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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… more than $20.5 million and the 2025 proposed budget does not provide for satisfying these obligations. These … board-adopted budgets made it appear the district would have budget deficits requiring fund balance to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1598
… Retired and Rehired. Affected Employees: Employees that have a Retire Job Action followed by a Rehire Job Action and … OSC will Terminate the ORP or VDC Savings Plans panel for any employee that is Retired and Rehired if the agency has … provided and the employee’s record to verify they can have “Correct History” completed. Payroll Retirement will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1598-terminating-retirement-plans-active-employees-prior-job-action-retireComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… operating surpluses totaling approximately $1.5 million for this period. Despite the operating surpluses, the … reserves in accordance with statutory requirements. For the five fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, district … contract increases the likelihood that taxpayers have paid for goods and services that have not been received. … State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0On-Time Performance
… includes SIR’s OTP Without Boat percentages. The Dashboard does not disclose that certain train delays, including those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/15/time-performanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1377
… the new COA accounting structure in SFS will be available for testing Affected Employees The accounting, reporting and payroll distribution test data for employees paid through PayServ Background Over the past … well as the accuracy of the chartfield strings converted for testing. Sample Data Sample data of employees paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1377-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Infrastructure Inspection and … number of them – some over many years, some not at all. In addition, the report concluded a risk existed that critical structures most in need of repair were not given priority, as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/12/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenance-followOpinion 96-18
… NYS2d 873, lv den 58 NY2d 604, 459 NYS2d 1027; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of Suffolk , 90 AD2d … effect and that municipal moneys may not be expended for such purposes (1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-58, p 160; 1990 … a city. Our reference to an act of the Legislature is for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Earth Day 2015
… that those challenges present opportunities, not just for improving the environment, but for strengthening the economy. Environmental protections go … Green Purchasing Programs, Farmland Protection and Funding for Environmental programs . Through audits of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-earth-day-2015DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… an increase of 12.2% or nearly $604 million compared to the same quarter last year, according to a new report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. … below double-digits. “Local sales tax collections continue to show positive results, but the lower growth in June bears …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… always use competitive methods when procuring goods and services or properly account for and monitor diesel and … fuel. Town officials purchased $299,298 in goods and services that should have been competitively procured, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Newburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… State Comptroller, Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, … employment before their pension benefits are cut off for that year. According to the allegations contained in the … Thomas P. DiNapoli. "I thank U.S. Attorney Bharara for his continued partnership and commitment to combatting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Budget & Financial Plan
… vacancies at major agencies , both opportunities I have highlighted in recent months. Stronger than projected … as one-time federal aid is exhausted remain a concern. “I have also called for the city to bolster its reserve levels . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-budget-financial-planDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last seven years, the amount returned … inactivity fees or having the money turned over to my office as lost funds.” After five years of dormancy, money … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsPurchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… promote sufficient competition. NYRA made a significant number of purchases without competitive bidding, instead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followExecutive Order 111 – Requirements to Purchase Renewable Energy Summary of Implementation of Recommendations at 15 Audited Entities (Follow-Up)
… we originally identified, but more improvement could have occurred. Of 57 recommendations included in our original … better facilitation, communication and reporting could have improved compliance with Executive Order 111 should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/executive-order-111-requirements-purchase-renewable-energy-summary-implementationVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the period January 1, 2013 through April 28, 2014. … Secretary and Treasurer from the members of the Board. For fiscal year 2013, the Association received $65,878 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxCopenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … the Towns of Denmark, Champion, Harrisburg and Pinckney to provide fire protection services, is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesAwarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … and Emergency Services (Division) awarded contracts to entities that met eligibility requirements and provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grants-followMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… was established in 2008. However, CUNY Central did not have any of the required notification forms for these accounts. … issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followDepartment of Labor Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine whether: (i) Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit … through December 31, 2017. We also used data analytics to identify and facilitate the recovery of previous overpayments due and owing to the Department from New York State employees. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/19/department-labor-examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2017