Syracuse, N.Y. -- A state audit has found poor financial management at the Central New York Regional Market Authority, including paying the market director’s father more than $200,000 over three years to handle “special projects” and other duties such as snowplowing without a clear job description or work hours.
The audit released Tuesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the authority’s revenues have not kept pace with expenses, resulting in annual losses and a deficit of $97,470 at the end of the 2022-23 fiscal year.