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Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Capital … services for eligible homeless families and individuals in the City and for fiscal oversight of the homeless … shelters. DHS contracts with public and private entities in its mission to: prevent homelessness when possible; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters-followOpinion 2010-1
… Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND … park trust moneys to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) VILLAGE … the dedication of park land constitutes an unauthorized "tax" or an "illegal taking." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 95-1
… (municipality's responsibility to pay health care cost of urban renewal agency employees) MUNICIPAL … §§503-a, 554: A city is not responsible for paying the cost of health care benefits to retirees of a city urban … Whether the city is responsible for paying the cost of these benefits in the event the agency has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1XII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures
… how to process vouchers for payments pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements. Note: These procedures take effect June 17, 2013 and are retroactive to April 1, 2013 for purposes of … by the State voluntarily entered into by a Business Unit and another party to resolve a legal dispute: after a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6u-payments-pursuant-awards-and-non-judicial-settlement-agreementsImproper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… updates to demographic information on all Medicaid cases; evaluate the feasibility of building a central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/improper-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification-numbersPublic Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… public authorities in a variety of ways including rates, tolls, fees, and in some cases, taxes. Public authorities are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesPublic Authorities – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Public authorities are distinct legal entities that provide services to the public as well as to the State and local governments. New … tolls, fees, and in some cases, taxes. Public authorities are generally self-supporting through their … Created by the government public authorities are legally separate entities that provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-authoritiesDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… Audit Finds Properties in Forest Protection Program That Dont Qualify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesOpinion 90-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (right to vote as … trustee who is also deputy mayor does not vote both in his or her capacities as trustee and deputy mayor during … meeting of the board of trustees, may cast two votes, one in his or her capacity as trustee and the other in his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40Opinion 2000-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint fire district when … Whether in the proposed formation of a joint fire district containing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Salary Explanation – When Employees Retire
… page: From the Notification From Account Homepage, go to Notifications panel. Click View All link to see a list … link. From the Search Page From Account Homepage, go to I want to section. Click Submit Salary Explanation … employees. In search results, click anywhere in a row to go to employee’s Salary Explanation page. What You Need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/salary-explanationOpinion 93-18
… LAW, §216(2): A town board is not required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a proposal to establish a service … You ask whether a town board is required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a proposal to establish a service … district of the political subdivision, there shall be a mandatory referendum of the eligible voters residing within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Supplemental Maternity … (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay for services their members require. In addition to the monthly premiums, MCOs can receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followDiNapoli: Foreclosure Filings Fall Nearly 50 Percent Statewide Since 2013
… York dropped 46 percent between 2013 and 2018, from 46,696 to 25,334, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … an improvement, the foreclosure crisis is far from over. To extend the progress we’ve made, New York must continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-foreclosure-filings-fall-nearly-50-percent-statewide-2013Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS members receive service credit for all their public employment beginning with the … date they joined NYSLRS. Some members can purchase service credit for employment before they joined NYSLRS or for … service. For most members, the total amount of service credit at retirement will directly affect the amount of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditDual Employment
… (OCA), which is the administrative arm of UCS, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Judge. UCS employs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/18/dual-employmentOpinion 90-26
… the estimated maximum cost in the bond resolution (11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 22; 13 Opns St Comp, 1957, p 160; 16 Opns St Comp 1960, p 300; 22 Opns St … be subject to a mandatory referendum. July 12, 1990 Mario John Albano, Esq., Attorney at Law Verplanck Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Opinion 92-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) EMERGENCY RESCUE AND … Whether the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department may impose a fee on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 91-58
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (site plan approval) GENERAL CITY LAW, §30-a: In the … of express statutory authority, a city may not conduct an advisory referendum on the question whether to grant site … program. You ask whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 90-33
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (power to appoint officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, … of the village mayor at a village board meeting, the deputy mayor has the power to appoint village officers and … mayor at the meeting of the village board of trustees, the deputy village mayor may recommend appointments of village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33