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City of Troy – Budget Review (B22-5-7)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2023 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Troy, located in Rensselaer County, is authorized to issue … New York Office of the State Comptroller City of Troy Budget Review 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/04/city-troy-budget-review-b22-5-7Village of Hempstead -- Budget Review (B7-15-7)
… of its taxing authority. The Village’s ability to rely on real property taxes as an increased revenue source in the … $500,000 from the tax stabilization reserve to lessen the real property tax levy. The Board has not yet adopted a … to use the tax stabilization reserve to lessen the real property tax levy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/10/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-15-7Website Accessibility
… Acrobat to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Microsoft Word Microsoft offers file viewer and converter programs to enable … another version of MS-Word to open and view MS-Word files. Microsoft Excel Microsoft offers Microsoft offers to enable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/website-accessibilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Avon Central School District , Brighton Central School … did not adopt policies for password management, protection of personal, private and sensitive information, wireless … remote access, mobile devices, sanitation and disposal of electronic media, user accounts, access rights, data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Cost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… You can take steps to reduce the cost of unemployment insurance, which provides short-term financial assistance to … After you terminate an employee and file for unemployment insurance, DOL will determine whether or not the employee is … uses the tax contribution method to fund unemployment insurance. Document your reviews thoroughly and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsColesville-Windsor Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-74)
… account, which provide the Board with critical information on the results of operations, and properly filed the 2019 … Comply with New York State (NYS) General Municipal Law (GML) by: Maintaining a code of ethics that could have … forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and standards are included in Appendix …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/colesville-windsor-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-74DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… the limits have been circumvented too easily, often with little public discussion, and have led to a high and growing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is charged with the responsibility, under Section 112 of the State Finance Law, for the pre-audit of certain State contracts. This section provides guidance to State … The Office of the State Comptroller OSC is charged with the responsibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewVII.3.A AP Adjustment Voucher Preparation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… in an inaccurate 1099 being issued to the vendor. Supplier ID/Vendor ID The supplier ID should match the original … level in SFS, agencies should send their checks to DTF – Treasury to be deposited to the General Checking Account (GCA), see: Section 3.B – AP Adjustment Voucher – Treasury Requirements of this Chapter for more information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3a-ap-adjustment-voucher-preparationDiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration
… their students,” DiNapoli said. “We’ve seen many successes on the local level across New York. Local communities and … farms to school cafeterias.” “We are honored to partner with the Poughkeepsie Farm-to-School Project in this … equity initiative focused on incorporating fresh, local, healthy foods into the daily diets of the scholars we serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-expansion-farm-school-programs-depends-innovation-and-collaborationOpinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… to preschoolers with disabilities, has pleaded guilty for his participation in a scheme that stole millions of dollars … instead used by Daniel Laniado to buy diamonds and stock his private supermarket shelves until our auditors and investigators exposed his crime," State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… The state Public Service Commission (PSC) is falling short in monitoring Charter Communications Inc. and other utilities … track service reliability and imposed only four penalties in four years. “When New Yorkers flip on the lights, log in or make a call, they should be confident that someone is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Central New York Regional … Standards (2016-S-31) Auditors reviewed select operational and technical security controls over the protection of … Centro’s information security program for cardholder data and to help ensure it meets PCI requirements. Public Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsUnderstanding the Audit Process
… The Audit Process at a Glance Opening Conference: Audit team and auditee officials discuss the audit. Preliminary Audit Survey: Audit team gains an initial understanding of organizational and … refine the audit objective(s). Fieldwork Phase: Audit team examines the organizational and program information in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/understanding-audit-processCity of Olean – Budget Review (B18-1-1)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review … The City continues to transfer unused contingency funds from the general, water and sewer funds to the capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/19/city-olean-budget-review-b18-1-1City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)
… obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b23-5-4Town of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… and felony grand larceny in the third degree as a crime of public corruption for the theft from the Town. In July 2025, … Board also did not audit, or contract with an independent public accountant to audit, the Clerk’s records for the 2017 … We encourage the Board to make the CAP available for public review in the Clerk’s office. 1 Town of Willsboro – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92Regulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… the proper disposition of the application; and Whereas, In recent years there has been a significant increase in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 24, 2021)
… June 24, 2021 Edition Growth in Use of Telehealth Services Among Medicaid and Child Health Plus Beneficiaries in New York The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many changes in the ways New Yorkers conducted daily activities, with … The COVID19 pandemic prompted many changes in the ways New Yorkers conducted daily activities with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-24-2021