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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … and Timekeeping (Westchester County) School officials did not ensure that all required employees completed and … for employees who were entitled to earn vacation time did not show beginning and ending balances of vacation time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsTown of Norwich – Justice Court (S9-14-3)
Town of Norwich Justice Court S9143
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-norwich-justice-court-s9-14-3Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… whether officials in 10 county (County) departments of weights and measures (Departments) adequately provided … consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices. Key … consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024Orange County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-5)
… required by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets regulations and article 16 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law (AML). As a result, consumers are at increased … with New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets regulations and AML. Maintain complete records, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/orange-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-5Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… Central School District is located in the Towns of Arcade, Eagle, Java, Sheldon and Wethersfield in Wyoming County; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… accumulated unremitted funds totaling $138,050 in the tax collection bank accounts. The funds should have been … The Clerk also did not: Always date stamp real property tax receipts – 66 percent of Town and County and 47 percent of school real property tax receipts were not date stamped when they were received. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B25-6-4)
… was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 202526 budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/11/village-suffern-budget-review-b25-6-4DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… filing for refunds they are not entitled to. My office is stopping those suspicious refunds and ensuring that only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-25-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… stay one step ahead of the schemes used by tax cheats, and look to ensure only legitimate refunds are paid." … work cooperatively with the Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to ensure timely payment of legitimate refunds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… found that New York City Department of Education (DoE) did not provide John F. Kennedy Educational Campus staff with … adequate oversight and training and that school officials did not exercise due diligence and care over General School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/management-general-school-funds-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on the New York City Mayor’s 2024 State of the City address: “Public safety, … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli released the following statement on the New York City Mayors 2024 State of the City address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-addressDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… “With overall growth having moderated over the course of 2023, local officials should remain cautious in their … York City’s collections totaled $873 million, an increase of 3.5%, or $29 million, from a year earlier. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $910 million, a decrease of -2.8%. Fewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 1.6% in February compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 16 in February compared to the same month in 2023 according to data released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-yearCity of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)
… payments made between April 1, 2020 and October 31, 2022, to 18 employees, totaling approximately $306,000, we noted: … $6,800 included leave balances that were not authorized to be paid at separation. This included $3,400 paid to one employee that did not leave City employment. One …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… said. “October’s increase marked the fourth straight month of overall growth between 2% and 4%. A return to relatively … seen in the years before the pandemic, is a positive sign of stability and could help local officials better estimate this source of revenue.” For October 2023, compared with October 2022: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-yearKiryas Joel Village Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (2023M-64)
… safeguard PPSI. As a result, there is an increased risk of unauthorized access to the network and PPSI stored on … service network user accounts which account for 11 percent of the District’s enabled accounts. The majority of these accounts belonged to former employees and were last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-andLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by 3% in July compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released today by State … Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by 3 in July compared to the same month in 2022 according to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-yearTown of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of White Creek (Town) Supervisor provided proper oversight of disbursements and filed the annual update documents (AUDs) … Findings The Supervisor did not provide proper oversight of disbursements or ensure the required AUDs were filed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41Jericho Union Free School District – Acceptable Use Policy (2022M-194)
… office staff who utilize computers are adequately informed of the regulations. District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/jericho-union-free-school-district-acceptable-use-policy-2022m-194Hannibal Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-59)
… over $850,000 in Company funds during an eight-and-a-half-year period. For example, he was able to: Disburse … 794 personal cash advances totaling approximately $334,900 and personal purchases totaling over $62,300 from April 2016 … receive written financial reports or review bank and investment statements and canceled check images. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/07/21/hannibal-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-59