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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and completed timely and within budget. Office of Victim Services (OVS): Controls Over Selected Expenditures … controls generally ensured that its expenditures for crime victim compensation claims, grants, and forensic rape … made only to eligible victims and providers for eligible victim services. However, auditors identified minor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The court clerks did not return unclaimed exonerated bail totaling $16,287 to the known …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Uniondale Fire District – Firehouse Hall Rentals and Questionable Board Practices (2013M-244)
… employees and 126 volunteer members. The District’s budget for 2012 was $4.1 million. Key Findings The Board’s current firehouse hall rental policy and procedures are inadequate, and it did not … and/or approve, monitor, or control the firehouse hall rental process. The Board did not exercise appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/uniondale-fire-district-firehouse-hall-rentals-and-questionable-boardSauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Paris, in Oneida County. The District is governed by a five-member … annual financial report (AUD) was prepared and filed in a timely manner or that an annual audit of the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant – Sewage Operation Costs (2015M-213)
… purpose of our audit was to determine if sewage treatment services were provided economically for the period January 1, … DEC issued a consent order requiring construction of a new facility with a completion deadline of April 2017. If the new facility is not completed by the deadline, DEC could levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/binghamton-johnson-city-joint-sewage-treatment-plant-sewage-operation-costs-2015mMaine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … tried to maintain the same level of programs and services while keeping the tax levy as low as possible. However, they were able to do so only by continually appropriating fund balance, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-184)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period … appropriations of fund balance and reserves, which has led to planned operating deficits from 2012-13 through 2014-15 … in the general fund balance. The school lunch fund was not self-sufficient and required advances and subsidies from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-184Richland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over District financial … other funds. An annual foreign fire insurance report has not been filed with OSC for the last four years. Claims were … with OSC. Audit and approve all claims before payment to help ensure claims are adequately supported and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374The Age 55 Plan – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… must retire by the first day of the month following your 70th birthday, even if you have not elected the special plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/age-55-planComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Addison Central School District , Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District , Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi , Lake Placid Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 88-12
… and hiring personnel or by one village acting as "lead agency" and contracting to provide the service to the … and hiring personnel or by one village acting as "lead agency" and contracting to provide the service to the … equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as lead agency and contracting to provide the service to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of the overpayments were recovered. "My auditors continue to find glitches in the Department of Health's payment control systems that allow wasteful payments to be made," DiNapoli said. ""The department agreed with most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsOpinion 88-70
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … statutory authority ( McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401, 153 NE 849; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213, 114 NE 65; Greene v … moneys may not be expended for such purposes (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-80, p 120; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-8, p 14; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Opinion 96 - 11
… board motion in lieu of petition) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (submission of resolution for sale of real … town purpose (see also Town Law, §§81, 220; cf . 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-203, p 216). As a general rule, when real … St Comp No. 94-12, p 19; 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-21, p 36; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-37, p 84). The method of sale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11MTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… line in Queens to the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel and then to a new LIRR terminal being … work behind them. By the time design work had advanced in 2006, the estimated cost had grown to $6.3 billion and the … had been pushed back four years to December 2013. Since 2006, the cost has grown by $2.4 billion, or 38 percent, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… labor force mix and demographics all have implications for spending, pupil outcomes and the delivery of services, … to determine how to best educate our children and pay for it,” DiNapoli said. “My office’s report identifies the … of revenues from property taxes. On the other end of the spectrum, the Mohawk Valley and North Country rely on state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is … revenues and savings from the lower cost of services for asylum seekers,” DiNapoli said. “Employment … spending growth, given the systemic restructuring of federal fiscal policy underway and the risk of its lasting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-grow2022 Black History Month Celebration
… Watch a Replay of the Event In honor of Black History Month, Comptroller DiNapoli hosted a fireside chat … Director People for the American Way About Black History Month The first Black History Month was celebrated in 1976 at the nation’s … Comptroller DiNapoli hosts his annual Black History Month Celebration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-black-history-month-celebrationNorth Salem Central School District – Time and Attendance (2016M-209)
… July 1, 2014 through December 18, 2015. Background The North Salem Central School District is located in the Town of North Salem and portions of the Town of Somers in Westchester … North Salem Central School District Time and Attendance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/north-salem-central-school-district-time-and-attendance-2016m-209Worcester Central School District – Unassigned Fund Balance (2016M-1)
… July 1, 2014 through November 16, 2015. Background The Worcester Central School District is located in the Town of … County and the Towns of Decatur, Maryland, Westford and Worcester in Otsego County. The District, which operates one … Worcester Central School District Unassigned Fund Balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/worcester-central-school-district-unassigned-fund-balance-2016m-1