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Opinion 88-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- Improvement of Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by … Whether a separate board of commissioners of a water district governed by article 13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9DiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… of New Yorkers, many of them in need of mental health care or drug addiction services, are in desperate need of … services to individuals and families, including case management, access to health care, treatment for substance … needs, is supposed to begin within one business day of admission and be completed as soon as possible. Once a client …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersImplications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… risks. For example, nearly three years after the end of COVID-related shutdowns, other large states and most of New … 10-year period ending in March 2020 prior to the impact of COVID-19. The largest share of federal aid supports Medicaid … that the State’s budgetary reserves were not sufficient to guard against unwanted spending cuts, tax increases or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-futureDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… 2023 Three principals of Phinaliz Communications LLC were arrested in connection with a long-running scheme to steal … Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor, were arrested last Thursday. "The defendants allegedly engaged in … Mtui and Kaiza both were held on $250,000 bail. Taylor was arrested on one count of conspiracy in the sixth degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System
… population residing in subways by two-thirds of the 2013 NYC homeless census count (from 1,841 to 626). In July 2017, DHS extended the … subway system below the 2013 levels: The homeless census count at the 2017 contract milestone was 1,812 – a decrease …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/16/homeless-outreach-services-new-york-city-subway-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative) – Small Wonder Preschool, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2023-S-36) Small Wonder Preschool, Inc. (Small Wonder), a not-for-profit … is one objective of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Healthy Neighborhoods Program, designed to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… stress designation, the same as a year ago, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of local governments designated in fiscal stress fell to historically low levels over the past two years,” DiNapoli … time, an increasing number of municipalities have failed to file required financial data with my office, diminishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresVII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Direct Journal Payment is used to record payments received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item, such as … should be coordinated for approval with OSC-BSAO by emailing [email protected] . Attachments: The … Direct Journal Payment is used to record payments received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… the Brick Theater and Kings Theatre. Barclays Center, the Coney Island Amusement Parks and the New York Aquarium are also … Bay/Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest and Brighton Beach/Coney Island). FIGURE 3: Immigrant Population in Brooklyn Top …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynXI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… AND POLICIES Overview The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to ensure that agencies receive the goods and services they … The agency must complete the receiving processes timely to establish what was received, the quantity or amount … The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to ensure that agencies receive the goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingOpinion 2000-22
… town agencies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§800(2), (3), 801(1), 802(1)(h), 803, 805-a(1)(c), (d): An attorney who is appointed town attorney would not have a prohibited … or her law firm. You state that the attorney in question is a partner in a private law firm. In 1998, the law firm was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 2000-14
… in a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers to make annual payments, either in prescribed dollar amounts … be fully vested immediately in the teacher and available to the teacher prior to retirement; there would be no fiscal obligation for the … Whether a school district pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement may make annual payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Opinion 88-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether the proposed sale of this property to a local incorporated volunteer fire company must be authorized by the State Legislature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 1161
To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the 20112012 and 20122013 SSU BU21 Deficit Reduction Plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1161-2011-2012-and-2012-2013-deficit-reduction-plan-non-arbitration-eligibleSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… Objective To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has a tracking … and whether it has followed required procedures in the leasing of its properties. This audit covered the period January 1, 2014 through August 9, 2018. About the … To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has a tracking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at … lax in inspecting them and did not check if food service workers were tested for tuberculosis (TB), according to an audit released today … The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersPreferred Source Contracting
… Purpose To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are … providers in partnership with private entities to ensure contract requirements are being met; whether the … To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… the expansion of cashless tolling by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) and it is likely to increase. Even when uncollected tolls can … the expansion of cashless tolling by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority TBTA and it is likely to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsWestchester Attorney Indicted for Fraud and False Statement Charges Arising From His Attempt to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS") announced that a federal grand jury in … "Instead of protecting the interests of the estate, Mr. Parisi abused the trust placed in him by allegedly … thing, he created a company to greedily enrich himself of fees he would not lawfully be entitled to receive," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/westchester-attorney-indicted-fraud-and-false-statement-charges-arising-his-attempt-embezzleOpinion 93-29
… such publication or advertisement, and which contains news, articles of opinion (as editorials), features, … at least weekly for at least one year; (3) contain news, editorials and other matters of current interest; (4) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29