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Starpoint Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-101-F)
… – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Starpoint Central School District’s … that District officials did not adequately secure access to the network or properly manage user permissions to the financial and student information applications. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/05/starpoint-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-101-fState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and that all claims were approved prior to payment. None of the 18 purchases of goods and services tested, totaling $58,117 (11%), … district making improper or inappropriate payments. Town of Smyrna – Claims Audit Process (Chenango County) The board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Village of Franklin and the Town of Hartwick . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … or ensure water rents and penalties were properly billed. In addition, the board did not provide proper oversight of … spending, the state's 145,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Central Valley … tested, confirming that the district's control system is not working properly. Records reviewed contained 16 errors … 3.7 percentage points. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… County) The board did not approve the disposal of assets with a book value of $4,483. Auditors found that district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… IT equipment or maintain sufficiently detailed, up-to-date inventory records. The IT inventory list included at least 400 active IT devices that were … for 201 devices. Auditors reviewed 60 IT devices to confirm the devices were properly inventoried and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 7% in First Quarter
… period last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Sales tax … a monthly basis, statewide sales tax collections increased by 9.2% in January and 14.1% in February, but the growth … counties and cities outside New York City, in total, grew by 3.3%, or $85 million, in the first quarter. Fifty out of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-7-percent-first-quarterMinority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)
New York State supports small businesses and certified minority andor womenowned businesses through a variety of programs In fact in some cases state agen
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprises-mwbesFormer President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced that ROBERT M. GARCIA, the former president … States Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, the FBI and the State Police, he will now be held accountable. This is a reminder … April 2013. His election to that position also made him an officer of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Council, which oversees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000Opinion 89-20
… OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) -- Board of Ethics (town board of ethics may not act with respect to fire district officers and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a fire district located within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 91-57
… the municipality ( cf . Local Finance Law, §165.00[a]), it is our opinion that the requirement to keep library moneys in … of the use, disposition, and expenditure of those moneys is vested in the library board of trustees even if the municipal treasurer is the custodian of library moneys. (Education Law, §§226[6], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 30, 2021)
… and the ensuing economic shutdown were swift and deep: employment in New York declined by nearly 2 million jobs from … of the jobs lost during that time have been recovered, and employment is still more than 1 million jobs below its pre-pandemic levels. In February 2021, total non-farm employment in New York increased only slightly, by a net of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-march-30-2021New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… of lost jobs. 53% of New York adults age 18 and over live in households that have lost employment income since … Data For example, while 10 percent of all U.S. adults live in households reporting not having enough to eat in the … In the wake of COVID19 more than half of adult New Yorkers live in households that have lost employment income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020Enforcement of Local Law 144 – Automated Employment Decision Tools
… biases and create novel sources of bias, and there is often a lack of transparency about the system’s … NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is responsible for enforcement of key consumer protection, … and workplace laws that apply to businesses in NYC. DCWP is tasked with enforcing LL144 and can impose civil penalties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/enforcement-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-toolsOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… or maltreatment, and provide rehabilitative services. OCFS is responsible for overseeing the locally administered child … The SCR, established by New York Social Services Law, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year … received approximately 313,000 calls in 2023. If a call is received and OCFS staff determine there is reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followSyracuse City School District – Information Technology (2025M-129)
… adequately manage nonstudent network user accounts and develop and adopt an information technology (IT) contingency plan? … district officials must manage network user accounts and create IT contingency plans to help protect personal, … adequately manage nonstudent network user accounts and develop and adopt an information technology IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/20/syracuse-city-school-district-information-technology-2025m-129DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… equity investment process,” In 2022, the Fund committed $300 million to the Carval Clean Energy Fund II, a credit fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: Major Retailers Agree to Report on Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Workplace Safety
… extent to which subcontracting in substandard facilities is the norm in overseas apparel production. The 2014 Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh is the most devastating example of the dangers facing these … safeguard conditions." About the Companies: Macy's Inc. is one of the nation's largest retailers with 870 stores in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-major-retailers-agree-report-efforts-protect-human-rights-workplace-safetyDiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… including average daily hotel room rates, which exceeded $300. The uptick is projected to generate a record $4.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… New York State has more than 7 million acres of farmland, and many of its … are to our food supply and environmental health. The state has designed a program to protect their declining … past three decades, the honey bee population in New York has declined drastically, in large part due to invasive pests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-program