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DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for First Quarter
… The anticipated sales in the first quarter compare to past planned sales of $11.28 billion during the fourth … was created by Gubernatorial Executive Order primarily to coordinate the borrowing activities of the state, New York … scheduled at the request of the issuer and done pursuant to their borrowing programs. A new schedule is released every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarterDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… Costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) program to provide transportation services for people with … In 2017, the MTA initiated a limited on-demand pilot program known as E-Hail. Phase II of the program will expand from 1,200 to 3,600 participants along …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsOswego County – Transfer Station Cash Receipts (2015M-334)
… Waste’s cash receipts process for the period January 1, 2014 through September 9, 2015. Background Oswego County is … to residents, businesses and commercial waste haulers. In 2014, the Department collected approximately $7.8 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/oswego-county-transfer-station-cash-receipts-2015m-334Conesus Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-42)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the … No. 1 Fire District and provides fire protection services to the Town. Expenditures for 2012 totaled approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/conesus-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014m-42Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) and Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA)
… program. TMA The 2024-25 Enacted State Budget introduced Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA), additional funding for … August and can use account code 3089 - State Aid, Other (Temporary Municipal Assistance) to record the receipt of TMA … related to TMA payments: Chapter 53 of the Laws of 2025, Temporary Municipal Assistance Appropriation [pdf] TMA and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/aid-and-incentives-municipalities-aim-and-temporary-municipal-assistance-tmaOpinion 95-31
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement of incoming police chief where prior chief declined salary increases) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (compensation of incoming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… dollars, federal aid and long-term borrowing proceeds – to support its capital program, with another $9.6 billion proposed for the upcoming fiscal year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … for the coming years, concludes that reforms are needed to ensure that New York State is spending its billions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… Center Corp. (ECMCC) paid out approximately $673,000 in improper and questionable bonuses to physicians over a … administer its incentive and bonus programs, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments that should not have been paid or for which they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesDiNapoli: Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the Rise
… growth in recent years, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Bedford-Stuyvesant is undergoing an economic resurgence, with record numbers of … Economic Snapshot of Bedford-Stuyvesant confirms what local residents and business owners have been witnessing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-bedford-stuyvesant-riseComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… District Transportation Authority (CDTA): Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending (2013-S-10) CDTA did not have formal policies that outlined whether certain types of discretionary expenses were proper, what would be … reasonable cost. Auditors questioned the propriety of discretionary expenditures totaling about $60,000. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… found opportunities for HTFC to better ensure it receives all the information it should from USDA that would allow HTFC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Executive Budget Reduces Out-Year Gaps, Diminishes Independent Oversight
… by up to $250 annually over five years, and proposes the DREAM Act to make certain undocumented immigrants eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-executive-budget-reduces-out-year-gaps-diminishes-independent-oversightAppendix A — Volunteer Firefighter Training Approvals – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… General Municipal Law section 72-g provides that, subject to the rules and regulations of the governing board of the … of the department may authorize volunteer firefighters to attend training schools and courses of instruction. … 72-g also sets forth additional requirements depending on the location of the training school or course. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-volunteer-firefighter-training-approvalsPulteney Volunteer Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-175)
… audit was to assess the Department’s financial controls for the period January 1, 2013 through April 29, 2014. … by a seven-member Board of Directors. Expenditures for 2013 totaled $82,380. Key Findings The Treasurer’s duties … procedures that adequately segregate duties and provide for oversight of the Treasurer. Conduct an annual audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/09/19/pulteney-volunteer-fire-department-controls-over-financialPlymouth Volunteer Fire Department – Missing Funds (2014M-50)
… January 1, 2010 through December 3, 2013. Background The Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department, which is governed by a … Chenango County and provides fire protection services to Plymouth Fire District residents. The District provides the … Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department Missing Funds 2014M50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/plymouth-volunteer-fire-department-missing-funds-2014m-50Minisink Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-26)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2015. Background … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $94 million. … use of fund balance in the annual budget. Develop a plan for the use of the excess fund balance in a manner that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/minisink-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-26Housing Authority Administrative Expenditures (2016-MS-2)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also issued six letter reports to the following housing authorities: … housing authority administrative expenditures at the six authorities we audited were generally reasonable and … inappropriate expenditures to go undetected. In four of six authorities, we found either excessive compensation; lack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/18/housing-authority-administrative-expenditures-2016-ms-2Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-171)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over … services and funds projects related to the conservation of soil and water resources, the improvement of water quality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/04/17/jefferson-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-overSouth Colonie Central School District – Internal Controls Over Timekeeping Procedures (2013M-298)
… comprises nine elected members. The District’s general fund expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were … $89 million, funded primarily with real property taxes and State aid. Payroll costs totaled approximately $52 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/10/south-colonie-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-timekeepingAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over selected Authority financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. Background The Amsterdam Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporations