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Town of Exeter – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-25)
… revenues and expenditures were recorded accurately and in a timely manner, balance sheet accounts were not properly … records. Key Recommendations Correct inaccuracies in the accounting records and develop plans to address … File delinquent AFRs and ensure subsequent AFRs are filed in a timely manner. Annually audit the Supervisor’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-25Ticonderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-182)
… of Fire Commissioners (Board) monitored financial activity and ensured appropriate records and reports were maintained and filed timely. Key Findings While the Board monitored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/04/19/ticonderoga-joint-townvillage-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-182Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… by these employees was recorded incorrectly or not at all in the payroll system. Four separation payments totaling … occurred and were not detected or corrected due to a variety of factors including a decentralized process for maintaining leave records and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53DiNapoli Named Lead Plaintiff in Crowdstrike Shareholder Lawsuit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of … Retirement Fund (Fund), has been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit filed against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-named-lead-plaintiff-crowdstrike-shareholder-lawsuitTown of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… balance. As a result, they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. … from 2020-21 through 2022-23. Appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps totaling $1.6 million for the … 2022-23 fiscal years; however, the District only needed to use approximately $23,000 of appropriated fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Washington County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-4)
… whether the Washington County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … records were maintained. Key Findings The Director of Weights and Measures (Director) did not complete all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/washington-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-4Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… All counties and New York City are eligible to receive adult-use cannabis … revenue received by local governments to date, grouped by New York City and the rest of the state. Users can select a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateTown of Dayton – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-221-F)
… report – pdf] [read complete 2020 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Dayton’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-dayton-audit-follow-2019m-221-fTown of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… officials maintained an excessive unrestricted fund balance in the townwide and TOV funds. As of December 31, … financial plan, reserve policy or an effective fund balance policy. As a result, the Board’s ability to properly manage the Town’s fund balance was impaired. The audit also identified a $250,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… ’s general fund as of June 30, 2019. Local Finance Law (LFL) Section 10.10(d) requires municipalities and school … of $23,336,380, which is within the limits established by law. Key Recommendations This budget review did not have any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3Town of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… for the renovation of a church into the new Town Hall and food pantry. The Board did not oversee the competitive … process for the pantry portion of the Project. The Board and its contractors did not ensure that required permits were obtained and required inspections were performed throughout the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Finance and insurance $22,369.4 $714.4 3.3% Information $8,986.7 $318.6 3.7% Professional and technical services … Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in September, according … of Temporary and Disability Assistance. New York City SNAP beneficiaries totaled 1.7 million in September, up by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020Opinion 91-48
… defined in General Municipal Law, §800(2) as any "claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 2008-6
… benefits and employer contributions to pension or annuity funds. Overtime, holiday and shift differential pay shall not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6DiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… The Jackson Heights area is one of New York City’s most diverse communities with one of the … 20,900 in 2018, 23 percent higher than in 2009. This is an increase of 4,000 private sector jobs, creating job … and a testament that the American Dream is an immigrant’s story.” “On the heels of Comptroller DiNapoli’s 2018 Economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-jackson-heights-economy-energized-immigrants-and-small-businessesOpinion 94-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … fifty dollars, payable in advance. (b) The clerks of the appellate divisions of the supreme court and the clerk of the … in lieu of record on a civil appeal, as required by rule 5530 of this chapter, to a fee of two hundred fifty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… identified in a March 2022 audit of the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released today by New York State … DiNapoli. The initial audit found the state was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… said. "Any federal funding reductions not already assumed in the Financial Plan could force difficult decisions … Plan projection, released by the Division of the Budget in August, and $3 billion lower than the balance from a year … of which largely reflected monetary settlement receipts in recent years. The most recent Financial Plan projected a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risks