank reconciliations were accurate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Town’s fund balance accounts had errors totaling $833,153. For example, the general town-wide fund was understated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Oakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… School District (District) officials ensured credit card and purchase card charges were properly approved, supported and for … District officials did not ensure that all credit card and purchase card charges were properly approved and … Central School District District officials ensured credit card and purchase card charges were properly approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency – Project and Sublease Approval and Monitoring (2014M-369)
… our audit was to review the Agency’s management practices for the period January 1, 2013 through November 19, 2014. … Board that is appointed by the County Legislature. For calendar year 2014, the Agency had 10 active projects, … The Board has not established criteria and procedures for selecting projects and subleases. The Board does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schuyler-county-industrial-development-agency-project-andComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… taxpayer dollars and the integrity of CUNY's fellowship leave program. In a follow-up report, auditors determined … determined that Metropolitan was overpaid $581,315 because school officials incorrectly certified students as eligible … service costs. State University of New York Downstate Medical Center Review of Growe Technologies Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… risks. Out of the 159 shelters DiNapoli’s auditors visited in the spring of 2019, 96 (60 percent) were in unsatisfactory condition. Twenty-one of those were identified in poor condition in prior audits by the Comptroller. At both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows During First Half of 2019
… and 3.2 percent, respectively, over the same periods in 2018. In comparison, 2018 collections for the early quarters grew by 4.8 percent and 7.2 percent over the same periods in 2017. Most of the economic factors that typically explain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slows-during-first-half-2019