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Opinion 88-57
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Rates (schedule of rates may include a classification under which low income … You ask whether a town on behalf of a water district may establish a schedule of water rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57IX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… Journal transactions crediting federal funds); Any other accounting adjustment that results in an increase in federal … any transaction that would bill against the award. REGULAR PAYMENT VOUCHER To generate an electronic refund of … grant revenues. If returns are charged to expenditure account coding, reported expenditures and disbursements on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsOpinion 88-7
… is hereby superseded. February 17, 1988 Cornelius F. Healy Deputy State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… identified in a March 2022 audit of the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … identified in a March 2022 audit of the states response to the COVID19 outbreak in nursing homes according to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter must take part in a Needs Assessment (Assessment) and … – and outlining specific goals to help the client exit the shelter and return to self-sufficiency. The ILP includes … be completed within the first 10 days of admission to the shelter. The lack of an Assessment, or a late or incomplete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentDiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
… than expected. Budget gaps during FY 2024 through FY 2026 will average about $2.7 billion, an amount that has … growth is expected to average 2.4% from FY 2024 to FY 2026, but an unexpected decline would require at least a … programs, risks total more than $3 billion annually by FY 2026, with tax offsets bringing the net risk to about $2.1 …
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
… At least 20 percent of the publicly owned sewer systems in New York state were not reporting overflow events or … also identified discrepancies in the information posted on the DEC website of past overflow events. Of the 113 events … At least 20 percent of the publiclyowned sewer systems in New York state were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsOpinion 89-36
… capital improvement has a period of probable usefulness of exactly five years. You ask whether the permissive referendum … Subdivisions four and eight further provide that: [i]n the event that the authorization by such governing board … prescribed for the specific capital improvement is exactly five years, the establishment of a capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36DiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… New York state is failing to promote and increase use of a key system designed to assist people with disabilities find employment services, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … New York state is failing to promote and increase use of a key system designed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… rose, so did the number of incidents, increasing by nearly 84%. During this same time, DJJOY facilities – secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… The Disaster Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is a disaster event. This process requires the participation of staff in … The Disaster Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is a disaster event …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceOpinion 2001-15
… district when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) PERSONAL … a lighting district) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Corporation" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) -- "Property" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §§191, 202-c) -- "Resident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 2006-10
… inquiry also refers to a lease of town real property to an alcohol treatment facility. The inquiry does not, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 91-32
… determined to be just and equitable (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][a][5]; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-42, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… are barred under Medicaid. “There are clear rules about what conditions Medicaid will cover when it comes to erectile … enrolled in their plans can get and to determine their medical necessity. Auditors found that did not always happen. … the recipient is a registered sex offender, the MCO merely does not pay for the services when other steps could be taken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate benefits were caused by … benefits. “The state’s social welfare and unemployment insurance programs are supposed to provide a safety net for … the jails limit inmates’ ability to recertify unemployment insurance benefits, auditors believe third-party individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsOpinion 97 - 12
… or to which he or she has appointment power (see 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-28, p 65). Further, General Municipal Law, … is not a contract for article 18 purposes (e.g. 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-48, p 132). Therefore, the proposed … the firm appears before the planning board. May 22, 1997 Joseph A. Reinschmidt, Executive Secretary Town of Parma, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… General Municipal Law, §109-b[1][d], as added by L 1991, ch 413, §35). The 1994 amendment to section 109-b, however, … Executive Department, McKinney's 1994 Session Laws of New York, p 2658, at 2661). Accordingly, it is clear that … 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-7, p 8; see gen., Warren's Weed, New York Real Property, Vol 1, Part 2, "Buildings"; 14 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… its jurisdiction to investigate. Key Findings Although we were able to conclude that the Center does operate the … hotline and maintain the VPCR database and the SEL, we were unable to draw conclusions about several of the most … information in substantiated cases. Consequently, we were unable to review more than 70 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … enforcement action in 2016 and 2017 combined, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Do Not Call Registry was created to help consumers avoid unwanted, nuisance calls from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unanswered