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Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… ). About the Program The New York City (City) Department for the Aging (DFTA) is the City agency primarily responsible for addressing public policy and service issues for the aging. Its mission is to work to eliminate ageism and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followOpinion 2002-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts … districts. Subdivision 10 of section 198 provides, in pertinent part, that, except as otherwise provided by law, … one hundred ninety-eight". There is, however, nothing in section 198, or any other State statute, that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Opinion 89-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 2006-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … authority for the Town Board to raise or lower salaries at any time. Municipal Home Rule Law §23(2)(e) is controlling on … to a mandatory referendum. That provision, on its face, does not require the adoption of a local law, but rather …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Travel Advisory No. 15
… 2.C –Expense Report Certification , employees must certify on an expense report that the expenses claimed are just, true …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/15-covid-19-travel-and-expense-temporary-exceptionsDiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections
… said. "The state Department of Health deserves credit for monitoring nursing homes and reporting deficient … vulnerable residents are protected." DOH is responsible for ensuring nursing homes are in compliance with federal and … disagreed with the audit's findings. The agency's full response is included in the complete audit. Read the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspectionsDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… in foster homes that met program certifications, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … the demands on the agency are significant, oversight needs to be improved." OCFS regulates and supervises child welfare … certain foster homes, and providing casework services to children and families. The audit covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightAffordable 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 89-60
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Building Inspector (engaged in private business of performing home inspections) GENERAL … for purposes of Article 18 is defined to mean any claim, account or demand against or agreement with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 98-23
… The statute does not indicate any particular percentage or number of highways which may be designated at twenty-five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23DiNapoli Report Spotlights New York's Veterans
… also found that: Suffolk County is home to the largest population of veterans in the state. Hamilton County is home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-report-spotlights-new-yorks-veteransOpinion 99-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES - Imposition of (for a subscription to minutes of board meetings) LOCAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-105
… Legal Service Benefit was processed. Payroll Register and Employee's Paycheck/Advice The applicable earnings code and … value will be displayed on the payroll register and the employee’s paycheck stub or direct deposit advice statement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-105-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-ucs-employeesOpinion 94-7
… provisions of that section. Further, section 209-b and a number of other statutes describe in considerable detail the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7Oversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… problems we identified included missing home visits and no record that background checks for criminal history and/or …
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
… The New York Daily News published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. The … — by more than 50% at times — the COVID-related deaths of New Yorkers living in nursing homes. DOH staff was … nursing home deaths with little public explanation. Over those 10 months, it failed to report at least 4,100 …
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
… especially troubling. Housing and mortgage discrimination have prevented generations of New Yorkers from taking … borrowers being excluded from programs; policymakers have to consider retooling or reconfiguring some of these …
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
… Department, the people who committed this heinous crime have been held accountable and their victim is in a safe and … care of him," Donnelly said. The acts of these defendants have had a devastating impact on the victim and the victim’s …
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
… an electronic visit verification (EVV) program for all Medicaid personal care (PC) services in January 2021 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-programDiNapoli: Many NYC Senior Citizens Remaining Too Long on DFTA Wait Lists for Services
… seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) client wait lists to get critical … to ensure they complied with the agency’s standards for delivering services to seniors. A random sample of 53 … instances where providers failed to meet DFTA’s standards for delivering timely services to 18 of the clients (34%). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-many-nyc-senior-citizens-remaining-too-long-dfta-wait-lists-services