Search
Arlington Fire District – Station Number 5 Renovation (2022M-54)
… costs without adequate documentation. Approved two lease amendments extending project completion date that cost … their financial interest in the lease agreement and lease amendments between the District and the Company (also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/10/21/arlington-fire-district-station-number-5-renovation-2022m-54Madison County – Consumer Protections: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-8)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. Key … did not develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing. Key Recommendations Perform required … and AML. Develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing. County officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/madison-county-consumer-protections-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-8Industrial Development Agencies in New York State
… private companies to encourage local economic development. The goals of IDAs include increasing job opportunities and improving economic welfare within the municipality. Per state law, IDAs are required to report … the New York State Comptroller (OSC) that displays summary-level IDA data from fiscal years ending in 2018 to 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/industrial-development-agencies-new-york-stateEden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… million, and officials did not submit change orders to the New York State Education Department (SED) in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Dutchess County – Contract Monitoring (2023M-142)
… compliance with contract guidelines. Monitor the contract to ensure that the agreed-upon contract amount is not … agreed with our findings and indicated that they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/08/09/dutchess-county-contract-monitoring-2023m-142State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget
… following statement on New York City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Preliminary Budget: New York City’s Fiscal Year (FY) … allocated but not spent on asylum seekers through June 30, 2026 will be used to fund additional spending in FY 2025 and balance the budget in FY 2026. More resources will also be used to fund relatively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budgetTown of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… did not always record fees accurately or deposit them in a timely manner, but fees were properly deposited intact and generally remitted in a timely manner and reported accurately to the Town … tax collections but did not always deposit collections in a timely manner. Specifically, the Clerk did not: Deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Hyde Park Fire and Water District – Procurement (2025M-31)
… when entering into a contract to purchase a ladder truck for $1.9 million or maintain written support to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/hyde-park-fire-and-water-district-procurement-2025m-31Town of Olean Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Inc., - Controls Over Financial Activities
… did not maintain records showing how many people bought tickets or attended all fund-raising events. Key Recommendations Require that the Treasurer maintain detailed financial records and provide monthly financial … Review and approve bills prior to payment. Ensure that tickets sold at each fund-raising event are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/04/03/town-olean-volunteer-fire-company-no-1-inc-controls-overReal Property Tax Cap - School Districts Guidance
… Nassau County were reduced in connection with corrections to the districts' assessments/tax rolls which exempted from … on the fifth line: PILOTs receivable FYE 6/30/2016. As we have previously advised local governments, when estimating … a good faith estimate of the amount the district expects to receive. To the extent that the amount receivable from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districts-guidanceTax Cap Compliance
Find information on Tax Cap Compliance below
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/tax-cap-complianceComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Willsboro and the York Fire Department . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … engaging the services of professional service providers. In addition, the board did not properly authorize all tuition … Although the clerk-treasurer reviews each individual claim on the abstracts, the board reviews and approves the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… administers the State’s Medicaid program, which provides a wide range of health care services, including dental … pattern was highly unusual. Lawrence Bruckner operated two office locations in Brooklyn, NY. Other dentists who … through June 8, 2011, Medicaid paid about $6.9 million for services purportedly performed by the six dentists at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followComptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… in six upstate New York school districts had inappropriate computer access to sensitive student data and were able to … District. DiNapoli’s audit revealed that several school computer system users in each district had access to … found: Four of the six districts had features within their computer system that allowed users to assume the identity or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databasesState Police Bulletin No. SP-156
… Purpose To inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic … in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ … page for Earnings Code EXP. If an employee is appointed to an ineligible position effective after receiving the 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-156-2014-state-police-expertise-payList of Agencies That Can Receive Electronic Invoices
The current list of agencies that are eligible to receive electronic invoices through the Vendor SelfService Portal
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/list-agencies-can-receive-electronic-invoicesBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… conviction will stand and he will be sentenced to one year of jail. Galker is due back in court on November 1. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… board also did not know the treasurer did not comply with water and sewer village laws and codes which resulted in … or authorize anyone to approve billing adjustments for water and sewer bills nor did they require adjustments to be … Seven assets totaling $18,600 were found at different locations than shown on the inventory list. Town of Walton – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between Not-for-Profit (NFP) … the Prompt Contracting Law. Of the total contracts, 2,276 (50 percent) were processed after their start or renewal … A report found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between NotforProfit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-agencies-persistently-late-not-profits-contracts