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Albion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)
… Could not explain how the Finance Committee participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the … practice of overestimating appropriations resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed and resulted in the accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… balance that exceeded the statutory limit resulted in real property tax levies being higher than necessary. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… exceeds the 4 percent statutory limit by 8 percentage points. District officials improperly restricted more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… officials adopted realistic budgets and properly managed fund balance in accordance with statute. Key Findings The … not adopt realistic budgets and did not properly manage fund balance. The Board consistently overestimated … by a total of $3.7 million (16 percent) and appropriated fund balance totaling $3.5 million that was not needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53Bloomingburg Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-42)
… approximately $613,300 and is funded primarily through property taxes. Key Finding The Board did not ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/bloomingburg-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialTown of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency and Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 – Green Acres Mall PILOT Payments (2017M-233)
… by the Town Supervisor. The Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 is located in the Town of Hempstead in … Industrial Development Agency and Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 Green Acres Mall PILOT Payments 2017M233 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/12/19/town-hempstead-industrial-development-agency-and-valleyNew York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… withheld significant funds from productive use and levied property taxes that were higher than necessary. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107Sayville Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cellular Telephones (2015M-86)
… Network Systems Administrator did not properly review cell phone invoices, and the claims auditor did not properly review the claims for proper and accurate charges. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/sayville-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cellularChester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… July 1, 2014 through September 29, 2015. Background The Chester Union Free School District is located in the Town of Chester, Orange County. The District, which operates two … Chester Union Free School District Financial Management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/chester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-and-boardGroton Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-288)
… in compliance with statutes. Stop raising more real property taxes than necessary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/09/groton-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-288Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B17-7-6)
… was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Background … which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key … the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. Based on the 2017-18 proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-hempstead-budget-review-b17-7-6Monticello Central School District – Budgeting (2014M-97)
… Central School District is located in the Towns of Bethel, Fallsburgh, Forestburgh, Mamakating and Thompson in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/05/monticello-central-school-district-budgeting-2014m-97Harpursville Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-261)
… budget during this period, ranging from 21 percent to 33 percent. The District has four reserve funds with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/03/harpursville-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-261Eldred Central School District – Budget Review (B4-15-3)
… for State aid is $274,899 higher than the State’s estimate of $5,509,043. The budgeted $1,930,000 for health insurance is $164,625 greater than the District’s … NYS preliminary estimate. Amend the proposed budget for health insurance appropriations to be in agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/eldred-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-15-3State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… agencies are also required to complete Family Assessment Service Plans (FASPs) for each foster child that help support … area separate from progress notes, the inability of case planners and their supervisors to sign off on progress notes … to complete and enter progress notes related to case planners' contact visits and ensure that agencies are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Do Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Do Not Call Registry was created to help consumers avoid unwanted, … putting unwanted calls on mute." The New York State Do Not Call Law allows consumers to register their mobile and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… New York City’s restaurant, retail and recreation (RRR) sectors continued to … COVID-19 pandemic, even before the latest surge in cases, with 169,700 fewer jobs in November than from two years ago, … the nation felt the impacts of the pandemic on their restaurant, retail and recreation sectors, New York City was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… MTA said it needed to invest $4.9 billion in new subway cars from 2015 through 2024, but it only spent $700,000 on subway car projects since 2015. It did order 460 subway cars during its 2015-2019 capital program — to replace those … over 40 years old and prone to break downs — but the new cars are not expected until 2025. The MTA has spent just half …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The Comptroller’s annual report on the MTA’s finances details how the combination of higher … with limited time for the authority to solve them. “The MTA is the engine that drives New York City’s economy and it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… New York state has more than 500 workforce development programs offered by nearly two dozen state … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Workforce development is crucial to help New York recover from the … DiNapoli said. “As the lead agency in workforce development, the Department of Labor needs to pay closer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordination