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Washington County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-4)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. … not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of businesses … officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the …
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 (AUC) … a retail AUC dispensary within the county. OSC maintains a website to help local governments navigate the AUC tax …
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)
… the Town Supervisor (Supervisor). The Board is responsible for the general oversight of the Town’s operations and … is the chief financial officer and is responsible for the day-to-day financial operations. Results of Review It …
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)
… maintained an excessive unrestricted fund balance in the townwide and TOV funds. As of December 31, 2023, the … encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting records or reported on the 2023 Annual …
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)
… evaluation of the proposed 2025-26 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in …
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)
… Capital Project (Project). Key Findings The Board did not adequately manage the Project. As a result: The Board … Board approved 17 payments totaling approximately $930,000 to construction contractors without adequate supporting … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
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
… Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in September, according to the latest available data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020Opinion 91-48
… (applicant before planning board represented by board member's personal attorney) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2),(3), 806, 809: When a planning board member's personal attorney appears before … rise above the type of speculation that would effectively make all but a handful of citizens ineligible to sit on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 2008-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … 1 The collective bargaining agreement does not expressly state how the cash payment is to be calculated. It appears, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6DiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… to their neighborhoods,” said Assemblymember Catalina Cruz (D-Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights) . “I want to …
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 … is usually indigent. Section 8022 provides: Fee on civil appeal (a) A county clerk, upon filing a notice of appeal, is … proceedings are quasi-criminal in nature and as such would not be subject to fees which are applicable to civil matters. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has made limited progress in addressing the widespread failures identified in a March 2022 audit of the state’s response to the COVID-19 … system. Officials said they were strengthening their collection, use and analysis of data but did not provide …
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
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bellmore Union Free School District , … year. The board overestimated expenditures by an average of $4.4 million per year from 2012-13 through 2014-15. In … in all three years reviewed, the district did not use any of the fund balance appropriated to finance operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… than expected personal income tax collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … than expected personal income tax collections and cuts to federal programs combine for a triple threat of budgetary … for the coming fiscal year before any budgetary actions to address the gap. If tax receipts continue to fall below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksDiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… The New York Daily News published an op-ed on Sunday from New York … can be done to save lives. The full op-ed is below: Here’s what we know about our maternal health crisis: The United … The death rate here is more than 2.5 times the rates of France and Canada and 3.5 times that of the United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingContact Information
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/contact-informationDEC Management of Invasive Species (2019-S-026) - Maps
… For more information, read our audit report: Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/dec-management-invasive-species-2019-s-026-mapsDiNapoli, Stringer Lead Investors Calling on Olympic Sponsors to End Their Silence, Defend Russian LGBT Rights
… coalition of 19 investors, today released letters written to four major corporate sponsors of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia that failed to respond to an earlier request they use their influence to ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-stringer-lead-investors-calling-olympic-sponsors-end-their-silence-defend-russian-lgbtCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… Under Jonathan’s Law, facility directors are required to do the following in response to any incident involving a … their rights to this information. We also found Facilities do not always provide all records to qualified persons when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/19/compliance-jonathans-lawDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… New York’s mental health facilities are not ensuring parents … incidents, 20 percent of the incidents reviewed (42 total, all involving children under the age of 18) lacked support … Auditors also found facilities do not always provide all records to parents and guardians when requested or are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilities