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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. Town of Brandon – Financial Condition (Franklin County) Inadequate … declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019.The highway fund’s appropriations were … does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. In addition, the board has not adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Compliance … monitor and enforce requirements for safety and quality of life on state waters in accordance with Navigation Law. However, auditors identified several aspects of the office’s oversight that could be strengthened to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAccidental Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… Eligibility Regardless of your years of service credit, if you die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident, not due to your own willful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/accidental-death-benefitEthics
… Conflicts of Interest Poster [pdf] -- For best print quality, poster should be printed on 11in. x 17in. paper. Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees [pdf] Model Code of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/ethicsDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… and Terry Harris, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General (ED OIG), Eastern Region, announced … “Mr. Cecile and Ms. Murray not only abused their positions of trust for personal gain, but did so at the expense of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsCost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… saving incrementally can help reduce the financial impact of such expenses on your annual budget. Establishing and … fund finances construction, reconstruction or acquisitions of capital improvements or equipment acquisitions. There are two forms of capital reserve funds: Specific capital improvement , such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… Understanding the Program Schools purchase a wide variety of IT equipment, such as interactive displays and desktop … tablets. These assets can make up a significant portion of a school’s IT asset inventory, in both value and quantity. The cost of the School’s IT assets purchased from July 1, 2023 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… not seek competition for professional services from three of the 10 professional service providers reviewed. Auditors … paid $696,291 during the audit period. Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School – Procurement (Erie County) … balance from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and did not use any of that amount to fund operations because of generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… and current information about the number and types of contracts entered into by the state. This builds on the office’s daily accounting of state payments that were recently added to Open Book New … showed that his office’s independent review is one of the most efficient ways to deter fraud, waste and abuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: LIRR Must Better Prepare for Severe Weather to Prevent Service Disruptions and Costly Damages
… a critical weather-related systemwide risk assessment of its infrastructure for over a decade and failed to … train system in North America and is the primary means of transit from Long Island to New York City which means it … 200,000 customers on weekdays. The LIRR has 700 miles of track, stretching from Montauk on Long Island to Penn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-lirr-must-better-prepare-severe-weather-prevent-service-disruptions-and-costly-damagesDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… municipalities: Herkimer and Madison counties, the cities of Auburn, Elmira, Troy and Watertown; the towns of Hamburg, Irondequoit and Newburgh; as well as the village of Johnson City. “When seized property is missing, it can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyDiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… who had passed away in 2019. Richard Gaines Jr., 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arraigned today before Judge Geoffrey Prime on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony) and … defrauded our state’s pension system, stealing tens of thousands of dollars of his deceased father’s pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherDiNapoli Calls for Reforms to State Fiscal Practices
… problems and improve New York’s fiscal practices. Adoption of the reforms I am proposing would help put our state’s … a stronger path forward.” DiNapoli’s comprehensive package of reforms would significantly improve budget practices and … main areas, including spending accountability, adequacy of reserves, appropriate use of debt, and capital planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-calls-reforms-state-fiscal-practicesTrain On-Time Performance
… 7 days a week. The MTA’s website lists schedules for each of the subways’ 20 interconnected lines and three shuttles. … in accordance with the timetable). Transit’s Department of Subways (Subways) considers a train on time when it is not … after its scheduled arrival time. Subways’ Department of Rapid Transit Operations uses its Rail Control Center’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performanceCuba-Rushford Central School District – Cafeteria Purchases (2025M-28)
… 17, 2025 Understanding the Program The Superintendent of Schools (Superintendent) is the chief executive officer … day-to-day management under the District’s Board of Education’s (Board’s) direction. These duties include supervising the activities of the Cafeteria Manager (Manager) and the purchasing agent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-cafeteria-purchases-2025m-28DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Will Vote Against Board Members at Corporations With No Women Directors
… one woman on its board, the Fund will vote against members of the board's governance committee standing for re-election. … gender and racial diversity in their considerations of board candidates. "It is unconscionable that hundreds of publicly-held U.S. companies have no women directors," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-will-vote-against-board-members-corporations-no-women-directorsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… that they provided any services to the company. Town of Cortlandville – Improving Private Property (Cortland … time. The constitution generally prohibits the expenditure of town money for the benefit of private parties. Typically, a town would need a leasehold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… While no municipalities were in the highest category of “significant fiscal stress,” 73 villages and cities have … for many local governments has improved with the infusion of federal aid and stronger economic activity,” DiNapoli … outlook for years down the road.” The latest round of fiscal scores evaluated local governments with fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… was strong, unfunded programs and the unprecedented influx of asylum seekers poses very real fiscal and operational … and where cuts are likely to impact them.” Given the size of the mayor’s plan to trim costs, the report cautions that … but these favorable fiscal conditions may not last. As of city fiscal year (FY) 2022, approximately 40% of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli: $246,900 Average Bonus on Wall Street, Up 6% in 2025
… DiNapoli’s annual estimate. The increases reflect a rise of more than 30% in Wall Street’s profits, which totaled … in 2025. “Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite all of the ongoing domestic and international upheavals,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-246900-average-bonus-on-wall-street-up-6-percent-in-2025