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DiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more than 340 cases at 13 county probation … a key part of the legal process that allows crime victims to recoup losses caused by the crime,” DiNapoli said. “County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsSelected Aspects of Collecting Outstanding Amounts Due for Parking Violations
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) identifies and … from January 1, 2012 through February 1, 2019. About the Program DOF is responsible for collecting and processing payments for parking fines for the approximately 30 entities that can issue parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/23/selected-aspects-collecting-outstanding-amounts-due-parking-violationsOpinion 90-2
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 88-43
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- Self-Insurance (reimbursement of sheriff's personnel account for General Municipal Law, §207-c salary payments) COUNTY … account by appropriation of workers' compensation benefits which have been paid into the general fund from a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Use, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… amount of different but related data the Department does collect, it did not cooperatively use the various data … discussed in this follow-up. 1 The Executive is defined to mean the former Governor, the members of his staff within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… Despite a now decade-long economic expansion in the country, New York … it was only a decade ago when damaging impacts of the Great Recession forced state policymakers to cut spending, … ten years. DOB should be required to develop a multi-year plan that would raise New York’s rainy day reserves to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… with the retirement (i.e., permanent removal from service) of a tangible capital asset. A government that has … in the current year If the asset was retired from service in the current year, any amounts that remain to be … associated with the retirement ie permanent removal from service of a tangible capital asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsInvestors: Exxon Needs to Step Up on Climate Change
… On the eve of ExxonMobil’s annual meeting, New York State Comptroller … on ExxonMobil to agree to their request that the company address how it will be affected by worldwide efforts to adopt the goals of the Paris Agreement to rein in climate change. In recent weeks, similar proposals have won a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/investors-exxon-needs-step-climate-changeOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective … 365 days a year and received approximately 313,000 calls in 2023. If a call is received and OCFS staff determine there … child (i.e., under the age of 18) has been impaired or is in imminent danger of impairment because of the failure of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… January 2024. About the Program OCFS’ mission is to serve New York’s public by promoting the safety, permanency, and … to provide care for physical or mental health issues youth may have when they are admitted to detention facilities. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… an Individual Living Plan (ILP), administered by the Local District or third-party provider. The Assessment is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOpinion 89-32
… Opns St Comp No. 88-24, p 43; 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 319), if the purchase and consideration therefor is approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 92-9
… in compliance with a subpoena for pre-trial questioning is making an appearance before the court for purposes of … a court or other tribunal". Section 72-o does not define what it means to "appear before a court or other tribunal". … of the constituent parts. It consists of the entire judicial organization for the trial of causes, and it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… is voluntarily entered into by a State agency and another party to resolve a legal dispute. For processing purposes, … is voluntarily entered into by a State agency and another party to resolve a legal dispute after a federal or state … voluntarily entered into by a State agency and another party to resolve a legal dispute while a proceeding is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… Payroll Bulletin No. 1217 Purpose: To provide clear and consistent requirements for processing salary payments made pursuant to Court Orders, Awards, and Settlement Agreements. Affected Employees: Employees … To provide clear and consistent requirements for processing salary payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… such as CCTV cameras, CAIs, monitors, and digital video recorders (DVRs). The CCTV system is not publicly … in each portico, or about six to eight per location. CCTV video from these cameras is recorded on a local DVR and not … the turnstiles – Automated Fare Collection pay areas. The video from the new system is reviewed about once per day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… The state Department of Health (DOH) paid $1.28 billion in unnecessary Medicaid … six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit released today by State … Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Glitches in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceOpinion 93-4
… to issue bonds to finance judgments) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§10.00, 11.00(a)(33-a), 21.00, 33.00, 35.00: A town … periods of probable usefulness specifically for the payment in a single fiscal year of judgments, compromised … bond resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds for the payment of judgments against the town (Local Finance Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… personal items including; landscaping for their home, car and insurance payments for their vehicles, flowers and … program-related items: landscaping for his home ($18,936), car and insurance payments for his vehicles (two Mercedes … son-in-law ($7,002), Staples purchases for his daughter ($2,656), the purchase of a domain name for his daughter’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… (DHS) has adequate controls over the contracted homeless shelter contract procurement and rate-setting processes, and whether current contracted shelter rates are reasonable. Our audit covered the period … through May 30, 2017. Background Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, New York City (City) provides temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-services