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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … officials did not ensure that the cash receipts process for extra classroom activities (ECA) funds were administered … treasurer did not issue pre-numbered duplicate receipts for all funds placed in her custody, funds are not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-435
… will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2011 calendar year for employees who were in a status of Active or Paid Leave and received salary from a position in one of the designated bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-435-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows
… increased 7.7 percent. Much of this can be explained by increases in sales tax rates in three counties that took effect in late 2013, but were in place for all of 2014. Essex and Lewis counties increased their tax … Other regions, however, experienced modest growth. For example, the Capital District’s collections were up 3.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slowsDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… city must take steps to strengthen career opportunities for young job seekers or the city’s economic recovery will be … even further,” DiNapoli said. “The recovery is much slower for young workers in New York City when compared to the rest … epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment in 2020 for 16- to 24-year-olds in the city reached 22%, while in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… at an accelerating pace. New York City and state agencies, for example, have experienced a broad expansion of AI … AI systems designed or implemented irresponsibly. For instance, a faulty automated fraud detection system in … insurance recipients of fraud, causing financial ruin for many. Similar issues have plagued other systems related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… determined the town clerk did not issue duplicate receipts for any collections during the audit period which totaled … board did not require adequate supporting documentation for all claims or annually audit the supervisor’s records and … manner. The justices also did not adequately account for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… that individuals only had appropriate roles assigned. For example, a student had access to a business application … access. Multiple individuals also appeared to have roles for which they had no business purpose. For example, 22 employees outside of financial aid could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Announces $114 Million of G.O. Bonds Awarded
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today awarded $114.04 million of New York State Series 2019A Tax-Exempt General Obligation … which submitted the lowest true interest cost bid of 1.668079 percent in the competitive sale. The bonds are … to be delivered on March 21, 2019. The net proceeds of the Series 2019A Bonds will finance projects authorized by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-announces-114-million-go-bonds-awardedNew Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District - Bank Reconciliations (2018M-80)
… the payroll account, accurate. The District’s book balance for the payroll bank account did not reflect the true cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/20/new-hyde-park-garden-city-park-union-free-school-district-bankVillage of Delhi – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-204-F)
… Village of Delhi's (Village) progress, as of April 2022, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in January 2020. Background The Village is located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/20/village-delhi-audit-follow-2019m-204-fTown of Gaines – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-172)
… to help ensure all money is properly accounted for. Except as specified in Appendix A, Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-gaines-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-172City of Elmira – Audit Follow-Up (2017M-90-F)
… City Council. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $31.7 million. Results of Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/10/30/city-elmira-audit-follow-2017m-90-fContract #C001193 – Enterprise Risk Management Software
… Information, as it becomes available, will be available for download through the following links: Draft Contract , in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/contract-c001193Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2015M-152)
… condition and controls over information technology for the period July 1, 2009 through January 23, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $31.6 million. … Key Findings Budgets did not include estimated amounts for tax certiorari judgments or the District’s plan for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/16/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-informationTown of Carlisle – Fund Balance (2017M-106)
… audit was to evaluate the Town’s fund balance management for the period January 1, 2016 through February 7, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds for 2017 totaled $827,305. Key Findings The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-carlisle-fund-balance-2017m-106Opinion 96-13
… in, and receive benefits from, a service award program for volunteer ambulance workers and the State Employees' … in, and receive benefits from, a service award program for volunteer ambulance workers and the State Employees' … position or employment in the civil service to which any salary or emolument is attached. We have been informed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Real Property Dispositions
… AI does not reflect the Port Authority’s current policies for administering property disposals. We interviewed Port … key departments who were subject to certain AI provisions for real property matters) were unfamiliar with it. We … of the dispositions ranged from $650,000 to $42.0 million for five properties. (One disposition was an exchange of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/real-property-dispositionsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… operations. The district could not demonstrate a plan for the need for certain reserves that have not been used for three years. The district also has not adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0City of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City's general, water and sewer funds as of December … found the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the preliminary budget are reasonable. The proposed budget … not include a tax overlay, which could create a shortfall in 2017. The Common Council will have to adopt a local law to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16Contract Advisory No. 6
… Subject: The Vendor ID associated to a contract record in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) can only be changed when the original contract (sequence 0) … to a contract record in the Statewide Financial System SFS can only be changed when the original contract sequence 0 is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contract