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Opinion 89-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - Conferences and Training Schools (authority of public library to provide for cash advances) - Reimbursement For Expenses (authority of public library to provide for cash advances) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10Opinion 97-23
… -- Membership (simultaneous membership in ambulance corps) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (simultaneous … becoming a member of a fire company and a member of a volunteer ambulance corps at the same time. You ask whether … an individual may be a member of a fire company and a volunteer ambulance corps at the same time. The provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Nursing Home Surveillance
… and State regulations and procedures for conducting nursing home surveys and whether survey processes, including … effective in improving the quality of care and safety in nursing homes. This audit covers the period January 1, 2012 … 2015. Background The Department, through its Division of Nursing Homes and Intermediate Care Facilities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillanceOpinion 2000-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish when property sold was funded in part with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL … into a repayment agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10New York City’s Uneven Recovery: Mothers in the Workforce
… While New York City saw a different trend initially, in 2022 the previously strong job gains for women with children … State or nationally. Although there has been substantial improvement in the unemployment rate for mothers citywide, … with children experienced the largest spike in 2020 to 15.5 percent, which has impacted their recovery. In 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-mothers-workforceXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… State pays for expenses incurred when an employee travels on official State business. In some instances, these expenses … a tax home is generally an objective determination based on where an employee principally works. While the location of … with no regular work location, but for whom, dependent on the specific circumstances, both the tax home and official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationTown of Lindley – Justice Court (2017M-270)
… Vehicle (DMV) reporting errors and tickets eligible for referral to DMV’s Scofflaw Program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/03/16/town-lindley-justice-court-2017m-270Opinion 89-63
… Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of the City of New York. Generally, governmental entities are not exempt … Court a County Court the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of the City of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 92-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in towns) GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, … so the board must follow the order of selection set forth in Town Law, §64(11). You ask whether a town may designate as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24DiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… helped New York City balance its $112.6 billion budget for city fiscal year (FY) 2024, despite $2.9 billion in costs … the city to increase spending at a time when demand for services is on the rise,” DiNapoli said. “Continued … maximum transparency will be key going forward. The costs for skyrocketing shelter demand are not sustainable without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomOpinion 94-20
… village's 1994-5 fiscal year to provide for the payment of all or part of any "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… or substance abuse issues and individuals were placed in a shelter that could not give them the help they needed. … not establish a causal relationship between individuals’ shelter placements and outcomes, it found that appropriate … lower the risk to individuals inside and outside of the shelter system. “The Department of Social Services must do a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthOpinion 92-15
… that section 207-c benefits must be provided in the case of partial disability (see Rosato v Hasenhauer , 120 … §30(3), however, provides, in relevant part, that in the case of an award of workers' compensation to a member of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… ). About the Program Homeless shelters across the State provide various services to individuals and families, … a network of 580 transitional homeless shelters across the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) continues to … setting,” DiNapoli said. “In too many cases, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance is failing to ensure a … response is included in the audit. Full Report Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance: Oversight of Homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… The pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start, with New York being the … The pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start with New York being the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startDiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Arrested for Stealing More Than $100,000
… A former treasurer of an Ontario County fire company was arrested for allegedly stealing over … period, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts, and Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione announced today. The … A former treasurer of an Ontario County fire company was arrested for allegedly stealing over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-arrested-stealing-more-100000XI.7.B Repayment Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… advances must be repaid to the State. Repayment agreements can also be established for the repayment of past-due debt. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7b-repayment-agreementsDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… and submit a Program Improvement Plan (PIP) to OCFS for approval. Auditors found that while OCFS generally … after the fact may provide useful information and areas for improvement, ultimately the worst outcome has already … nature of calls determined to be non-reports and reasons for such determinations, address deficiencies found in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalities