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Capital – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… assets can weaken the State’s economy and its ability to attract and retain business. Capital assets include not … Has Increased Over the Past Five Years* From SFY 2017-18 to SFY 2021-22, capital spending increased by $4.1 billion … five years earlier. The increase is largely related to spending for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/capitalComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District , Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District , Niagara Falls City School District and the Rocky Point Union … and the district’s financial reports were inaccurate. Niagara Falls City School District – Fuel Accountability (Niagara County) The district’s main transportation contractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Accounts Payable Advisory No. 31
… utility invoices for payment Guidance : It has come to our attention that some Business Units are not separating … they should return the invoice to the vendor and request a proper invoice with the charges separated. Please see the … 52001 Electricity Commodity 52002 Electricity Transmission Gas Commodity 52020 Methane 52021 Natural Gas 52022 Propane …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/31-accounting-utility-paymentsFund Financial Data – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Fund financial statements provide a short-term view of … funding and spending for particular purposes. The General Fund is used to report sources of funds and expenditures that … are not required to be accounted for in another separate fund. In New York State, significant sources of funds that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/fund-financial-dataItalian Heritage Month Reception
… Each year State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commemorates Italian … by acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca. The live stream of the event has ended, but a recording of the … vernacular in a major literary work, rather than Latin, which was previously only accessible to the well-educated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/italian-heritage-month-receptionComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Village of Owego – Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and Parking Tickets (Tioga County) The clerk-treasurer’s cash and fund … The justices and the board did not ensure that parking tickets were collected, recorded and deposited in an accurate manner, and unpaid tickets remained outstanding for an average of 181 days. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Village of Parish – Board Oversight (2012M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the claims and annual audit processes for the period June 1, 2010, to March 31, 2012. Background The Village of Parish is … ensure that all claims were audited, were audited prior to payment, and did not properly audit all claims to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/15/village-parish-board-oversight-2012m-240Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… today the following audits have been issued: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0North Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015. Background The North Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. The District, which … North Greenbush Common School District Budgeting 2016M112 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… have established appropriate controls over property room inventory for the period January 1, 2012 through … for controlling property. Monitor activity in the property room. Improve the inventory tracking and disposal process by … Police Property Room Inventory 2014MS4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Village of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… collected 810 payments totaling approximately $67,700 in fines, surcharges and fees from January 1, 2012 through … received. We found that the Court had an excess of $5,860 in unidentified revenue. We also found that the Court was … Periodically review and reconcile the DMV pending-ticket log with the Court’s current caseload activity to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4City of Poughkeepsie – Budget Review (B6-17-1)
… RPT of $22,382,352 does not include an additional $825,000 that was levied, representing provision for $600,000 uncollected taxes and a $225,000 reduction of the … City departments for overhead services. The City complied with the law by adopting a local law to override the State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/02/09/city-poughkeepsie-budget-review-b6-17-1Ramapo Central School District – Fund Balance and Employee Compensation (2013M-189)
… was to examine the District’s fund balance and payroll for the period July 1, 2011, to January 14, 2013. Background … is much higher than the statutory 4 percent limit allowed for school districts. The District circumvented the 4 percent … $8.7 million in purchase orders and tax certioraris for 2012 fiscal year. The District had $2.3 million in excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/27/ramapo-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-employee-compensationKing Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… in 2000 as the first charter school to open in the City of Buffalo. The School is governed by a Board of Trustees which … does not address threshold amounts under which approval can be made by management, versus large purchases that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215DiNapoli Issues Fiscal Stress Scores For Upstate Cities
… picture. But our work is not done. The value in our system will be borne out over time as it helps guide local budgeting … Corning (15.8%), Olean (11.7%), Rochester (20.4%), Syracuse (34.2%) and Watertown (9.6%). These municipalities … Fiscal Monitoring System, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/index.htm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-issues-fiscal-stress-scores-upstate-citiesTown of Rutland – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-19)
… remitted and reported all collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not always … deposit, remit and report all collections accurately and in a timely manner. For example: Due to deficiencies in the records, it is unclear whether eight recorded cash and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Mexico – Financial Management (Oswego County) The board … more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. For the four fiscal years reviewed (2019-20 through 2022-23), … a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 2004-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts … board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney … district, then the board member would not have an interest in the contract between the district and the law partner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 88-56
… 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing business with the … to your letter asking whether a fire district commissioner who is also a salaried employee of a firm doing business with … under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or employee who has any such powers or duties (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Jefferson Community College – Procurement (2017M-156)
… services was appropriate and compliant with competitive bid statutes and College policies for the period September 1, … Jefferson Community College, which is part of the State University of New York system, is sponsored by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/10/27/jefferson-community-college-procurement-2017m-156