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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not adopted long-term financial and capital/infrastructure plans to set forth the town’s objectives and goals. The board … policy. The board also did not properly monitor the life insurance benefits provided to members, resulting in the … and receipts. The treasurer prepares the bill packages and list of bills for board approval, records disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Former Poestenkill Employee Charged With Stealing $3,000 From Town
… the former Town of Poestenkill administrative assistant, for allegedly stealing more than $3,000 in town funds over a … District Attorney Donnelly and the New York State Police for their partnership in making sure she will be held … from the taxpayer, and my office is committed to justice for those that have squandered from their neighbors. I am …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-poestenkill-employee-charged-stealing-3000-townReporting of Billboard Income
… years. Background Finance's Property Division (Division) is responsible to ensure that all real property in New York City (City) is valued fairly, accurately and consistently. To accomplish … visits, and correct reported income when they believe it is incorrect or omitted. Finance may also assess penalties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/reporting-billboard-incomeJasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… are conducted to learn the location, use and operation of the emergency doors, fire extinguishers, first-aid equipment and windows as a means of escape from fire or accident. These drills provide staff … or persons in parental relations (together “parents”) of drills as required in 2024-25. Without adequate emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79West Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-85)
… evacuation routes and evacuation sites. Evacuation is used in response to various building emergencies such as fire, gas … drills practice the essential steps necessary to lockdown in an emergency. Bus drills are conducted to learn the … within the required time frames and officials could not support that they met all drill requirements. Officials also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/07/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-85Middlesex Fire District – Procurement (2025M-135)
… back to January 1, 2022 to review the purchase of a tanker truck. Understanding the Audit Area A board of fire … made a payment of $157,992 toward the purchase of a tanker truck. Audit Summary District officials did not ensure the … to competitive bidding applied when procuring a new tanker truck. Additionally, officials did not follow the procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/middlesex-fire-district-procurement-2025m-135DiNapoli: Owner and Employee of Medical Transport Company Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid
… in need into their own pockets,” DiNapoli said. “Medicaid is a vital program, and my office will continue to partner … of fraud perpetrated by these defendants.” Saeed, 40, is the president of Sublime Medical Transportation, a Schenectady County company that is enrolled in the Medicaid program as a participating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-owner-and-employee-medical-transport-company-arrested-defrauding-medicaidConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… General Municipal Law 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses … A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesCenter Moriches Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-113)
… (OSC)? Audit Period December 31, 2019 – June 30, 2025. We extended our audit period forward to November 15, 2025 to review the status of the fiscal year end 2024 annual … with our findings and recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. We conducted this audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/center-moriches-fire-district-fiscal-transparency-2025m-113Town of Palermo – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-22)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Palermo (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial … Town of Palermo Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisors Supervisor financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/01/30/town-palermo-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-22Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-33)
… of the budget, for unexpected occurrences and fluctuations in cash flow. In fiscal year 2023-24, the District’s general fund … $14.6 million and it educated approximately 125 students in grades K-6. The District also paid tuition to neighboring … fund balance The Board appropriated surplus fund balance in part because it adopted budgets that annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025mAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… procurement policies and procedures. When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods … procurement policies and procedures When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29Village of Unadilla – Disbursements (2025M-97)
… card use and payroll-related payments), we identified one or more deficiencies within 249 disbursements (or 76 … Also, the Board did not approve any of the disbursements. One former employee received $13,000 of the $33,200. Of 133 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/06/26/village-unadilla-disbursements-2025m-97State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… assets went unreported in SFS AM, including forklifts, a ticket booth, garages, and dump trucks; and auditors found … and matches individual job seekers to jobs, generates Ticket to Work program (TTW) documentation, and provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Catharine – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-26)
… of the accounts in a ledger kept by double entry, with the debit and credit balances shown in separate columns. If the totals of the debit and credit columns are equal, the ledger from which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/15/town-catharine-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-26DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … belonging to village officials. Orleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-043) The records maintained by the county … procurement policy. The district spends $9,000 for natural gas and $13,000 for electricity annually, but did not solicit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 90-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of social services (see Social Services Law, §106). You state that when one of these mortgages is paid in full, the … do not apply "to any mortgage granted to or made by the state of New York ... or any political subdivision of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 89-29
… of property rather than an outright sale of its land. This is in reply to your letter in which you ask whether, in … street. You state that the value of the two parcels is approximately equal and that the federal agency desires an … of the United States or any agency or department thereof is provided by section 72-h(a) the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 97 - 12
… however, would be prohibited from performing services for the engineering firm in relation to any matter before, or … disclosing any confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to the planning … from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… pre-2020 levels. Transfer Receipts Bolster Personal Income Figure 1 shows the changing composition of personal income … to 28.0 percent ($430 billion) of total personal income. FIGURE 1 – New York State Quarterly Personal Income by … for over half of total earnings in New York, as shown in Figure 2. FIGURE 2 – Earnings in New York by Industry, First …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021