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Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lake-pleasant-2021-202.pdfPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly established and managed capital reserve funds, ensured records were audited and annual reports were filed timely.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/pompey-hill-district-2021-136.pdfFairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
Determine whether the Fairview Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials procured goods and services in a cost-effective manner and ensured claims were audited for accuracy and completeness.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/fairview-fire-district-2025-75.pdfLifeline Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Lifeline Center … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost … To determine whether the costs reported by Lifeline Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/lifeline-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… partnership in safeguarding the public’s money from abuses like this.” “Clocking in to collect a public salary while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingDiNapoli: Former Norwood Treasurer Charged With Stealing Over $70,000 From the Village
… St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua and the New York State Police today announced that Nancy … Village of Norwood, a violation of her community’s trust and an abuse of her position as a public official,” DiNapoli … with the St. Lawrence District Attorney’s Office and the New York State Police, we will make sure that justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-former-norwood-treasurer-charged-stealing-over-70000-villageOpinion 88-24
… incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest in a … include use of a tractor and compensation for the spouse's labor. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town … contract of his or her spouse. If, however, materials or services are provided to a municipality by a municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… Westchester) and four VAs (Buffalo Urban League, Cayuga Home, House of the Good Shepherd and Kidspeace) to visit and … 135 days after placement, neither of which occurred in the home. Auditors also found no record of monthly contacts with … the parent for two of 11 months reviewed. Finally, the home certification/approval file lacked evidence that two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Charter School of Inquiry , Elmont Union Free School District , Ithaca City School District , North … did not retain 2015-16 attendance records. Elmont Union Free School District – Financial Condition (Nassau County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsNorthside Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Class (SC) and full-day Preschool Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) to children with disabilities who … These ineligible costs included $152,373 in personal service costs and $117,667 in other than personal service costs. Among the ineligible costs identified were: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/11/northside-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCrossroads Center for Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… determine whether the costs reported by Crossroads Center for Children, (Crossroads) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … 30, 2014. Background Crossroads is an SED-approved, not-for-profit organization located in Schenectady, New York. … the ages of three and five years. Crossroads is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/crossroads-center-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: CDTA Overtime Expenses and Ridership Growing
… payments accounted for 20 percent of the authority’s total employee compensation in the 2015 fiscal year, more than … earning more than $50,000 in overtime, which exceeded the employee’s annualized salary. Since 2010 CDTA ridership has … payments accounted for 20 percent of the authoritys total employee compensation in the 2015 fiscal year more than twice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-cdta-overtime-expenses-and-ridership-growingPort Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-209)
… managed non-student network user accounts to ensure unnecessary accounts were disabled. Key Findings … not adequately manage non-student network user accounts to ensure unnecessary accounts were disabled. Specifically: … did not establish comprehensive written procedures to periodically review all network user accounts, identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-information-technology-userState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and $1,173 in ineligible staff food costs. Department of Taxation and Finance: Property Tax Freeze (PTF) Credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… of their arrests. Relyea retired from state service on Oct. 31, 2020, and Rapasadi retired on Nov. 12, 2020. They …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant , Copenhagen Fire Department , Dansville Public Library … Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant – Sewage Operation Costs (Broome County) The quality of … of the BinghamtonJohnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant Copenhagen Fire Department Dansville Public Library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… after March and September, when school aid funded with Lottery revenues are paid. The state spent $22.8 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportOpinion 2000-12
… who are elected or appointed town officials. Pursuant to General Municipal Law §806, however, a town board may … from voting on matters relating solely or primarily to the salaries of family members. You ask whether town board members are required to abstain from voting on resolutions setting salaries for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 2006-8
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … be financed from the fund. In reaching this conclusion, we are aware that General Municipal Law §6-p(7)(a) provides … 1996; Letter from Senator Hoblock to Michael C. Finnegan, Esq., Counsel to the Governor, July 15, 1996, regarding S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Local Government – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… are the most dependent on this source. State aid is the next largest revenue source for local governments. It is a major source for school districts, accounting for $16.2 … School districts spent $44.7 billion, counties spent $26.1 billion, towns spent $8.6 billion, cities (not including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/local-government