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State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… Comptroller approved 1,460 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.5 billion and approved nearly 2.3 million payments worth more than $10.5 billion. The Office rejected 119 contracts and related transactions valued at $160.8 million and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… Welding Industries Inc. for temporary hot water and steam boiler rentals at Stony Brook University. $4.3 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Sharon Springs Central School District and the South Mountain Hickory Common School District . State Comptroller … must obtain supervisory approval before working overtime hours, the district does not have adequate procedures in … 2014 payrolls in which employees worked 196.75 overtime hours and received overtime payments totaling $8,371 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 94-27
… Town Law, §200 authorizes a town board, either upon petition of a prescribed percentage of fronting or abutting … improvement is subject to permissive referendum and the petition requesting a referendum must be initiated, signed and acknowledged in the same manner as a petition for the improvements pursuant to section 200 (Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Village of Walton – Bio-Digester Capital Plan (2016M-378)
… five-member Board of Trustees. General, water and sewer fund budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year … Village officials received an offer letter from New York State Empire State Development for a $1.5 million grant based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-walton-bio-digester-capital-plan-2016m-378DiNapoli: Town of Cohocton Clerk Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… Clerk Sandra Riley. She was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, and official … office uncovered the misappropriation of more than $36,000 in public funds. Riley confessed to DiNapoli’s staff and the … dog licenses, over a six-year period. Riley was arraigned in Village of Bath court and is due back on September 15. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-town-cohocton-clerk-arrested-stealing-public-fundsVillage of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-15-11)
… tentative budget for the general, electric, library and parking funds are reasonable. The water and sewer funds’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/13/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-15-11Village of Riverside – Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-349)
… 27, 2013. Background The Village of Riverside is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 500 … bank reconciliations and file all financial reports in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/08/village-riverside-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2013m-349Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-14-7)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/11/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-14-7County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring (2014M-205)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Agency’s operations to determine if the Board monitored approved projects for the … The Board did not design and implement an adequate system to monitor the amounts directly billed and collected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/12/12/county-clinton-industrial-development-agency-projectJericho Union Free School District – Acceptable Use Policy (2022M-194)
… use. District officials did not periodically review web histories to determine whether any employee’s web browsing was inappropriate. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/jericho-union-free-school-district-acceptable-use-policy-2022m-194City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-14-25)
… (COPS) grant program. The City continues to budget minimal amounts for contingencies, which provided the City with minimal flexibility to address revenue shortfalls or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-14-25Accounts Payable Advisory No. 66
… Theft, Loss or Misuse of State Assets Reference : Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter XII.10.E – Reporting the Theft, Loss or Misuse of State Assets Guidance : To enable the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) to carry out its fiscal responsibility, State agencies must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/66-reporting-process-theft-loss-or-misuse-state-assetsVillage of Nelliston - Payroll and Accounting Records (2018M-162)
… Determine whether the Village accurately paid salaries and wages and adequately monitored and recorded leave accruals and usage. Determine if the Clerk-Treasurer … February 2018. The Superintendent did not maintain his leave accruals according to the compensation agreement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/14/village-nelliston-payroll-and-accounting-records-2018m-162DiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts were designated in some level of fiscal … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school fiscal year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 … of the relief funding having been spent, the number of school districts in fiscal stress has returned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B22-6-10)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s 2023 proposed budget were reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, is authorized by … 2010. During the time that Chapter 223 is in effect, the City’s proposed annual budgets must be submitted to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/18/city-newburgh-budget-review-b22-6-10XVI.4.D Receivables Other Than Income Taxes and Federal Grants – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Receivable,” is comprised of the following four items: Taxes - Taxes receivable are comprised of four principal sources of State tax revenues which include personal income taxes, corporate income taxes, sales taxes and other taxes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4d-receivables-other-income-taxes-and-federal-grantsContract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… set forth by the Department of Economic Development (DED), State agencies and public authorities must establish … and report quarterly on their level of participation to DED. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reported to DED total contract expenditures of $1.1 billion for State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/10/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesTown of Marathon – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-21)
… as required? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – April 24, 2025 We extended our observation of annual AFR filings forward to November 28, 2025, and back to fiscal year 2022. Understanding the Audit … 2023 and 2024 AFRs with OSC, as required by NYS General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. Furthermore, the Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/13/town-marathon-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-21Horseheads Fire District #1 - Board Oversight (2019M-82)
… multiyear financial and capital plans, including a plan for reserves, to establish long-term objectives for funding long-term needs. Establish reserves to reduce the … a multiyear financial and capital plan, including a plan for reserves, to establish long-term objectives for funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/06/28/horseheads-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2019m-82