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Opinion 2005-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EDUCATION LAW §§1901, 1914, 2102-a: A board member of a central high school district who is also an elected … Whether a board member of a central high school district who is also an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… funds received and disbursed during 2017, totaling $23,461. Auditors found the records maintained by the county … expense estimates, which caused funding gaps. As of Dec. 9, 2021, the corporation’s projected costs exceeded revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller 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: 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-161Credit for Previous or Military Service – Article 14 Benefits
… able to obtain credit for your previous public employment or military service. It is very important that you claim all … records documenting your previous service may be lost or destroyed with the passage of time. Prior Service Prior … Service You may be able to receive credit for some or all of your military service. To determine your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/credit-previous-or-military-serviceState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… ridership to return to a fiscally sustainable path.” Track state and local government spending at Open Book New … millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetHastings-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/transportationIX.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)
… or reserve policies or multiyear financial and capital plans. Adhering to the adopted fund balance policy and adopting and adhering to these policies and plans would increase transparency. Key Recommendations Adopt … policies and develop multiyear financial and capital plans. Officials partially agreed with our findings and …
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)
… approved and supported. We attribute the audit findings to inadequate Board oversight, policies and procedures and … leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in overpayments to the Interim Superintendent. The Interim Superintendent was … Board resolution. As a result, payroll staff were unable to interpret what benefits employees are entitled to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Industrial 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 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-89-4Opinion 88-77
… a prohibited interest in contracts between the district and the corporation for the provision by the corporation of … relating to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees are contained in General Municipal Law, Article … district is agreeing to provide funding for the program and the local council is agreeing to conduct the program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77DiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Paid Consultant's Questionable Hotel and Dining Tabs
… of the contract, including pricey rooms at the Carlyle Hotel and a “team dinner” that included cocktails, according … said. “Auditors found tens of thousands in monthly hotel costs and expensive dinners on the public’s dime at a … and some of his lodging at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess hotel to his state-issued credit card for a six-day birthday …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-suny-downstate-paid-consultants-questionable-hotel-and-dining-tabs