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Opinion 88-75
… very costly, as well as time consuming, to the city for a new lawyer from the prior firm to become expert in the case. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three … Call law (Law) allows consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national … potential for using Federal Trade Commission resources and strategies to enhance the effectiveness of its Do Not Call …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… lacks needed guidelines and policies for agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, … to analyze classroom discourse patterns, as professional development tools that can help educators improve their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsOpinion 98 - 22
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Procedural Requirements … by another local law) -- Publicity Fund (establishment of in village); (providing for, increasing or eliminating cap on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Village of Greenwich – Justice Court Operations (2014M-023)
… the previous Justice remitted the balance of his bank account to the Village and subsequently closed the account when he left office on March 30, 2012, the current … due to the weakness created by the ability to alter or delete receipts in the computerized system. Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/05/30/village-greenwich-justice-court-operations-2014m-023XIII.4.D Meals and Incidental Expenses Breakdown – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… expenses (M&IE) based on per diem rates established by the United States General Services Administration (GSA) … United States. The per diem rates vary by location and year. In some cases, a traveler may be entitled to only a … to only a portion of the NYS M&IE per diem rate, the chart below provides the breakdown of the M&IE per diem rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4d-meals-and-incidental-expenses-breakdownXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… is essential to involve both program and fiscal employees in the process. In cases where a request for proposal includes a provision … and final offer or when agencies are seeking contracts in a single or sole source market, agencies should also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsRegistration and Enforcement of Automotive Services, Sales, and Salvage Facilities
… registered with the Department. We also identified delays in the Department’s process for handling consumer complaints. … from the date the complaint was received, as called for in the regulations. Factors that could contribute to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/15/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-services-sales-and-salvage-facilitiesOpinion 99-1
… that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer firefighters who have not earned … be held in trust. (2) A service award program may provide death benefits only in the case of an active volunteer … ask whether such a service award program may provide a death benefit to a volunteer firefighter who has not earned a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Medicaid Program – Appropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health’s New York State of Health system has adequate controls to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/28/medicaid-program-appropriateness-medicaid-eligibility-determined-new-york-state-healthThe 80/20 Housing Program (Follow-Up)
… and families. The federal government provides income tax credits, and municipalities provide real estate tax abatements, as incentives to developers. In New York … tax abatements through Section 421-A of New York's Real Property Tax Law. As of September 27, 2018, 93 developments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/8020-housing-program-followSelected Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial report, Selected Management and Operations … New York State jobs and agree to make capital investments in their businesses in accordance with legislative … status because they did not sign a contract. In some cases, these businesses later declined the contracts. In June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/selected-management-and-operations-practices-followXII.4.B.1 Supporting Information – XII. Expenditures
… agency with an invoice or a completed claim for payment form for the goods and/or services provided. The agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b1-supporting-informationDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… State Comptroller DiNapoli today released a report on the progress regional … ‘zombie properties’ across our state demands action,” DiNapoli said. “The creation of land banks, as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… of Agriculture and Markets (Department), through its Business Development Unit, provides financial assistance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… State’s Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) Change Management Process and Policy, intended to ensure the … and Logging Standards, as well as the ITS Operations Change Management Process and Policy. Improve the timeliness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudOpinion 91-48
… permits, licenses, zoning charges, variances, site plan or subdivision approvals constitute contracts as defined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Oversight of Select High-Technology Projects (Follow-Up)
… State Development (ESD) is the chief agency responsible for the coordination of the State’s economic development … yield higher rates of growth, generate higher-paying jobs for workers, and produce other positive economic and fiscal … The objective of our initial audit, issued on August 21, 2020, was to determine if ESD adequately monitored selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/15/oversight-select-high-technology-projects-followOpinion 88-78
… of a village is not a chief executive officer within the meaning of Municipal Home Rule Law, §2(4), subdivision 5 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… the subway homeless population, the homeless situation in the subways has grown significantly worse, in part because the city’s Department of Homeless Services … not providing services to the extent possible and in some cases offered no services at all. During four of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-population