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Hyde Park Fire and Water District – Procurement (2025M-31)
… when entering into a contract to purchase a ladder truck for $1.9 million or maintain written support to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/hyde-park-fire-and-water-district-procurement-2025m-31Town of Olean Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Inc., - Controls Over Financial Activities
… did not maintain records showing how many people bought tickets or attended all fund-raising events. Key Recommendations Require that the Treasurer maintain detailed financial records and provide monthly financial … Review and approve bills prior to payment. Ensure that tickets sold at each fund-raising event are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/04/03/town-olean-volunteer-fire-company-no-1-inc-controls-overComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Willsboro and the York Fire Department . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … engaging the services of professional service providers. In addition, the board did not properly authorize all tuition … Although the clerk-treasurer reviews each individual claim on the abstracts, the board reviews and approves the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… administers the State’s Medicaid program, which provides a wide range of health care services, including dental … pattern was highly unusual. Lawrence Bruckner operated two office locations in Brooklyn, NY. Other dentists who … through June 8, 2011, Medicaid paid about $6.9 million for services purportedly performed by the six dentists at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followComptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… in six upstate New York school districts had inappropriate computer access to sensitive student data and were able to … District. DiNapoli’s audit revealed that several school computer system users in each district had access to … found: Four of the six districts had features within their computer system that allowed users to assume the identity or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databasesState Police Bulletin No. SP-156
To inform the Division of State Police of OSCs automatic processing of the 2014 State Police Expertise Pay
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-156-2014-state-police-expertise-payList of Agencies That Can Receive Electronic Invoices
The current list of agencies that are eligible to receive electronic invoices through the Vendor SelfService Portal
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/list-agencies-can-receive-electronic-invoicesBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… conviction will stand and he will be sentenced to one year of jail. Galker is due back in court on November 1. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… board also did not know the treasurer did not comply with water and sewer village laws and codes which resulted in … or authorize anyone to approve billing adjustments for water and sewer bills nor did they require adjustments to be … Seven assets totaling $18,600 were found at different locations than shown on the inventory list. Town of Walton – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Molson Coors Agrees to Disclose Political Spending
… New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has reached an agreement with the Molson Coors Beverage Co., one of the … organizations that could be used for electoral purposes in an annual report. This brings the company in line with other … indirect political spending. The Fund recently announced an agreement on political spending disclosure with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-molson-coors-agrees-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between Not-for-Profit (NFP) … the Prompt Contracting Law. Of the total contracts, 2,276 (50 percent) were processed after their start or renewal … A report found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between NotforProfit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-agencies-persistently-late-not-profits-contractsDiNapoli: Major Retailers Agree to Stronger Supplier Oversight
… 2010 - The Common Retirement Fund, in concert with other signatories of the United Nations Principles for Responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-major-retailers-agree-stronger-supplier-oversightAction Needed on New York's Long-Delayed Adoption of Crucial Next Generation 911
… Next Generation 911 (NG911) is a long-promised upgrade to New York’s emergency communications system that would … allow photos, voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county call centers when major events like natural … Next Generation 911 NG911 is a longpromised upgrade to New Yorks emergency communications system that would allow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/action-needed-new-yorks-long-delayed-adoption-crucial-next-generation-911DiNapoli Audit Finds Amsterdam's Finances Hampered by Poor Record Keeping
… accounting records, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found … short-term borrowing to cover expenses also increased by more than 250 percent in the last three years. “City … reports with the Comptroller’s office, which they must do by state law. Specific areas of concern in regards to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-amsterdams-finances-hampered-poor-record-keepingComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Cincinnatus Central School District , Johnsburg … and the Wayne Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … County) The district did not plan for the funding or use of reserves. The district’s fund balance exceeded the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Department Treasurer Stole Nearly $50,000 in Public Funds
… writing unauthorized checks to himself and his personal business, and making electronic transfers to pay his credit card and cell phone bills, according to two audits issued … first degree (class C felony) and two counts of falsifying business records in the first degree (class E Felony). “This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-department-treasurer-stole-nearly-50000-public-fundsSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
… or OTG tolls) or uncollected ($2.3 in OTG tolls and $3.6 in Deferred Tolls). We determined that major portions of the uncollected tolls resulted from issuing OTG tags to motorists who then used the 65,561 … each week after the initial introductory period. In 23 weeks in 2016, TBTA submitted 225 plates for registration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-followTax Cap Compliance
Find information on Tax Cap Compliance below
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/tax-cap-complianceOpinion 95-22
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … (use of tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Fishkill Exempt Firemen's … Benevolent Association may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment for use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22