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New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the MTA's February Financial Plan
… Financial Plan: “There is still a lack of clarity on how the MTA will close its $600 million deficit this year. … current financial situation; however, the authority must do its part to ensure any funds provided are maximized to … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mtas-february-financial-planTown of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… to ensure that all collections were accurately accounted for and to promptly identify discrepancies. The Justices also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC's FY 2025 Preliminary Budget
… preliminary budget shows the pathway to budgetary balance can be achieved through targeted cost savings and continued … fiscal cliffs , suggest savings will be more difficult to find going forward. Continuing the delicate balance of … transparent about the choices it faces in an environment where the potential for spending and revenue volatility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nycs-fy-2025-preliminary-budgetTown of Jay – Records and Reports (2023M-22)
… of $6,091. Seven capital projects were completed but not closed in the accounting records, and bank reconciliations were not prepared monthly or properly prepared for all bank accounts. Key Recommendations Maintain complete, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/30/town-jay-records-and-reports-2023m-22Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… Consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of more than $2 million a year. Allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit of 4 percent. As of June 30, 2021, it was nearly $7.8 million (28 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste ( 2017-S-51 ). About the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followTaxes – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the COVID-19 pandemic. Collections for consumption and use taxes, New York State’s second largest tax revenue source, … SFY 2016-17 and declined 10.6 percent from the previous year. A 24.4 percent growth in personal income tax collections, buoyed by an estimated 6.8 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxesReview of Advance Contract Payments
… Recover overpayments as appropriate. Implement a policy for new contracts of only sending advance payments when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Otselic (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and … financial records and reports. Determine whether the Town Board (Board) ensured that Town officials did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… decrease in services provided by an agency went unnoticed for four months. Officials did not ensure a contract price …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/29/tioga-county-social-service-contracts-2023m-162Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing nonstudent network user accounts that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Town of Owego – Shared Services Facility Capital Project (2022M-42)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Owego (Town) Board (Board) properly planned, authorized … thorough understanding of the Project’s overall scope and cost prior to the Project’s authorization, the Project is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/30/town-owego-shared-services-facility-capital-project-2022m-42Montauk Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-117)
… has not filed the mandated Annual Financial Report (AFR) for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023, and filed the 2020 AFR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/montauk-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-117Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… account was not maintained and interim reports, such as trial balances and bank reconciliations were not provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source for capital projects without voter approval is misleading and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Herkimer (Village) Clerk- Treasurers maintained complete, … corrective action. … Determine whether the Village of Herkimer Village ClerkTreasurers maintained complete accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Opinion 92-30
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … serves on the board of a not-for-profit agency does not have a prohibited interest in a contract between the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30Opinion 88-75
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(b), 802(2)(a): A city attorney who is an officer, employee, director or … employee, or stockholder (General Municipal Law, §800[3][c],[d]). That interest is prohibited if the officer or … or duties, since that determination, in part, depends upon what powers and duties are prescribed for the city attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75Opinion 88-13
… officer and stockholder of more than 5% of the outstanding stock of an insurance agency would have a prohibited conflict … is the vice-president and holder of 19.7% of the voting stock of an insurance company which provides insurance … provides an exception for interests arising as a result of stock ownership or control if less than 5% of the outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-13