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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County , City of Troy and the Village of Victor . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the preliminary budget are reasonable. However, the … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. The town’s 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Go-Kart Proceeds
… Hannibal Fire Company to pay for construction of a go-kart track on its property. He claimed it would help raise money … dues, concessions, and rentals, were to go toward track operation and maintenance. An audit by DiNapoli’s … that Chris Emmons kept over $9,662 from the go-kart track. Additionally, when questioned, Chris Emmons produced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-indicted-allegedly-stealing-go-kart-proceedsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… New York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a … year, according to the annual report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examining state agencies’ overtime and workforce trends. After a … New York State agency overtime costs increased 102 in 2024 for a total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review capital project finances for the period January 1, … for 2017 totaled $5.1 million. Key Findings The Board did not adopt a bond resolution before issuing a bond … project, 97 percent of which was not needed, and could have avoided incurring issuance costs of $8,150 and interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161Rochester Academy Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s purchasing practices for the period … approximately $3.3 million. Key Finding The School did not have sufficient Board-approved policies and procedures over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/26/rochester-academy-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-144Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
Determine whether HastingsonHudson Union Free School District District officials ensured that unneeded network user accounts were disabled timely
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTransportation – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Highway Conditions Improve Slightly for the Third Year in a Row The State is responsible for maintaining more than … lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 2.6 percent in 2022. In 2022, 57.9 percent of the State’s highway lane miles were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/transportationTown of Stony Point – Budget Review (B6-13-15)
… complies with the tax levy limit. Key Recommendation Do not use non-recurring revenues to fund recurring operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/15/town-stony-point-budget-review-b6-13-15IX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… status, the billing process is initiated. To allow the state to take advantage of discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay Initiative (P2P) and still remain in compliance with the State’s CMIA Treasury State Agreement, AP vouchers will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewTown of Mount Morris – Justice Court (2012M-129)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the financial operations of … 2010, to June 22, 2012. Key Findings The current Justices have developed adequate internal controls over the Court’s … cash was properly safeguarded. However, the Justices did not perform accountabilities reconciling Court assets to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-mount-morris-justice-court-2012m-129New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… officials ensured the District accurately paid employees’ salary and wages. Key Findings Our audit found that District … officials ensured the District accurately paid employees salary and wages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149Fishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… Board gave taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. As of December 31, 2020, the unassigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Town of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… activities. The Board and Superintendent did not: Prior to 2021, agree, in writing, to expenditures for highway repair and improvement as required. As a result, the Board’s ability to sufficiently plan and budget for long-term road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… Board oversight, policies and procedures and segregation of duties. As a result: District officials overpaid (or potentially overpaid) 30 employees a total of $113,564 in payroll and leave accrual payments, including … for certifying the payroll accuracy. Thirty-six of the 104 full-time and part-time employees were not covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… plan that details how District officials would respond to IT disruptions. As a result, officials had active but … that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationIndustrial Development Agencies in New York State
… Since 1969, state law has authorized local governments to establish … improving economic welfare within the municipality. Per state law, IDAs are required to report all financial and … an interactive map developed by the Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) that displays summary-level IDA data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/industrial-development-agencies-new-york-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget
… small additions to the city’s workforce in areas of need or for expanded services. The city chose not to take … assistance in the current fiscal year only, a continuation of a budgeting practice that habitually underestimates the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budgetOpinion 2004-7
… properties within the villages (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-369, p 405; 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-1159, … owners in adjoining towns who are permitted to use water from the district. Under section 198(3)(d), the county governing board is required to levy the amount of the delinquent water rents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7DiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… — the dollars sent to the federal government compared with the amount given back — for the first time in recent … era, and will state budget practices be transformed along with it? At the core of these questions is one main issue: … we saw first-hand how a lack of transparency — coupled with generous spending and an over reliance on debt and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edOpinion 89-4
… (purchase of bonds and notes when town supervisor is director and stockholder of bank); (designation of bank as depository when town supervisor is director and … has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town depository unless the exception in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4