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DiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York City were lax in inspecting them and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… New Jersey has a tracking system that accurately accounts for all its properties, including all leases; whether it has … the development of major infrastructure, a modern port for the harbor shared by the two states, tunnel and bridge … to the world. These facilities provide a global connection for passengers and cargo. WTC – whose core functions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has made limited progress in addressing the widespread failures identified in a March 2022 audit of the state’s response to the COVID-19 … system. Officials said they were strengthening their collection, use and analysis of data but did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) oversaw a network of 625 transitional homeless shelters across the … of a client’s ILP and subsequently the timeliness of when they begin to receive services. While there are many … Local District (1%). 1 client passed away (1%). The Office does not collect and analyze aggregate data that would allow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentDiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… The COVID pandemic greatly impacted employment among all New Yorkers, but from April 2020 to March 2021, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedOpinion 98-20
… opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties … related to the functions to be performed and is in the best interest of the fire district. You ask whether a … to be performed by members of the squad and is in the best interests of the fire district ( id .; NY Const, art …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 97-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … for this purpose includes: (a) municipal corporations (i.e., town, village, county, city or school district); (b) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 92-25
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (riding on fire vehicles during emergency calls) TOWN LAW, §§176(11), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 96-3
… review services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest in a … conflict of interest would arise if a village contracted with either a village trustee individually, or with the firm … or association of which the officer or employee is a member or employee, and in contracts of a corporation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 2002-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. CLAIMS -- Compromise and Settlement (incurrence of reasonable expenses to evaluate appropriateness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14IX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… funds to the US HHS due to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that are not needed for program purposes; Unspent … system. If the award is open in the PMS, and OSC draws on your behalf, this return will be processed through PMS, … a refund check was deposited via Refund of Appropriation (ROA) OR the corresponding chartstring where expenditures have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsPreferred Source Contracting
… whether facilitating entities are awarding contracts in a manner that best meets the purpose of the Preferred Source … a network of over 120 contract-holding preferred source member agencies and their private corporate partners, who … the services on its list of preferred source offerings to make it easier for purchasing agencies to determine if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingDiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
… New York City is expecting to generate a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 due to … previously raised. Still, more can be done to prepare for unforeseen risks and to manage challenges as increased … of FY 2023 spending, enhance its rainy-day fund or retiree health benefits trust, or reduce future expenses in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-federal-aid-increasing-tax-revenues-and-savings-boost-new-york-citys-surplusDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… System Permit Requirements Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsOpinion 91-63
… (§800, et seq .) contains provisions of law which relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or … contract. In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in, inter alia , any contract of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 96-16
… all the property and facilities of a town water district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response … whether the town may use the excess proceeds from the sale for the construction of a new town hall if the town board … whether special legislation is necessary to use the moneys for that purpose. Section 198(12)(b) of article 12 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 88-57
… Opns St Comp, 1968, p 728; 8 Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amendment). … , 28 NY2d 74, 320 NYS2d 25; Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie v City of Poughkeepsie , 22 AD2d 270, 255 NYS2d 549). Generally, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Opinion 93-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … supra ; Opn No. 82-173, supra ; see also NY Const, article I, §11). There is, however, no statutory requirement that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Opinion 89-36
… compliance with the permissive referendum requirements is required if an authorization to issue obligations for the … issuance of obligations for such capital improvement... is required by law to be subject to a permissive or mandatory … of probable usefulness of such capital improvement ... is equal to or more than such minimum period of maturity . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 88-7
… been raised by assessments, the current fiscal year's debt service should be paid from the moneys raised therefor … in the case of counties, cities other than the City of New York, villages and city school districts, General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7