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DiNapoli Issues Report on Transparency of Village Fiscal Activities
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office released a report and series of audits today reviewing compliance by villages … is required to file an annual financial report (AFR) with the State Comptroller’s office 60 to 120 days after the close … 532 villages filed their AFR with the State Comptroller on time, 210 villages (40%) filed late, after the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-issues-report-transparency-village-fiscal-activitiesEmployer Projected Invoice
… Overview Your projected invoice is provided in September for budgetary purposes. It approximates next year’s annual … you when your projected invoice is available in Retirement Online . Please do not send payment for your projected … to participate in the CSP . We encourage you to learn how the program works before joining. When a graded payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/employer-projected-invoiceDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When you get a hot meal at a homeless shelter, it should not come with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… placed constraints on the audit, including delays in and denial of access to records needed to evaluate the … (2017-F-28) (Follow-up) An initial audit released in September 2016 found OGS had made substantial progress … comprehensive statewide plan for implementing the program. In a follow up, auditors found the agency had addressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… paid millions by New York City to provide summer jobs and after school programs for youth, violated its contract by … — ranging from $100 to $900 — to enroll their children. One parent, who told auditors he paid $700 in 2016 and $500 … ahead of 50 students who had applied earlier, including some who were on the waiting list for months. Ridgewood did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… of Labor is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers, according to an audit released … Thomas P. DiNapoli. State auditors found shortfalls with how work permits were given to children and employers, … all the documentation required, such as proof of a child’s date of birth, evidence of the child’s academic performance, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… mission. Among the questionable expenses were payments for meetings, memberships in professional organizations, and … authority policy or lacked sufficient justification of the business need. NFTA lacked formal policies and procedures for … the costs for special events, memberships and gifts to business officials in another country. Rochester-Genesee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… to DEC and the local health department within two hours of discovery and to notify the public and nearby municipalities within four hours of discovery. Exposure to untreated sewage can cause serious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling between … and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homelessness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkChild Care Stabilization Grants
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services has established and … our communities to thrive but, according to the New York State Child Care Availability Task Force, the system’s … have been $1.09 million (18%) less had the State Education Department’s (SED) capacity information been used. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsXII.6 Unique Payment Situations – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process certain payment situations where the type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6-unique-payment-situationsSouthwestern Central School District – Claims Audit (2025M-34)
… appointed claims auditor properly audit claims prior to payment? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – January 22, 2024 … claims auditors did not properly audit all claims prior to payment. Of the 1,467 claims totaling $24.2 million, we … should not have been approved by the claims auditors for payment because the claim packets did not contain sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/southwestern-central-school-district-claims-audit-2025m-34Real Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… budgets are passed. The State Comptroller determines the form and manner of this report. Prescribes Requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerCounty of Orleans Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-345)
… for delivering promised benefits to the community in exchange for tax abatements. Officials billed one business … different from the Board-approved schedule, resulting in the under-billing of $246,000 in the 12 years since the PILOT agreement inception. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-orleans-industrial-development-agency-projectDiNapoli Announces Elliott Auerbach to Oversee Local Government Division
… he has appointed Elliott Auerbach as deputy comptroller for the Division of Local Government and School … Auerbach will head the division responsible for monitoring the finances of local governments and school … He is the county’s chief auditing officer and responsible for the care, custody and control of a $330 million budget. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-announces-elliott-auerbach-oversee-local-government-divisionService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses
… (SDVOBs) by providing them increased opportunities for procurements with our office. New York State's SDVOB … to increase their participation in State contracts, with a goal of 6% of statewide agency discretionary spending. By … veterans within New York State contracting. Get Certified To conduct business with the Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/sdvobCity of Amsterdam – Recreation Department (2023M-29)
… records for the beverage events . As a result, there is a substantial risk that not all collections were remitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/21/city-amsterdam-recreation-department-2023m-29Town of Owego – Shared Services Facility Capital Project (2022M-42)
… budget. The Town Supervisor (Supervisor) did not record all financial activities in the capital projects fund or … for each capital project and amend as needed. Approve all interfund advances. Town officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/30/town-owego-shared-services-facility-capital-project-2022m-42Review of Travel Card Expenses
… were appropriate and made in accordance with New York State travel rules and regulations. Background According to the New York State travel rules and regulations, the State will only … and reasonable business expenses for employees traveling on official State business. We identified questionable travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/review-travel-card-expensesReview of Advance Contract Payments
… they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. Background Our office examined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-payments