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Opinion 2007-4
… issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authority to supersede village budget procedures) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (authority to supersede in … and certain other local governments to establish reserve funds for various stated purposes (General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 91-62
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … thereto for village purposes. You state that the village is wholly contained within the school district and that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 88-10
… to the State or a political subdivision from the tax ( Manhattan & Queens Fuel v County of Nassau , 113 AD2d 595, … provides therefor ( Belcher v County of Nassau , supra ; Manhattan & Queens Fuel v Village of Rockville Centre , 126 … the ... oil company upon which it was directly imposed." ( Manhattan & Queens Fuel v Rockville Centre , 126 AD2d at 524, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10IX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… agencies. This process will allow New York State agencies to respond to a disaster event and receive budget relief by transferring the costs to DHSES. It will also enable New York State to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceOpinion 90-34
… aid squad within a village fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless … aid squad within a village fire department is entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys. The … law", foreign fire insurance tax moneys must be paid to the treasurer or other fiscal officer of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 90-28
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (planning board member performing private engineering services for subdivisions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (propriety of board member providing private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 2000-9
Whether an industrial development agency may compensate its executive director by an annual salary and an extra lump sum amount at the end of the year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Opinion 95-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Emergency (911) Telephone System … and costs necessarily incidental thereto. You ask whether a county which has implemented the enhanced emergency … providing local exchange access service within such municipality (County Law, §303[1]). Further, section 307 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the foundations were required to have, such as the IRS Form 990. Auditors also identified certain questionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual Review of MTA Finances
… $535 million in savings annually by 2022, which was the top end of the range provided by the consultant that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-review-mta-financesMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit … currently faces an opioid misuse epidemic, which began in the 1990s with the over-prescribing of opioid drugs for … prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate prescription(s) for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the seven … Reports (MMCORs). The Department issues MMCOR instructions to guide MCOs on how to report administrative expenses. We … managed care premiums for the State fiscal year 2014-15 due to a flaw in the Department’s rate-setting methodology. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless … oversight of the homeless shelters. Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, the City provides temporary emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect … to go unchecked, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … shelters, and for ensuring they meet minimum standards set by state and local laws and codes. OTDA recently announced it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
… following statement today after the United State Supreme Court ruled on the Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees case . "Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision overriding 40 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-decision-janus-caseDiNapoli: State Correction Commission Falling Short in Tracking Problems or Inspecting Prisons
… The state agency in charge of the oversight and inspection of 561 state and local correctional facilities and jails … P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found the State Commission of Correction is also not routinely inspecting the state's 54 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-state-correction-commission-falling-short-tracking-problems-or-inspecting-prisonsLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… collections in New York state grew by 3% in July compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … are based on estimates of what each municipality is due. In the third month of each calendar year quarter, these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Texas Woman Charged with Stealing Over $65,000 in NYS Pension Payments
… protect the New York State Retirement System.” William H. Walsh Jr. retired from the New York State Department of … a reduced monthly retirement benefit so his wife, Mary L. Walsh, would continue to receive payments if he died before … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-texas-woman-charged-stealing-over-65000-nys-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… New York has been slow when it comes to using some federal relief funds earmarked to alleviate the state’s affordable housing crisis, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingDiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
… the Independent Review Commission of New York’s law school deans for review and approval or denial to serve on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-government