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Food Safety Monitoring (Follow-Up) (2015-F-10)
The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of May 28, 2015, of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report (2013-S-27).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-15f10.pdfHold Harmless Form
In consideration of the payment of this claim, I will reimburse to the Office of the State Comptroller and the State of New York the amount due to any additiona
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/hold-harmless.pdfDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… Many social adult day services programs (SADS) in New York operate without … more vulnerable New Yorkers. Too many providers of these services operate with little or no regulatory oversight.” … programs providing functionally impaired adults with services such as socialization, supervision and monitoring, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start
… said. “Going forward, OGS should develop a written strategic plan that includes milestones and participation … a priority.” The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act was signed into law in May 2014 to help eligible … to OGS’s Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development. All state agencies and public authorities are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-audit-ogs-veteran-owned-business-program-good-startPresident of Gingerbread Learning Center and Wife Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $771,000 from Special Needs Pre-School
… Mosesman, 71, and Elsie Mosesman, 72, have been sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to pay full restitution and asset forfeiture after previously pleading guilty to Grand Larceny in the … Mosesman 71 and Elsie Mosesman 72 have been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/president-gingerbread-learning-center-and-wife-sentenced-stealing-approximately-771000-special-needsDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… York City adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025, totaling $116.8 billion including expense prepayments … the second year the city expended more than it realized in revenue generated in that year. Despite the substantially … stated out-year gaps now total $17.6 billion from FY 2026 to FY 2028, $2.25 billion less than the three-year gap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainComptroller DiNapoli & Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce $2.95 Million Settlement With Hospital Group For Improperly Delaying Repayment of Medicaid Funds
… New York State Comptroller, today announced a $2,950,000 settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit against Beth Israel … repayment of over $ 800,000 in Medicaid overpayments. The settlement resolves claims under the federal False Claims Act … only fully repaid the Medicaid program in 2013. With this settlement, Continuum has made admissions and is paying $2.95 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-us-attorney-announce-295-million-settlement-hospital-group-improperlyDiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… to connect to a live operator, however. Visits to H+H mobile health vans also encountered problems. A sign at the Lower East Side mobile unit said services were available in Chinese, but … location had no bilingual staff. Staff at mobile units did not have access to phone or video …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesOpinion 90-28
… board member performing private engineering services for subdivisions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards … of board member providing private engineering services for subdivisions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §805-a(1)(c): A … from receiving or agreeing to receive compensation for engineering services performed in connection with any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 90-14
… we believe that a town may impose a schedule of fees upon developers to recover those engineering, legal and surveying … eight of the Town Law. Further, since the fees paid by the developers are town moneys, they must be paid directly to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… The former justice court clerk in the town of Potsdam was arrested for embezzling $117,000 … St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain’s office. In February, the former clerk – Mary Jo Guyette – was charged … County District Attorney with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and one count of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsOpinion 89-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to purchase liability insurance for vehicles owned by the village fire department) … VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to indemnify third parties against … to be responsible for maintaining the requisite liability insurance on the fire-fighting equipment used by the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Opinion 92-6
… repair of town highway equipment to the clerk's husband who owns a repair shop. The clerk's duties include keeping … the repair of town highway equipment to the clerks husband who owns a repair shop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Opinion 95-20
… to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 92-13
… of town offices from two to four years) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1),(d)(3), 20(3); TOWN LAW, §§24, … local law increasing the term of an elective office, which is approved at a general election may be made applicable to a … and the title could be said to apprise the reader of what may reasonably be expected to be found in the statute. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13DiNapoli: Finger Lakes Regional Economy Bolstered By Key Industries
… and our people," said Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I-Canandaigua). "I’m proud of the strides we’ve … Lakes region saw stronger job growth than most other parts of the state in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering … period. Child poverty rates for the region’s counties are near or below the state rate (22.2 percent), however, rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-finger-lakes-regional-economy-bolstered-key-industriesOpinion 93-6
… and "fire protection districts" (see Town Law, §§170, 171). A "fire district" provides fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6DiNapoli: Financial Records of 500 Public Authorities Now on www.openbooknewyork.com
… , a transparency website launched by DiNapoli in 2008. The database, going back to 2007, can be downloaded in an Excel, tsv or csv format. “Public authorities often do … eye, but they are responsible for overseeing billions in taxpayer dollars and assets,” DiNapoli said. “We’re …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-financial-records-500-public-authorities-now-wwwopenbooknewyorkcomDiNapoli: Strong Tax Collections and New Savings Initiatives Boost NYC's Short-Term Finances
… in FY 2023) and decline to pre-pandemic levels by FY 2025. Continued strength in tax collections has led the city to raise projections with an estimated $3 … Still, the city projects budget gaps of $4.2 billion in FY 2025, $5.9 billion in FY 2026 and nearly $7 billion in FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-strong-tax-collections-and-new-savings-initiatives-boost-nycs-short-term-financesNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… 2022 PDF Version Message from the Comptroller The safe and efficient operation of the corrections system in New York … with opportunities to find success upon release, and ensuring the wise use of public resources. In 2017, the … population, the number of incarcerated individuals age 50 and above had steadily increased between 2007 and 2016. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-rising