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Ticonderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-182)
… completed and annual update documents (AUD) were filed in a timely manner.(Starting in 2023, the AUD is referred to as the Annual Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/04/19/ticonderoga-joint-townvillage-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-182Chester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… Ensure that the amount of unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit and reduce the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/chester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-and-boardBrighton Central School District – Separation Payments (2016M-119)
… Background The Brighton Central School District is located in the Towns of Brighton and Pittsford in Monroe County. The District, which operates … or procedures in place to provide guidance to employees and District officials to ensure that separation calculations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/brighton-central-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-119Bradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… than needed. Ensure that unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit and develop a plan to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Whitney Point Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-282)
… properly accounted for extra-classroom cash receipts and disbursements for the period July 1, 2014 through January … The Whitney Point Central School District is located in the Towns of Barker, Chenango, Lisle, Maine, Nanticoke and Triangle in Broome County; the Towns of Greene and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/whitney-point-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2016mChatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… reserves at reasonable levels. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… Collector (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not … report collections. The Clerk did not: Maintain complete and accurate accounting records, provide accurate monthly … property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner. Remit real property tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Town of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… (Supervisor) performed his financial responsibilities and the Town Board (Board) provided adequate oversight of … Supervisor did not perform his financial responsibilities, and the Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial … audits. The Board adopted budgets for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that were not based on prior-year results of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s … they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Town of Dayton – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-221-F)
… the Town of Dayton’s (Town) progress, as of November 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of Dayton – Fund Balance Management (2019M-221) released in January 2020. The audit determined that the Board did not … the Town of Daytons Town progress as of November 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-dayton-audit-follow-2019m-221-fWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, as amended … Finance Law (LFL) Section 10.10(d) requires municipalities and school districts that have been authorized to issue … district is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3Town of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… for the renovation of a church into the new Town Hall and food pantry. The Board did not oversee the competitive … process for the pantry portion of the Project. The Board and its contractors did not ensure that required permits were … C includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130Local Sales Tax Sharing in New York State
… Most counties in New York State share a portion of their local sales tax … For more detailed information on local sales tax sharing in New York State, including why counties may or may not … Most counties in New York State share some portion of their local sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-sales-tax-sharing-new-york-statePlanning Resources
… Budgeting Local Government Management Guides Understanding the Budget Process [pdf] Personal Service Cost Containment [pdf] On Demand Webinars Understanding the Budget Process Budgeting … Other Resources Financial Data for Local Governments Open Book New York - Local Government Data Search Includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/planning-resourcesBorder City Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-137)
… did not ensure all goods and services were procured in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/border-city-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-137Message Submitted - Contact Us
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-afr-modernization-project/contact-us-message-receivedDiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Surge Again, Giving New York a Fiscal Boost
… Wall Street’s profits could top $60 billion in 2025 if current trends continue, according to a report … industry earned $30.4 billion in the first half of 2025, a faster pace than last year, when full year profits … before the global financial crisis. Profits First half 2025 profits increased 30.7% year-over-year driven by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-wall-street-profits-surge-again-giving-new-york-fiscal-boostDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… noted total upstate employment reached nearly 3.1 million jobs in mid-2008 and declined over the next 19 months, to a … 2016, upstate had regained 79 percent of a total 128,000 jobs lost during and after the recession. Currently, total … at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of all jobs statewide. From the end of the last recession in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyDiNapoli: Surge in Tourism Bolsters NYC Hotel Industry
… hotel industry in fiscal year 2015. This figure includes property taxes paid by hotels, hotel room occupancy taxes, sales taxes … , visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/hotel_industry_nyc_rpt2_2017.pdf For access to state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-surge-tourism-bolsters-nyc-hotel-industryDEC Management of Invasive Species (2019-S-026) - Maps
Details the status of invasive species at public boat launch locations and locations of the permitted activities at risk of spreading invasive species
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/dec-management-invasive-species-2019-s-026-maps