Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing.
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3/26/10
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ARIELLA MONTI
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1/21/10
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Valley Stream District 13 was the last of the four Valley Stream school districts to be audited by the New York state comptroller’s office. And although no fraud or misuse of funds was uncovered, the report did make several recommendations to strengthen financial controls.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/13/10
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An audit released Dec. 29 by the state comptroller’s office has revealed that the Lynbrook school district appointed an independent contractor as its treasurer, even though state laws prohibits independent contractors from being school officials.
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Anthony Bottan
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1/7/10
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The Oceanside School District says it is implementing recommendations provided by a recent state audit designed to strengthen the school's internal financial controls. The audit, by state Comptroller …
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Annmarie Fertoli
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1/5/10
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A second audit of Sanitary District No. 7 claims the district’s board provided poor oversight over internal operations and found three employees performing work out of title.
The audit, …
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Annmarie Fertoli
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1/5/10
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Days after a damaging audit of Sanitary District 7 was released from the comptroller’s office, the supervisor of the district, who was featured prominently in the audit as the receiver of an …
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by Alex Costello
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12/15/09
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Dr. Rosemarie Bovino, the superintendent of the Island Park Union Free School District, is reassuring parents that funds were not misused after an audit from the state comptroller's office reported …
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ANNMARIE FERTOLI
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11/25/09
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District 24 had surplus funds more than three times the limit allowed by law, according to the New York state comptroller’s office. A state audit was released last week recommending a dozen ways for the district to improve its financial practices.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/18/09
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District 30 did not always follow its own policy when securing professional services, a New York state comptroller’s audit revealed. However, the district has taken steps to fix the problem.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/18/09
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