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Beacon City School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-20)
… six schools with approximately 3,400 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted … resulting in eight open purchase orders being overspent by $77,436. Key Recommendations Develop a comprehensive job … and services when competitive bidding is not required by law, to ensure that the claims auditor has adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/beacon-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-20Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-14-6)
… Local Finance Law requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating … in the proposed budget are reasonable. District officials have prepared a projection of year-end fund balance for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-14-6Horseheads Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-138)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through March 10, 2016. … The Horseheads Central School District is located in the Towns of Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Erin, Horseheads … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $73.6 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/horseheads-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-138Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and disbursed. Key Findings The former Supervisor did not properly collect and disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Town of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… to unrealistically estimate revenues and appropriations in the adopted budgets. The Board did not correct the deficiencies noted in our prior audit ( Budgeting and Financial Oversight … reserve policies and did not properly establish reserves. In addition, the Board did not ensure it received up-to-date, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2State Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2017-18 reached $79.3 billion, $4.9 … by an equivalent amount. Personal income tax receipts for the year totaled $51.5 billion, a gain of $3.9 billion or … $3.9 billion, up by 7.6 percent. All Funds receipts for the year totaled nearly $165.5 billion, including $58.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli & Lander’s Proposal Calling on Wells Fargo Board to Report on Efforts to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Wins Majority Support From Shareholders
… company’s efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace following a majority shareholder vote in favor of a proposal filed by the New York State Common … to Wells Fargo that harassment and discrimination have no business in the workplace,” Lander said. “The support for our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-landers-proposal-calling-wells-fargo-board-report-efforts-prevent-discrimination-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Chenango County) While the combined town-outside-village funds have sufficient fund balances to maintain operations, … revenue in the town-outside-village general and highway funds and reduced the real property tax levy in those funds to zero, they improperly budgeted sales tax revenue in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Announces $400 Million in Sustainable Investments
… Fund (Fund) has committed approximately $400 million to two funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and … trustee of the Fund, announced today. This action is tied to DiNapoli’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to lower investment risks from climate change and transition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-announces-400-million-sustainable-investmentsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli on Amazon's Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices
… and ensure an equitable and nondiscriminatory experience for all of its employees, customers and stakeholders.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-amazons-racial-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-practicesDiNapoli: Sandy Damage Delayed MTA Electronic Security Program Another Three Years
… Superstorm Sandy added three years to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) already … and over budget post-9/11 security program, according to a progress report released today by State Comptroller … the burden of securing the nation’s largest transit system to the MTA’s own resources." When DiNapoli released his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-sandy-damage-delayed-mta-electronic-security-program-another-three-yearsDiNapoli: Central NY Village Official Stole More Than $100K
… and nearly got away with it,” said DiNapoli. “She had keys to the cash register and went on a spending spree, even going … period of five years, Bailey used various village accounts to write $106,000 worth of checks to herself or to pay her personal obligations. This included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-central-ny-village-official-stole-more-100kFormer Hannibal Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Fire Company
… Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny for stealing from the town’s fire company and agreed to pay $9,838 in restitution, State Comptroller Thomas P. … G. James announced. “Mr. Emmons diverted money meant to protect his community to fund his own interests by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/former-hannibal-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-fire-companyDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… and the State Police determined that Countryman wrote checks to herself from St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance … of the Ambulance Corp.’s board chairman on some of the checks. She allegedly used a majority of the stolen funds to pay for home renovations, including a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Financial Operations (Livingston County) The company board does not provide adequate oversight of financial activities. The board has not adopted any written policies and procedures for financial operations … foreign fire insurance report for 2012, as required, and does not maintain separate records of expenditures from these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) have led to years-long delays in projects outside New York City, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … contractor selections and contract changes that led to significant cost increases,” DiNapoli said. “People living …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Indictment of Former NYC Council Candidate Alberto Alvarez and Former Non-Profit Director Anna Mendez
… Barbara D. Underwood today announced the indictments of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez and … for seven counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony, in New York County Supreme Court. Alvarez is also charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-indictment-former-nyc-council-candidate-albertoComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Sidney , Town of South Bristol and Wyoming County . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller in a timely manner. Town of German Flatts – Fiscal Stress … supervisor adequately addressed many of the deficiencies in the town’s accounting records and reports that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections
… reductions since June 2021. These unanticipated resources have enabled the city to plan to make a $5.3 billion surplus … Plan, tax collections, fueled by personal incomes taxes, have exceeded projections. OSC now expects the city to … costs. The city’s out-year gaps in FY 2024 and FY 2025 have decreased slightly from an average of nearly $4 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projectionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… budgets. Collections and disbursements totaling more than $6.4 million were not recorded, and bank reconciliations were … are beyond their usable life by an average of nearly 15 years, including two pieces of equipment that required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits