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Opinion 92-37
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to obtain approval of … COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (approval of extension of fire district) TOWN LAW, §§172-d, 173: The extension of a fire … Whether the extension of a fire district to add the territory of the dissolved adjoining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 91-44
… §167 and the regulations promulgated thereunder were to permit a commissioner to pay the employer contribution for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 93-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … Finance Law, §33.00(a) provides that every bond resolution shall be adopted by at least a two-thirds vote of the voting … there is no difference in the number of votes necessary to pass a bond resolution by a two-thirds or three-fifths vote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4XVI.4.D Receivables Other Than Income Taxes and Federal Grants – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Policy References: Section 40-a of the State Finance Law generally sets forth the basis for recognizing an … loan receivable is set forth in Section 40-a of the State Finance Law. State money is appropriated and subsequently … most frequently for capital purposes. The State Finance Law requires that no loans shall be made until a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4d-receivables-other-income-taxes-and-federal-grantsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount … Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. Today in Westchester County Supreme Court, Porcari was … General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… services are delivered as efficiently as possible. Under this plan, homelessness prevention and homeless rehousing … to rationalizing shelter provider rates. We recognize that this audit was conducted while DHS was in the midst of … structural and organizational changes that resulted from this operational review. As part of this reorganization, DSS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-servicesHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System
… one year after being reported as placed. Additionally, this client was placed in a different shelter than what was … to a shelter at a future time. (Officials later retracted this, indicating instead that placement is counted only when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/16/homeless-outreach-services-new-york-city-subway-systemDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… State Education Department needs to do a better job with this important program for people with disabilities. The … appointment of a chief disability officer, and hope that this will result in much-needed improvements to the state’s … averaged 15.2%, 7.9% over pre-pandemic averages. This rate continues to be significantly higher than for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… needs, is supposed to begin within one business day of admission and be completed as soon as possible. Once a client … is supposed to be completed within the first 10 days of admission to a shelter. DiNapoli’s auditors found from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersImplications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… recovery relative to the nation will heighten those risks. For example, nearly three years after the end of … services and other essential programs. In recent years, for example, new federal funding has helped to extend health … COVID-19 recovery funding helped support State spending for both pandemic needs and new initiatives. However, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-futureState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… were released today. “The number of local governments designated in fiscal stress fell to historically low levels … January. For 2023, the City of Little Falls in Herkimer County and the Village of Saugerties in Ulster County … designation of “significant stress.” The City of Albany (Albany), the Village of Coxsackie (Greene) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… affecting their ability to sell their products around the world, and increasing the cost of supplies and equipment for … industry. Even the U.S. Department of Labor recognizes this as a serious issue for the nation’s food supply, saying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… 2023 Three principals of Phinaliz Communications LLC were arrested in connection with a long-running scheme to steal … Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor, were arrested last Thursday. "The defendants allegedly engaged in … Mtui and Kaiza both were held on $250,000 bail. Taylor was arrested on one count of conspiracy in the sixth degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeOpinion 88-11
… This is in reply to your inquiry regarding a proposed sale of real property which was conveyed to a village by a … determined to be "unneeded". You ask whether the proposed sale of this property to a local incorporated volunteer fire … no statutory mandate that such property be sold at public sale or that such a sale be subject to referendum. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 2000-22
… municipal service) -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm); (town attorney or town attorney's law firm representing clients before town … Whether an appointed town attorney would have a prohibited interest in a preexisting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter released today, called on the U.S. Department of … resources and oversight are directed toward track and rail car maintenance; Review the FRA’s Action Plan for the Safe … billion dollar burdens on taxpayers and communities after an accident,” said Roger Downs, conservation director …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersState Agencies Bulletin No. 327-A
… Purpose To notify agencies of the procedures for processing Productivity Gain Payments Affected Employees Employees in the Security … check in payroll period 6 Lag, check dated 7/11/02, for employees in Institution agencies and payroll period 7 … To notify agencies of the procedures for processing Productivity Gain Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/327-2002-productivity-gain-program-lump-sum-payments-employees-representedDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2016
… with Dewberry Engineers Inc. for design services in the NYC region. 4.3 million grant to New York City for the Safe … Silicon Carbide Line at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Empire State Development Corporation $140.5 million to Fort … Inc. for assistance with the state’s Health Benefit Exchange. Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2017
… General Hospital. Legislature – New York State Assembly $50,000 with Rossein Associates for amendment to outside counsel contract for investigations. $50,000 with Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux for amendment to … Homeland Security and Emergency Services $2 million to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for the Urban Area …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2017