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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … (Saratoga County) The board has not established procedures for the library’s collection and disbursement of donated funds, or for cash receipts collected at the circulation desk. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… investigation were Analysts Katharine Litka and Rebecca Saber. The criminal case is being prosecuted by Assistant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … School District – Financial Management (Nassau County) The board and district officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. Although the board and district officials reduced surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 2002-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … district (see, e.g., 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86; see also Buffalo and Erie … AD2d 369, 577 NYS2d 993 aff 80 NY2d 938, 591 NYS2d 131). This Office has previously noted that no provision of law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Town of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… maintaining this level of unrestricted fund balance. As a result, real property tax obligations for Town residents were … of money received and disbursed on a monthly basis. As a result, the Board could not effectively evaluate the Town’s … are not in agreement with the AFR filed by the Town. As a result, there is little assurance the information used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Opinion 88-70
… are neither permitted nor required by statute are improper and without effect, and that municipal moneys may not be expended for such … lease of city real property; Municipal Home Rule Law, §§23 and 24, requiring mandatory or permissive referenda, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Opinion 96-24
… for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck. The establishment of a capital reserve fund for the … for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck 1 . As to referendum requirements, a resolution for the … as a particular sort of firefighting vehicle (e.g., pumper truck), must set forth the estimated cost thereof and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. (Department) Board of Directors (Board) … spreadsheet, along with a copy of the Department’s monthly bank statements, to an accountant (her son) who prepared the Department’s bank reconciliations and filed the Department’s annual U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. For the four fiscal years reviewed (2019-20 through 2022-23), … and expenditures were overestimated by a total of $287,238 for the audit period. The board also appropriated fund … surplus fund balance. Additionally, the property tax levy for 2023-24 was $509,000 while the village had over $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following … annual financial report and the tax cap form late with the Comptroller’s Office; and did not annually provide accounting … district’s Corrective Action Plan that was filed with the Comptroller’s Office indicated the district took corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Federal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… 17th in federal spending among the states in FFY 2020 from 24th in 2019. The improvement was primarily due to increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The latest numbers are good news for the city, thanks to strong market returns and … funds,” DiNapoli said. “The city should capitalize on this good fortune and set aside resources to address unexpected … needed public services to maintain the city’s quality of life and competitiveness over the long term.” On Nov. 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also did not audit district claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the treasurer’s … days late. The board did not audit all claims prior to payment and did not annually audit the treasurer’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… and strengthened the state pension fund to what it is today – a highly diversified fund with its highest ever … return on investments. The CRF's audited value was $178.6 billion as of March 31, 2016, which is the end of the state … invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.6 percent in international public equities. The remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… the criminal probe. “Mr. Dunkel diverted more than $87,000 in public money meant to promote immunization of children … his position as head of the American Academy of Pediatrics in New York, Dunkel defrauded taxpayers and stole over … Academy of Pediatrics, District II (AAP-II), was charged in Albany City Court with grand larceny and several counts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftDiNapoli: Former Fire Company Treasurer Charged in $20,000 Theft
… A former Citizens Hose Fire Company official was charged today with grand larceny in the third degree after allegedly stealing over $20,000 in Fire Company funds, following an audit and investigation … A former Citizens Hose Fire Company official was charged today with grand larceny in the third degree after allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-former-fire-company-treasurer-charged-20000-theftCosts to Administer the Insurance Division Operations for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Financial Services (Department) is reporting its … expenses accurately, pursuant to Section 332, Article 3 of the Insurance Law. Our audit covered the period April 1, 2009 … To determine whether the Department of Financial Services Department is reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/costs-administer-insurance-division-operations-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2012Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District , Ellenville Central School District , Lake Pleasant Central School District , Mount Pleasant … spent appropriately and effectively.” Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Leave Accruals and Separation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
… public pension payments following her death in April of 2021. “Mr. Johnson callously exploited his mother’s death to … plea allocution, after Johnson’s mother died on April 16, 2021, Johnson failed to notify the bank or the New York State … payments should have been terminated with her death. On October 11, 2023, Johnson was arrested by investigators of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/huntington-man-pleads-guilty-grand-larcenyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Endicott , Village of Hempstead , City of Lackawanna , Town of Willing … their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Village of Endicott – Budget Review (Broome County) The … today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Endicott Village of Hempstead City of Lackawanna …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1