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DiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… auditors found that $18,586 in park and recreation fees, $4,146 in code enforcement fees and $800 in town hall rental … recommendations to the town, including: Adopt written policies over cash receipts that address collection, … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500DiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… Hispanic workers ticked up to 17.2% from 2023 to 2024, the only racial and ethnic group with a modest increase.The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateVillage of Manlius – Financial Reports (2025M-89)
… and strategic decisions, assess the Village’s financial standing at year-end and did not ensure the Village filed an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/12/12/village-manlius-financial-reports-2025m-89State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and conduct an annual audit of the treasurer’s records. In addition, the board did not ensure the treasurer filed … recorded and reported the fines and fees we reviewed in an accurate and timely manner. During the audit period, … detailed procedures for procuring professional services in their procurement policy. Auditors also found officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… time. As a result, the district’s surplus fund balance is two times the statutory limit. District officials were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… noted total upstate employment reached nearly 3.1 million jobs in mid-2008 and declined over the next 19 months, to a … 2016, upstate had regained 79 percent of a total 128,000 jobs lost during and after the recession. Currently, total … at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of all jobs statewide. From the end of the last recession in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyOpinion 92-24
… county. The other newspaper is published daily, mailed as second class matter and has a paid subscription. In 1988 Opns … (4) have a paid circulation; and (5) be entered as second class mail matter (see General Construction Law, §60; … newspaper" of the town because it is not mailed as second class matter and does not have a paid circulation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Town of Lorraine – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2025M-47)
… recorded cash balances and adjusted bank balances, in part, because she did not perform bank reconciliations in an … and OSC’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of GM. Our methodology and standards are included in Appendix C. … to our office within 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of GM. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/08/town-lorraine-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-47State Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… created Dedicated Infrastructure and Investment Fund, only $857 million was actually moved, which significantly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli: Surge in Tourism Bolsters NYC Hotel Industry
… Brooklyn and 40 percent in Queens, outpacing the gain in Manhattan (26 percent). There were 696 hotels in New York … City in 2015. Of these, two-thirds (460) were located in Manhattan. The number of hotels in Brooklyn has tripled and … , visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/hotel_industry_nyc_rpt2_2017.pdf For access to state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-surge-tourism-bolsters-nyc-hotel-industryDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… The total cost of overtime in 2021 reached an all-time high at more than … 19.95 million overtime hours worked, or an increase of 4.3%, according to a report released today by State … have increased by 38% since 2012, while the number of employees has declined by more than 10% at 10 major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… projects, comprising 3,021 units. Of the 87 projects, only 66 (relating to 2,087 units) are currently active and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeXIX.1.C PCIP Changes to Federal Grants – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Owner Agency’s Business Unit (e.g., OGS01). The Project ID will no longer represent the grant award number, though it … NYS01 business unit to agency business unit and with a new Project ID If the existing Project Id length is less than … a PCIP converted project. Agencies should NOT create new Project Ids with a ‘Z’ suffix. Customer Contracts will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1c-pcip-changes-federal-grantsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were paid $696,291 during the audit period. Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School – Procurement (Erie County) … limit by approximately $680,500, or 6 percent. Pulaski Academy and Central School District – Separation Payments … have well-defined duties and did not report claims audit results directly to the board. Find out how your government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Opinion 92-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures (inclusion of purchases by town highway superintendent); (supersession … to that statute that all purchases or leases in excess of $50000 by the highway superintendent be approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… fact, for many rural counties, hotels and motels are the only option, as there are no formal shelters. Of the 57 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… us on this report. I hope this report will be used not only as a record of the lax oversight that existed at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionOpinion 2004-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Contracts (by … ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building without consideration. A village may, however, enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. City of Salamanca – … collections were not always accurately recorded and because adequate collection records were not always … consisted of 1,835 entries made during the audit period and determined: 1,759 entries lacked a duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Addiction Support Services During Emergencies
… Specifically, we found that: OASAS personnel review Plans only at initial certification, despite guidance that states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/11/02/addiction-support-services-during-emergencies