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Wyoming Central School District – Professional Services (2020M-152)
… $50,000. Key Recommendations Procure professional services in accordance with District policy. Ensure any deviations … circumstances are approved by the Board and documented in the minutes. Enter into written agreements establishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/12/wyoming-central-school-district-professional-services-2020m-152Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds and Admissions (2020M-169)
… and properly accounted for. Key Findings ECA and event admission funds were not adequately safeguarded or properly … officials did not provide adequate oversight of ECA and admission event collections. ECA club collections and disbursements and sporting event admission records lacked adequate supporting documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activityRoyalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
… (District) has an information technology (IT) contingency plan that is periodically evaluated, updated as necessary, … and adopted a comprehensive written IT contingency plan. The District pays $10,500 for central site … infrastructure support, which includes a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) template, a key component of an IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-information-technologyVictor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets … managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials: Adopted conservative budgets that resulted in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making $2.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Oneida City School District – Information Technology (2020M-80)
… were used for personal activity, increasing the likelihood of the District’s network being exposed to malicious … recovery plan was not made available to us or the Board of Education for review and approval. Sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/oneida-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-80Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials can better manage fund balance and reserves. The practice of … statutory limit. $13.4 million was improperly restricted in two reserves: $12.6 million in the employee benefit … to comply with the legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Return funds improperly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Opinion 91-19
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district to make gift to fire company) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town … Property Tax Exemption Administration (Franklin County) Of the 224 granted exemptions reviewed (approximately $6.2 … were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive agricultural building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Federal Funding for New York City
… New York City’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 operating budget relies on $7.4 billion in federal … at least $535 million of federal aid in FY 2025 and FY 2026, but notes that nearly all federal operating aid that … to nearly $400 million in FY 2025 and $135 million in FY 2026. However, this only considers budgeted amounts as of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-federal-funding-new-york-cityTown of Crawford – Town Clerk (2021M-82)
… third-degree grand larceny and first-degree tampering with public records, and she agreed to pay $21,296 in restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-crawford-town-clerk-2021m-82Kingston Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2020M-103)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of Kingston Housing Authority (Authority) operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of Authority operations. As a result: Budgets were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2021/02/05/kingston-housing-authority-board-oversight-2020m-103DiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… Local governments across New York state are turning to new technologies to save money, communicate with residents and allow taxpayers to make payments, according to a report released today by … Local governments across New York state are turning to new technologies to save money communicate with residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). FIGURE 1 – NYC Medicaid Enrollment Sources: NYS Department of Health; … OSC analysis FIGURE 2 – Medicaid Revenue by Department FY 2026 Preliminary Budget (in millions) Department FY 2025 FY … Dept for the Aging 4.1 3.7 Total $ 381.2 $ 375.4 Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget; OSC analysis Impact As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaid-nycDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for November 2015
… at the New York State Fair. Department of Civil Service $4.6 billion for eight health maintenance organization contracts … buying services for traditional lottery products such as Mega Millions, Power Ball and scratch-off tickets. $1.6 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-november-2015DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for December 2015
… at the New York State Fair. Department of Civil Service $4.6 billion for eight health maintenance organization contracts … buying services for traditional lottery products such as Mega Millions, Power Ball and scratch-off tickets. $1.6 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2015DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2016
… National Conference of Bar Examiners for the July 2017 bar exam materials. $626,000 with the Jacob Javits Convention … Corp. for meeting room space for the July 2016 bar exam. Governor’s Office of Employee Relations $57.5 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2016Opinion 91-55
… Debt Limits (exclusion from - calculation of net revenues for exclusion for self-liquidating indebtedness) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Cost … deducted from "gross revenues" to calculate "net revenues" for purposes of the exclusion from debt limitation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Opinion 91-40
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … on which he was scheduled to work. After the Schampier decision, according to the sponsor's memorandum in support of … personnel" (Opn No. 86-61, supra ; see US Const, 14th Amd; 38 USC 2021; NY Const, art 1, §11). We based our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40Opinion 2002-3
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts (expansion of activities to include maintenance and operation of recreational … A town board may not expand the activities of a public dock district to include maintenance and operation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3DiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… Former Alexandria Town Clerk Ellen Peck pleaded guilty yesterday in Jefferson County Court to stealing $26,285 in … Former Alexandria Town Clerk Ellen Peck pleaded guilty yesterday in Jefferson County Court to stealing $26285 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft