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Village of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review selected Village financial … 1, 2012 through November 30, 2013. Background The Village of Mastic Beach is located in the Town of Brookhaven in … Village of Mastic Beach Treasurers Office and Credit Cards 2014M150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150Town of Almond – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-209)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine selected financial activities … from January 1, 2010, to June 7, 2013. Background The Town of Almond is located in Allegany County and has approximately … The purpose of our audit was to examine selected financial activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-almond-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-209Town of Westerlo – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-323)
… 31, 2013. Background The Town of Westerlo is located in Albany County and is governed by a Town Board comprising … not take appropriate action to align estimated revenues in the adopted budgets with actual rate schedules. This resulted in an accumulated operating deficit. Furthermore, the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-westerlo-selected-financial-activities-2013m-323City of Lockport – Fiscal Stress (2013M-330)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s financial condition for … 1, 2012 through October 9, 2013. Background The City of Lockport is located in Niagara County, is approximately … City of Lockport Fiscal Stress 2013M330 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/12/20/city-lockport-fiscal-stress-2013m-330DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were generally operating effectively. However, the town does not maintain records of leave accruals for employees and … Over Vehicle Fuel Inventory (Chautauqua County) The town does not maintain perpetual inventory records to show the … of fuel remaining in inventory at any given time and it does not take periodic physical inventories for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall return in the second quarter of the Fund’s 2015-2016 fiscal year was -4.13 percent for the … strategy to weather such ups and downs and provide retirement security for generations to come. While we’ve seen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsDiNapoli Issues Fiscal Stress Scores For Upstate Cities
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced fiscal stress rankings for several upstate cities. With today’s announcement, … DiNapoli’s office has completed the initial scoring for all local governments and school districts in New York. … or no designation (below 45%). The fiscal stress scores for 15 cities and villages with fiscal year ends that range …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-issues-fiscal-stress-scores-upstate-citiesRichford Fire District – Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight (2024M-55)
… will not be available. The Board did not: Adequately plan for long-term capital and financial needs totaling $5.6 … information it received was accurate, complete or timely. For example, the final monthly budget-to-actual reports on record for each fiscal year from 2019 through 2022 did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/06/richford-fire-district-long-term-planning-and-board-oversight-2024m-55DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $283.9 Billion at End of First Quarter
… The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $283.9 billion at the end of the first quarter of … today. For the three-month period ending June 30, Fund investments returned an estimated 5.46%. “Financial … The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2839 billion at the end of the first quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-283-point-9-billion-end-first-quarterCity of Little Falls – Internal Controls Over Selected City Operations (2013M-214)
… Office. The City is losing 54 percent of the water it distributes, which is substantially higher than the EPA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/29/city-little-falls-internal-controls-over-selected-city-operations-2013m-214Newstead Fire Company –Internal Controls (2014M-92)
… 2014. Background The Newstead Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Newstead in Erie County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/27/newstead-fire-company-internal-controls-2014m-92Willsboro Fire Department – Financial Operations (2014M-206)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the Department’s financial … provides fire protection and other emergency services to Willsboro Fire District residents. The Department … activities, except for requiring the Department Treasurer to prepare and submit monthly reports to Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/10/willsboro-fire-department-financial-operations-2014m-206DiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… degree, a class D felony, offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree and official misconduct. She was … of $33,189 for the money she stole from town fees and tax payments. If Metz fails to make restitution, she faces a … in cash, claiming she found it at her home and in a filing cabinet at work. Later investigation revealed that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftOpinion 95-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Emergency (911) Telephone System (use of surplus surcharge revenue to pay principal and/or interest on serial … communication system) COUNTY LAW, §§301(8), 307: Surplus surcharge revenues collected pursuant to County Law, article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… accounted for and deposited timely and intact. However, driving range fees were not remitted to the town … reconciled the daily sales logs to his annual report of driving range fees. Furthermore, the director did not provide … office with documentation to support his annual report of driving range fees. Kenilworth Fire District No. 2 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2007-4
… general fund (see Village Law §5-506[1][b]; 1996 Opns St Comp No. 96-4, p 7; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 374; 5 Op St Comp, 1949, p 500; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-238, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4DiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… $1 million worth of inappropriate gifts and commercial loans, according to an audit released today by State … Industrial Development Agency Audit found: I nappropriate Loans and Gifts The FLDC was established to take over the … 2013, the FIDA transferred the value of seven outstanding loans totaling $505,669 to the FLDC. Officials then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… enforce the provisions of the town’s procurement policy, and as a result, town officials did not seek competition when procuring goods and services totaling $561,829, or 48%, of the purchases … found $286 was remitted for the 10-hour Italiafest and wine tasting with no record of how many people attended the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … an unauthorized payment for unused leave totaling $13,293 when she left employment. The former clerk-treasurer also … 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… corruption.” Met Council is a New York State not-for-profit organization that provides the poor and elderly in the … in this scheme. Prior to Rapfogel, Cohen was Met Council’s executive director. After resigning that top post, he served as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickback