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Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… May 11, 2017. Background The Town of Cambria is located in Niagara County and has a population of approximately 5,800. The Town, which is … Transfer comfort station BAN proceeds improperly deposited in the general fund to the debt service fund and use it to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161State 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 … creates a risk to balanced budgets in the coming years. My team is analyzing the budget and will issue an analysis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budgetIndustrial Development Agencies in New York State
Performance of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/industrial-development-agencies-new-york-stateRochester Academy Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-144)
… Background The Rochester Academy Charter School is located in the City of Rochester, in Monroe County. The oversight for school operations is … We found that the School used restrictive practices in some of their purchases, which undermined the intent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/26/rochester-academy-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-144IX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… is initiated. To allow the state to take advantage of discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewTown of Mount Morris – Justice Court (2012M-129)
… to known liabilities. One Justice failed to close his bank account as required when he resigned. Key Recommendations … to OSC JCF. Take action to close the former Justice’s bank account and any unidentified moneys in the Justice’s bank account should be reported and remitted to OSC. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-mount-morris-justice-court-2012m-129Town of Stony Point – Budget Review (B6-13-15)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … are outstanding. Key Findings Based on the results of our review, we found that the significant revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/15/town-stony-point-budget-review-b6-13-15Transportation – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… 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 … Improved Since 2018, But Are Worse Than in Other States In 2022, New York State was responsible for maintaining 8,535 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/transportationFishers 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-128Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… (or potentially overpaid) 30 employees a total of $113,564 in payroll and leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in overpayments to the Interim Superintendent. The Interim Superintendent was responsible for certifying the payroll accuracy. Thirty-six of the 104 …
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)
… network user accounts that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s … ability to recover from an unexpected IT disruption. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that … found that officials did not: Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling user access rights to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationNew Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… accurately paid employees’ salary and wages. Key Findings Our audit found that District officials accurately paid $3.1 … the payroll clerk’s work. District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… accounts. These accounts had last log on dates ranging from March 2014 to November 2022. Key Recommendations … with our findings and recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTown of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… 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 maintenance was diminished. Enter into written shared … Recommendations Annually agree, in writing, on highway repair and improvement expenditures. Maintain a complete, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… billed Medicaid for over a million dollars of prescription medication it did not have in stock to dispense. The Attorney … by defrauding Medicaid and pretending to dispense cancer medication he never did. Medicaid is meant to be a healthcare … had dispensed Neupogen, a high-dollar cancer treatment medication, to patients when Value never possessed sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyOpinion 90-36
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (medium of payment - postdated checks) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §924; TOWN LAW, §§35, 37: A town tax … should return a postdated check tendered as payment of real property taxes by a taxpayer or retain the check for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36Governor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli Appoint First-Ever Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… his 2018 State of the State address in January. The panel will advise the Comptroller, as trustee of the $209.1 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), on how best to mitigate investment risks stemming from climate … decarbonize their assets. The panel's recommendations will be advisory in nature. Members of the advisory panel include: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/governor-cuomo-and-comptroller-dinapoli-appoint-first-ever-decarbonization-advisory-panelBinghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant – Sewage Operation Costs (2015M-213)
… 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. Background In 1965, the City of Binghamton and the Village of Johnson City entered into an intermunicipal agreement to establish a … the City and the Village jointly own a sewage treatment plant and related facilities located in the Town of Vestal in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/binghamton-johnson-city-joint-sewage-treatment-plant-sewage-operation-costs-2015mBradford Fire Co. Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… arrest of Bradford Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Sherry Hamilton. She was charged with grand larceny in the third … County District Attorney Brooks Baker, uncovered that Hamilton misappropriated more than $8,000 in fire company … and manipulating company bank accounts and records. Hamilton was issued an appearance ticket and will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/bradford-fire-co-treasurer-arrested-stealing-public-fundsErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Adult Education Program and Professional Services (2016M-206)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to review BOCES’ financial records and … related to the adult education program and the procurement of professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through … Erie 2ChautauquaCattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES Adult Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/10/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-adult