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Cost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… benefits, including pension benefits, are large expenses for New York's local governments and school districts. These … increase personal service 1 and pension costs. For example, 8 to 30 percent of wages paid to highway employees in New York State are for overtime. A written plan to guide the assignment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… school audits were issued. Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ Collections (Onondaga … Town officials did not effectively manage the planning and zoning, and recreation departments’ cash collections. As a … received were deposited. Of the 40 planning and zoning department fees reviewed totaling $73,732, 18 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Eight Villages, Three Cities Designated in Fiscal Stress
… that were in some level of fiscal stress in 2020, based on scores that largely reflect the time period before the … their financial condition.” The latest round of fiscal scores evaluated local governments with fiscal years ending … year ending on May 31, based on self-reported data. The scores also cover the 17 cities in New York with non-calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-eight-villages-three-cities-designated-fiscal-stressLevittown Union Free School District – Information Technology (2025M-145)
… hold data that are valuable, such as (but not limited to) student and employee names, dates of birth, addresses, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/levittown-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2025m-145White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… Adopt annual budgets that contain reasonable estimates for expenditures, revenues and the amounts to be transferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71North Colonie Central School District - Extra-Classroon Activity Funds (2019M-144)
… and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/13/north-colonie-central-school-district-extra-classroon-activity-fundsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "It is a high-pressure year for the state budget. Decisions made in Washington pose a … use of broadly scoped appropriations, off-budget spending for state costs, and proposals to bypass the independent … a proposal to shift certain revenues off-budget. Adjusting for those factors, tax revenues would increase 4.8 percent in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetOpinion 90-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and Duties … to Local Finance Law, §56.00, delegate to the chief fiscal officer of the municipality the board's power to hire bond … those powers and duties necessary to effectuate the public or private sale and issuance of obligations of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Former Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… Stephanie Cowart. The money was to be used for "A Better Me," a project that was to "teach children and youth the … tools." The NAF grant proceeds for the "A Better Me" project were deposited directly into the NFHA’s operating … conducted any presentations related to the "A Better Me" project. In addition, between October 2013 and June 2014, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterGovernor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli Appoint First-Ever Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… government announced its intention to pull out of the Paris Climate accords, New York joined with California and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/governor-cuomo-and-comptroller-dinapoli-appoint-first-ever-decarbonization-advisory-panelState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Health – Medicaid Program: Oversight of Managed Care Provider Networks (2023-S-20) Managed care organizations (MCOs) are required to submit their provider network to the Department of Health (DOH) quarterly, … regarding the deficiency review process or out-of-network provider payments, which may expose the Medicaid program to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were issued. Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School – Debit Cards (Erie County) Some debit card purchases were not properly approved or adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to monitor and estimate funds available for investment. Saranac Central … rate quotes or prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available for investment. Saranac Central … for tuition due. As a result, the district had not been paid $63,681 of the $107,167 in tuition owed to the district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… in writing, as required. Finally, officials posted the test results of the potable water outlet sampling on the … level, as required. Finally, the district did not post the test results of the resampled potable water outlets on their … actionable lead levels were still in service without a test showing they were now below the lead action level or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… correctly . District officials: Made errors in 76 percent of District employees’ accrued leave calculations, resulting … they were entitled to. Incorrectly calculated 61 percent of the unused vacation leave, sick leave and retirement … applicable laws. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they have begun to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsEast Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… supervisory approval. District officials paid $31,486 for 605 hours of overtime worked without supervisory approval. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. Of the 41 IT assets we selected to confirm their location and … IT assets selected to confirm were inventoried, 25 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … were not inventoried, and one Chromebook (estimated cost of $288 based on similar purchases) could not be located but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of $534, … officials have not adopted a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment inventory. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could … officials did not adopt comprehensive written procedures for IT equipment inventory. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Phoenix Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-20)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Three IT assets, a printer costing $1,155, … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/phoenix-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-20