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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Walden Fire District #2 and the West Niles Fire Company . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … revealed five employees were overpaid a total of $902. In addition, the village under-budgeted for overtime in the 2016-17 fiscal year by $284,608 or 43 percent. Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… program. Inaccuracies and system deficiencies were found in two critical databases. Such deficiencies diminish the … Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up) (2017-F-14) An audit issued in June 2016, found weaknesses in the monitoring of bank accounts, which increase the risk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Newfane and the Village of Sandy Creek . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget for the general, electric and parking … budgets are not balanced and include a deficit of $200,000 in the water fund and $215,863 in the sewer fund. The village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the alleged theft of … Degree, a Class C Felony, three counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E … Karam, and Bureau Chief Dominick Zarrella. The charges are accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicElementary and Secondary Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act). Federal pandemic relief for K-12 education is expected to run through SFY 2024-25. … York State Ranks Highest in Nation in Per Pupil Spending For the 2018-19 school year,* New York State was the highest … proposed for the 2021-22 school year, property tax levy increases averaged 1.4 percent, compared to a 2.2 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fundraising activities. Auditors revisited the department on February 22, 2022 to review progress in implementing the … related to the issues identified in our report. Based on the limited procedures, it appears that the department has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Announces Sale of $540 Million State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the sale of New York State General Obligation (GO) Bonds totaling $539.6 … The bonds are scheduled to be delivered on March 26, 2025. “These bonds, all of which have been approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-sale-540-million-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsSnyder Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-365)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through November 20, 2013. … The District’s general fund budget totaled $1.4 million for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings We found that the … District officials could have saved approximately $4,000 on their electricity bills if they had obtained quotes for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/snyder-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-365Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Review (Westchester County) The 2015-16 budget relies on nonrecurring funding of $14 million to finance operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Contract Advisory No. 26
… Subject : Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids Guidance : Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids: Every bid made to the State or any public department … each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/26-statement-sexual-harassment-prevention-bidsSchoharie County – Stream Restoration Project and Contract Process (2015M-87)
… September 23, 2014. Background Schoharie County is located in central New York and has approximately 32,750 residents. … has been delegated, including ensuring work is performed in accordance with contracts prior to payment and reporting any variances to the Board in a timely manner; tracking the percentage of completion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/08/14/schoharie-county-stream-restoration-project-and-contract-process-2015m-87Dayton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-337)
… The Dayton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town Dayton in Cattaraugus County. The Company is governed by an elected … as a proper Company purpose. Key Recommendations List in the Company minutes, the bills approved for payment by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/12/dayton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialCrystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-243)
… Fire Department is a not-for-profit organization located in the Town of Gorham in Ontario County. The Department is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/crystal-beach-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsSullivan County Industrial Development Agency – PILOT Program (2013M-161)
… County Industrial Development Agency (SCIDA) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program for the period January 1, … of the people of the State. The SCIDA was established in 1970 and is governed by a Board comprising nine members … abatement schedules. The project approval process includes in-depth cost-benefit analyses based on reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2013/08/30/sullivan-county-industrial-development-agency-pilot-programMount Pleasant Cottage School Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-360)
… School District is a special act school district located in Westchester County, and provides education to students … consecutive years. The deficit was as high as $5.3 million in fiscal year 2008-09. However, the deficit started declining in the 2009-10 fiscal year when the New York State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/mount-pleasant-cottage-school-union-free-school-district-financialMaine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… The Maine-Endwell Central School District is located in the Towns of Maine, Nanticoke, Union, Newark Valley, and Owego, in Broome and Tioga Counties. The District is governed by the … only by continually appropriating fund balance, resulting in the drastic depletion of the year-end unexpended surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49Housing Authority Administrative Expenditures (2016-MS-2)
… to serve and two tenant commissioners that are voted in by a group of their peers. The Board oversees an Executive … which allowed inappropriate expenditures to go undetected. In four of six authorities, we found either excessive … of knowledge of the travel policy by staff or expenditures in excess of those allowed by the existing travel policy; or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/18/housing-authority-administrative-expenditures-2016-ms-2Wallkill Central School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-52)
… for sufficient budget appropriations, which could result in budget lines being overspent. 58 totaling $1.6 million did … sufficient supporting documentation, which could result in paying a claim that is not valid and legal. 11 warrants … (lists of claims) totaling $464,801 were not included in the claims auditor reports to the Board. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/29/wallkill-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-52North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2022M-163)
… Company purposes or supported. Of the $3.6 million in disbursements made during the two-year audit period, we … purchases and unsupported disbursements: $106,542 in unsupported cash disbursements were made to six Board … and the Chief. $44,820 for domestic flights and lodging in, among other places, Dallas, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/04/28/north-amityville-fire-company-inc-cash-disbursements-2022m-163Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit. Consistently … years. Did not ensure $2.2 million was properly restricted in a debt reserve and did not use the funds to pay related … to a more reasonable level. Ensure that money residing in the debt service fund is restricted in a debt reserve and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-management