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Opinion 97-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … CITIES LAW, §64; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(ii)(a)(5): A city is not required by general State statute to accept …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8Oversight of Adult Protective Services Staffing and Case Management (New York City Human Resources Administration)
… unable to meet their essential needs (e.g., food, shelter, clothing, medical care, securing entitlements); are in need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/20/oversight-adult-protective-services-staffing-and-case-management-new-york-city-humanOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… this information in DFTA’s Senior Tracking, Analysis and Reporting System. Clients are given the opportunity to make … providers’ HDML programs. Clients can submit meal delivery complaints (e.g., poor meal quality, unsatisfactory delivery … the City’s Dynamics 365 citywide system (for NYC 311 complaints), or to the provider. DFTA has a performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followOpinion 2002-3
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … town improvement districts (see, e.g., 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-33, p 84; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-53, p 84; see also Coconato v Town of Esopus , 152 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Opinion 89-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- … which presently awards all promotions within the town police department may delegate that authority to the chief of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Affordable Home Ownership Development Program (2013-S-31)
To determine whether Affordable Home Ownership Development Program (Program) grant managers are awarding grant monies to existing and prospective homeowners in
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s31.pdfOpinion 2006-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … RULE LAW §23(2)(e): A town board may reduce the salary of an elected town officer, other than a town justice, during … Whether the salary of an elected town officer other than a town justice may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5DiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections
… The state Department of Health (DOH) should be doing more to insure that nursing homes are properly inspecting, … maintaining and testing their medical equipment, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … "New York state is doing the bare minimum when it comes to inspecting life-saving equipment used at nursing homes," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspectionsDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… The state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) could not … according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The state Office of Children and Family Services is responsible … The state Office of Children and Family Services could not show …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightOpinion 98-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- … Safety for chapter 844 of the Laws of 1964, 1964 New York State Legislative Annual, p 419; 1964 Opns Atty Gen p 39). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23Opinion 89-60
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Building Inspector (engaged in private business of performing … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a(1)(b), (c): Although a building inspector engaged in the private business of … receipt of your letter concerning the propriety of a town building inspector also engaging in the business of providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 99-8
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES - Imposition of (for a subscription to … of Information Law, for copies of the minutes. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the authority for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8DiNapoli Report Spotlights New York's Veterans
… including 31 percent in the Vietnam War-era, according to a snapshot released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York is home to nearly 900,000 men and women who have served bravely to safeguard our freedom,” DiNapoli said. “Across the country …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-report-spotlights-new-yorks-veteransOpinion 94-7
… MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i), (ii)(a)(9- a): A village is prohibited by General Municipal Law, §209-b(4) … of emergency or general ambulance services provided by a village fire department and may not supersede the prohibition … pursuant to its home rule powers. You ask whether a village board may impose fees upon users of ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7Oversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls … prior to their certification or approval for the placement of foster children, and to determine whether casework … including foster care and adoption, through its Division of Child Welfare and Community Services. Regional Offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirementsDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… when the COVID-19 pandemic reached New York. It didn’t have the controls and procedures in place to stop a viral spread in nursing homes. Persistent … — by more than 50% at times — the COVID-related deaths of New Yorkers living in nursing homes. DOH staff was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceDiNapoli: NY's Homeownership Rate Lowest in the Nation
… their home, compared to 52% of Asian households, 34% of Black households, and 29% of Hispanic households. The … DiNapoli said. “The low rate of ownership for Black, Asian, and Hispanic New Yorkers is especially … housing. Homeownership rates exceed the state average in all other counties, where single-unit homes comprise the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nys-homeownership-rate-lowest-nationDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… Amber Diacetis, a 31-year-old Albany woman, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree last year. “Preying on a … finances. Investigators found that the defendants did not pay the victim’s mortgage, property taxes or other bills for … vehicle to be repossessed and his electricity to be turned off. Instead, the defendants stole the money for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerMedicaid Program – Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program
… not supported by required electronic visit verification records. We examined paid personal care services with service … to select and fund their own EVV system for submitting EVV records to DOH. A major goal of the EVV program is to … organization (VO) to conduct pre-claim reviews (using EVV records as well as other information) to verify PC and HHC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2166
… employees to update their addresses and payroll options in NYSPO. Affected Employees: All active employees of New York State enrolled in NYSPO. Background: Maintaining up-to-date addresses for … and current address information for all NYS employees. In an effort to improve the timeliness and accuracy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-update