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All-Agency Contract Evaluation System
… Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in … evaluating contractor/consultant performance. As a result, it did not fully benefit from the established processes. Our … Update the Procedures to implement a clear process on how to handle “N/A” (not applicable) ratings. Establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/04/all-agency-contract-evaluation-systemDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… The State Department of Health (DOH) has failed to hold accountable certain health care providers including hospitals, nursing homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli: Preschool Special Education Provider Received Nearly $6 Million for Ineligible Expenses
… costs it reports to the state. It also runs a private day care, and early intervention and universal Pre-K programs … students. It was also a member of the eight-member Young Adult Institute Network, which also included YAI and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-preschool-special-education-provider-received-nearly-6-million-ineligible-expensesArtificial Intelligence Governance
… and sometimes serious, consequences. New York City (NYC or City) and some of its agencies have been using AI to … are not always visible. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that a lack of transparency reduces … tools, which include AI, were not fully met. The Mayor’s Office of Operation’s Algorithms Management and Policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceOpinion 88-70
… are neither permitted nor required by statute are improper and without effect, and that municipal moneys may not be expended for such … lease of city real property; Municipal Home Rule Law, §§23 and 24, requiring mandatory or permissive referenda, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… to support the amounts in the tax certiorari reserve fund are maintained and the annual report of all reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… the State must greatly enhance reporting around resources allocated for housing, targets and goals for spending, … local government should conduct a review of local zoning rules, which would allow communities an opportunity for a … for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023, $3.2 billion was allocated for vouchers in New York, including $2 billion for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisOpinion 90-42
… FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) -- Liability for (city tax districts) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY -- Fees … REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (fees for filing in rem lists) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1122; CPLR … lis pendens, the county clerk is entitled to a fee of ten dollars for each in rem tax foreclosure list filed by a tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Access to Preschool Special Education Services
… is effectively overseeing preschool special education in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations to … the Program One of the most critical periods of growth in a child’s development occurs during the first 5 years of … As of October 5, 2022, SED reported 40,846 children in the State were receiving preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… Administration-approved use and the recipient's treatment is for that other use. To protect public safety, State laws … ED drugs approved to also treat BPH or PAH may not have had diagnoses of BPH or PAH – elevating the risk of … services to treat ED, if an MCO finds out the recipient is a registered sex offender, the MCO merely does not pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andOpinion 2000-15
… company may not volunteer to assist a fire district fire department within New York State on an on-going basis … state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer fire department may volunteer his or her services on an on-going basis to a New York State fire district fire department. General Municipal Law §209-i (1-a) provides in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 96-22
… 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-96-22Opinion 88-34
… subsequent publication are concerned " (emphasis supplied; NY Legis Ann. 1970, p 236). Although subsequent legislation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 88-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Refund (refund by county treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (refund of 2% … provided herein, the county treasurer, or, in the city of New York, the commissioner of finance, shall be entitled to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Stable Government Funding Needed for NYC Health + Hospitals to Provide Essential Care
… H+H is projected to exceed $2 billion in FYs 2022 through 2025, as compared to $1.3 billion annually between FY 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-careTown of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… to ensure that all collections were accurately accounted for and to promptly identify discrepancies. The Justices also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149Travel Advisory No. 2
… of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel Manual Guidance : In … residence) must be designated in the best interest of the State and not for the convenience of an employee or to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/2-taxable-travelNew Yorkers in Need
The Office of the State Comptroller issued three major reports examining “New Yorkers in Need.” The first described poverty trends in New York State; the second examined food insecurity; and the last covered the crisis of housing insecurity.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need.pdf2022 Munis in Stess
FSMS - 2022 Munis in Stess
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2022/pdf/2022-munis-stressed.pdf2022 Year in Review
The Office of the New York State Comptroller is proud of our 2022 achievements and continued dedication to serving New Yorkers statewide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/2022-year-in-review.pdf