City Auditor Sam Fein

08/06/2026

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08/05/2026

Albany has welcomed nearly 700 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) participants this summer, and our office was lucky to host one of them.

Huge thank you to Commissioner Jonathan Jones and his team, and to everyone in our office and across City Hall who embraced her from day one.

Essence Johnson, it’s been a joy having you. Wishing you the brightest senior year ahead. Thank you for everything. Thank you Deja Yancy, my auditor for supervising Essence!

08/04/2026

Joined Albany Mayor Dr. Dorcey Applyrs and Albany Police Department at National Night Out! Talked to a lot of neighbors and community organizations! National Night Out

08/04/2026

“Independent oversight is most effective when it prevents waste before it occurs,” said Chief City Auditor Sam Fein. “By reviewing every invoice line by line, our office protected nearly $2.5 million in taxpayer funds during the first half of this year. These findings demonstrate the importance of strong pre-payment controls, careful scrutiny, and constructive collaboration with city departments.”

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) – Albany’s city auditor says invoice reviews in the first half of 2026 saved taxpayers nearly $2.5 million by catching errors before payments went out.Albany Chief City Auditor Sam Fein released the Office of Audit & Control’s 2026 Mid-Year Invoice Auditing Report, which sa...

08/04/2026

"We review every invoice before it's paid throughout city government, and this demonstrates what we do and highlights the money we've saved, the waste we've prevented, and really shows people the impact that our office can have," Fein said. "Every city department, every invoice, every time they spend money, generates an invoice. That invoice comes to us. There's an entire workflow process, people that it go through. But we're really the last stop before it gets to the Treasurer's office for payment."

Albany Chief City Auditor Sam Fein says $2.48 million in savings was revealed in the first six months of 2026.

07/22/2026

Great to see the Times Union highlighting the work of our office in our 2026 Mid-Year Invoice Auditing Report! 📰

Whether it’s preventing a $2.25 million health insurance overpayment or saving nearly $88k on inaccurate employee health insurance buyouts, this demonstrates why our office's role of auditing every invoice before payment is essential.

As mandated by the City Charter, our office serves as an essential internal control, ensuring that when billing errors, overcharges, or duplicate invoices are submitted, they are corrected before any tax dollars leave city accounts.

A review of 7,000 invoices in the first half of the year also identified nearly $100,000 in insurance savings and thousands in recoverable credit card charges.

07/18/2026

Discussing and answering questions on recently published 2026 Mid-Year Invoice Auditing Report.

Read the full report: https://www.albanyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15043/Mid-Year-Invoice-Auditing-Report---Jan-Jun-2026

07/18/2026

🎥I'm going live on FB in 15 min. (1PM) to discuss the Mid-Year Invoice Audit Report

07/18/2026

📊 NEW REPORT: My office has released our 2026 Mid-Year Invoice Auditing Report

The Office of Audit & Control reviews all city invoices line-by-line before payments are disbursed, identifying savings and preventing waste to ensure your tax dollars are protected.

Here are some key highlights from the report:
🔍 Over 7,000 invoices audited
💰 $2.48 million in direct taxpayer savings from routine pre-payment invoice auditing
💳 Over $6K in the process of recovery from avoidable fees and taxes on city credit cards

Where do these savings come from? Here’s an example. During our routine audit of employee health insurance buyouts, we prevented nearly $88k in overpayments by ensuring accurate dates of employment and enrollment type.

🎥 Going Live: I’ll be going live right here on Facebook tomorrow (Saturday, July 18) at 1:00 PM to discuss the report's findings and answer your questions directly.

👉 Read the full report: https://www.albanyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15043/Mid-Year-Invoice-Auditing-Report---Jan-Jun-2026

07/14/2026

Looking for updates from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (E&A)? My office has updated how we share public information.

No more navigating a cluttered online layout or tracking down video links on YouTube. The E&A Agenda Center now groups agendas, minutes, and video recordings together – neatly organized and clearly labeled for each specific meeting date.

👉 https://www.albanyny.gov/AgendaCenter/Estimate-Apportionment-9