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Town of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)

… not authorize the 44 electronic funds transfers (EFTs) or sign the 155 checks. Properly sign checks; instead, a rubber signature stamp was used, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41

Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (2023M-64)

… School District (District) officials secured user account access to the network and shared network folders to help … (PPSI). Key Findings District officials did not adequately secure user account access to the network and shared network folders to help …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-and

Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)

… and could have improved its monitoring of the Project. As a result, total costs to complete the highway garage exceeded … and financing sources. Fully define the Project scope. For example, a planned highway department office suite was … omitted from bid documents, but later added as a $60,000 change order, which should have been competitively bid in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94

Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)

… collections. As a result, collections were at greater risk for theft or loss. In addition, the Clerk accumulated … when they were received. As a result, the potential for missing funds and the misuse of funds increases …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106

Orange County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-5)

… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. … did not develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing; testing conducted by the Department … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/orange-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-5

Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)

… consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices. Key … consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices. As a … consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024

City of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)

… Officials did not independently review the accruals for accuracy, increasing the risk that an improper payment … entirety, review payments made to former City employees for accuracy and legitimacy, and consult with the City …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96

Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B26-6-3)

… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the tentative 2026-27 … Laws of 2015 authorizes the Village of Suffern (Village) to issue debt not to exceed $5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficits in … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the tentative 202627 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/10/village-suffern-budget-review-b26-6-3

Town of Norwich – Justice Court (S9-14-3)

… However, The Court is not reporting unresolved traffic tickets to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in … pending-ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that tickets are properly reported, as paid or enforced, in a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-norwich-justice-court-s9-14-3

Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)

… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2021-22 … by Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2020, authorized the District to issue serial bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4.5 million, to liquidate the accumulated deficit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1

Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B25-6-4)

… review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2025-26 budget. Background The Village of Suffern is … the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The Village’s proposed budget complies with the tax levy limit because it …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/11/village-suffern-budget-review-b25-6-4

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… improve the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency’s efforts to monitor businesses’ job performance and tax … at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits

… government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions … State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-audits

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year

Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 25 in October compared to the same month in 2022 according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-year

State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address

… will be harder because programs and services that help working families afford the city will likely need to be paid … have helped balance the budget through fiscal year 2025, sizable budget gaps exist in the outyears. Finding new …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-address

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year

… in New York state increased by 0.3% in January compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … with a nearly flat increase this January compared to last year when inflation was more than twice as high and … in New York state increased by 03 in January compared to the same month in 2023 according to data released today by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-year

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year

… sales tax collections in New York state increased by 1.6% in February compared to the same month in 2023, according … month. It is imperative that local government officials take these results into consideration as they make budgetary decisions.” …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-year

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