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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.

Brewster Central School District – Professional Services (Putnam County)

District officials did not seek competition for professional services from three of the 10 professional service providers reviewed. Auditors determined these providers were paid $696,291 during the audit period.

DiNapoli: Ex-Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Convicted in Grant Scheme

David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was convicted today in Warren County Court of two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree and related false filing charges, related to his diversion of federal and state grant funds meant to improve the area surrounding Lake George, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Local Sales Tax Collections Up

Overall growth in local sales tax collections statewide in 2019 was relatively strong, according to report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections across the state, totaling $18.3 billion in 2019, grew by $815 million or 4.7 percent, from the previous year. While this was slower than the 5.3 percent annual growth for 2018, it exceeded growth in all other years since 2013.