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Town of Crawford – Town Clerk (2021M-82)
… for, report, deposit, record and remit all collections to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate manner . … audit and investigation, the former Clerk pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny and first-degree tampering with public records, and she agreed to pay $21,296 in restitution before sentencing . In August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-crawford-town-clerk-2021m-82Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, maximum targeted funding levels and the conditions under … Allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit by $4.2 million, or 11 percentage points. Maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital and financial needs and identify … considered the impact they will have on Town operations or how they will fund these needs. As of July 17, 2024, the … might cost up to $822,000. For example, a 2005 pickup truck, 2007 backhoe and 2011 mower are beyond their usable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Town of Chesterfield – Town Clerk (2024M-110)
… remit or report collections. As a result, officials do not have assurance that all collections are accounted for, and … accountability analyses which compare the amount of cash on hand and on deposit in the bank to detailed lists of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/24/town-chesterfield-town-clerk-2024m-110Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… January 1, 2011 through December 19, 2013. Background The Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is a tax-exempt, … that provides fire protection services to the East Clinton Fire District in the Town of Clinton, Dutchess County. The Department has 43 volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialBarnard Fire Department – Financial Controls (2015M-134)
… 2014. Background The Barnard Fire Department is located in the Town of Greece, Monroe County. The Department, which … The Board did not enforce the financial provisions in its bylaws and did not adopt policies and procedures to … Committee to perform the key financial duties as stated in the bylaws. Present the statutorily required Directors’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/09/25/barnard-fire-department-financial-controls-2015m-134Rotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-372)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. … elected members. The District’s budget totaled $330,888 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings We found that, while … filed the District’s annual update documents (AUDs) late for the past five years and they failed to complete monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/21/rotterdam-princetown-no-5-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialVI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… that expenditures do not exceed the available Federal funds. The Project Parent is equivalent to the billing amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-012
… system will automatically calculate Addl Pay adjustments for certain Addl Pay changes. Addl Pay Proration affects the … the total amount they were paid for the pay period. Future Retroactive Transactions If there is a future retroactive change to an automatically calculated Addl Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-012-changes-mid-pay-period-additional-payDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… the composition of the labor force and recent immigration enforcement actions by the federal government have the … spending, it also has a critical administrative and regulatory role through its Department of Buildings (DOB), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsTier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Ordinary Death Benefit This benefit is equal to 1/12th (8.33 percent) of your last year’s earnings, … retired on the date of your death. This benefit frequently is larger than the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Mahopac Fire Official Guilty Plea
… "Michael Klein started stealing from the public just after he … Michael Klein started stealing from the public just after he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-mahopac-fire-official-guilty-pleaXI.11.E Retainage – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… closing a contract in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) is that there is no retainage remaining on any purchase order associated to the contract (see Section 12.D - Closing Contracts of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11e-retainageOpinion 2002-15
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide … and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); (street lighting as townwide charge) TOWN LAW §§64(3), (19), … HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to Town Law §64(19) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 2002-15
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide … and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); (street lighting as townwide charge) TOWN LAW §§64(3), (19), … HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to Town Law §64(19) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0Opinion 89-42
… program. This is in reply to your letter concerning the investment of village funds in short term United States … is issued, the security being evidenced only by an account master record and a description of the security in a … under this program. Initially, we note that the temporary investment of municipal funds is generally governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… New York City and the balance of the State spiked upward in April 2020. At that point, and in the months immediately before, the percentages of officially unemployed workers in the City and in the rest of the State were nearly … New York City and the balance of the State spiked upward in April 2020 At that point and in the months immediately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-february-3-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … did not exist. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit: New Customer-Focused Subway Metrics (2018-S-72) Under the … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) – … contract with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) for a $25 million Niagara Falls State Park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and school audits were issued. Schenectady County – Investment Program While the county’s investments were … officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. Officials also did not monitor … funds (monthly average of $112 million) in a money market account, earning $1.8 million, at a banking institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1