State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Weekly News - Counties Are Not Always Testing the Accuracy of Scanners and Scales at Retailers

 

Counties Are Not Always Testing the Accuracy

of Scanners and Scales at Retailers

An audit of 10 counties found that some did not adequately test the accuracy of retail prices or test scanners, scales and devices used to price, weigh or measure goods at grocery stores, gas stations and other retail locations to make sure that consumers were paying the correct price according to State Comptroller DiNapoli.

“When consumers shop for groceries or buy gas or even mulch, they expect the retailers to be fair and the pricing or weighing devices they use to be accurate. If price scanners or scales are incorrect, or prices don’t match those displayed, it can add up and consumers may end up paying more for everyday items,” Comptroller DiNapoli said. “Our audit found that counties need to step up their efforts to protect consumers and routinely test these devices and check that consumers are getting what they pay for.”

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NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26

State Comptroller DiNapoli announced employer contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System for State Fiscal Year 2025-26. Employers’ average contribution rates will increase from 15.2% to 16.5% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System and from 31.2% to 33.7% of payroll for the Police and Fire Retirement System.

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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny

State Comptroller DiNapoli and Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Moses K. Johnson, 63, of Huntington and a former employee of the Town of Huntington, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree for stealing more than $56,000 of his mother’s public pension payments following her death in April of 2021.

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Municipal & School Audits

• Hammondsport Central School District – Multiyear Planning
• Hammondsport Central School District – Investment Program
• Town of Berkshire – Board Oversight
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• Town of Wells – Records and Reports
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