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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… safety planning, including whether those plans are shared with local first responders, according to an audit released … they had adopted annual safety plans in accordance with SED guidance, held public hearings on the plans, … it has collected or monitored school districts’ compliance with other requirements in the law or regulations. Absent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningSachem Central School District – Fund Balance (2017M-151)
… Key Findings From 2011-12 through 2014-15, total fund balance decreased by $18.9 million. The Board must continue … stability. Key Recommendations Adopt a written fund balance policy for the maintenance and use of unrestricted fund balance and reserves. Continue to monitor and update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/sachem-central-school-district-fund-balance-2017m-151Taxes – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the COVID-19 pandemic. Collections for consumption and use taxes, New York State’s second largest tax revenue source, … 2020, a decline from $342 in 2019. At the local level, property tax revenues are the largest single tax source overall. Over 62 percent of all property taxes in New York are collected by school districts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxesEast Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the East Moriches Union Free School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and Superintendent effectively managed the District’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … Determine whether the East Moriches Union Free School Districts Districts Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementDiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… in the coming weeks and months will affect riders for years to come,” DiNapoli said. “The MTA will be forced to … billion. System Improvements: Accessibility and Signal Modernization, $5.65 billion. Network Expansion: Second … have to be removed from the current $55.4 billion capital plan to meet the loss of congestion pricing revenue, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingCity of Troy – Budget Review (B5-14-23)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background … City of Troy Budget Review B51423 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/07/city-troy-budget-review-b5-14-23State Agencies Bulletin No. 1159
… To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for repaying compensation taken by the Deficit Reduction … payments of Deficit Reduction compensation taken only for State Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Budget Bulletins B-1196 … having any temporary reductions made that are eligible for repayment as the result of the CSEA, PEF, APSU, M/C, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1159-repayment-compensation-taken-deficit-reduction-plans-employeesReview of Advance Contract Payments
… performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the … monitoring to ensure contractors expended advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the … detailing how these contractors expended the advanced funds they received. As a result, SED did not have assurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Lockport Housing Authority , City of Long Beach , Putnam County and the Village of South Glens Falls . “In today’s … of East Greenbush – Justice Court Operations (Rensselaer County) The justices do not provide adequate oversight of … of Elizabethtown – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (Essex County) The supervisor did not maintain complete and accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… to disclose its corporate political contributions in the wake of majority shareholder support for the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (the Fund) shareholder resolution. The Fund holds shares of … to disclose its corporate political contributions in the wake of majority shareholder support for the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingMedicaid Program – Maximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans
… of Health took appropriate steps to collect all available drug rebates for Health and Recovery Plans. The audit covered … 2017. Background In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription drug costs. In January 1991, New York’s Medicaid program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/22/medicaid-program-maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plansBudget, Division of the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/division-budget.zipState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… Expressway in Kings County. $2.6 million to Albany County Airport Authority for the terminal expansion project at Albany International Airport. Other Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… in Kings County. $3.4 million to the Albany County Airport Authority for the terminal expansion project at the Albany International Airport. $1.5 million to EE Cruz & Company Inc. to replace …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 16.7% in May compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 167 in May compared to the same month in 2021 according to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayVillage of Waverly – Financial Condition (2014M-137)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s budgeting practices … 1, 2012 through January 22, 2014. Background The Village of Waverly is located in the Town of Barton, in Tioga County. … Village of Waverly Financial Condition 2014M137 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/15/village-waverly-financial-condition-2014m-137Town of Lincoln – Financial Management (2013M-245)
… 31, 2012, the Board accumulated unexpended surplus funds in the general fund totaling $458,698, which were … plan or establish reserves to ensure unexpended surplus funds will be used as this Board intends, or in other ways to … the records and reports of the Supervisor or Town Clerk-Tax Collector. Key Recommendations Develop a formal plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-lincoln-financial-management-2013m-245Public Authority Debt Structure and New York's Future Generations, September 2010
New York State’s public authorities are permitted to structure bond issues with the payment of principal heavily weighted to the end of the repayment schedule.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/pa-debt-struct-092710.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - May 2017
On April 26, 2017, the Mayor released his proposed budget for FY 2018 and the associated financial plan covering fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-2-2018.pdfDiNapoli: Department of Environmental Conservation’s Operational Spending Declines as Responsibilities Grow
… important new laws have expanded the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) mission to address the urgent threat of climate change and other pressing issues, but spending to support the agency’s operations declined by 10 percent, according to a report released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-department-environmental-conservations-operational-spending-declines-responsibilities-grow