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IX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… Adjustment Journal transactions crediting federal funds); Any other accounting adjustment that results in an increase … agency might consider an award closed, the award may not have been closed out by the awarding agency in the applicable … be paid to the federal government until the related funds have been posted in SFS. In the case of an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsOpinion 88-7
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … a town improvement district and current assessments also have been raised and appropriated for the purpose, the debt … on the mandatory nature of section 165.00 and the lack of any requirement that taxes and assessments raised and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… Our follow-up review shows limited progress in fixing all that went wrong. Much more work must be done to address … significant number of discrepancies, which means that not all publicly reported data is reliable. The reliability of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter must take part in a Needs Assessment (Assessment) and the development of an … mental health, and/or substance abuse issues. Beginning in January 2020, Assessments must begin within 1 business day …
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
… City is expecting to generate a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 due to federal aid, … to DiNapoli’s analysis. “Strong revenue, a rebound in property values, and the restart of the city’s Program to … Gap (PEG) will help produce significant recurring savings in the next few years and should help buffer the city from …
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
… events, potentially putting the public at risk, according to an audit of the Department of Environmental Conservation … is crucial so the public can avoid exposure. I urge DEC to redouble efforts to make sure all municipal sewer systems are complying with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsOpinion 89-36
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds … reconstruct or acquire a type of capital improvement. In both cases, compliance with the permissive referendum … such minimum period of maturity . [emphasis added] Thus, in the event the authority to issue obligations for a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36DiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… improve competitive employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities. It is disappointing that this … the inequities and barriers they face when they look for employment.” There are approximately 1 million … however, are employed, compared to the 74% employment rate for working-age adults statewide. In addition to increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … juvenile justice facilities for court-placed youth to ensure they meet State standards and regulations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… response by State agencies is necessary. Agencies have the ability to act quickly once Executive approval is … configuration and communicate to DOB, the values that have been configured in the SFS and that the funds distribution rules have been setup. DOB will issue a new Budget Bulletin to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceOpinion 2001-15
… Law §202-c(1) is proper only if signed by the appropriate number of "resident owners"; that is, individual owners of … Law §202-c(1) is proper only if signed by the appropriate number of "resident owners"; that is, individual owners of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 2006-10
… duty to take appropriate steps to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most beneficial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 91-32
… who sells his property the difference between the selling price and the "fair market value" computed as if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… Medicaid. Current federal and state laws prohibit Medicaid from paying for drugs to treat sexual or erectile dysfunction … management for managed care recipients was transferred from DOH to managed care organizations (MCOs). DOH directed … registered sex offenders. DiNapoli’s auditors found that from April 1, 2012 to July 1, 2018, Medicaid made $2.8 …
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
… more than $236,000 from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The … the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of potential fraud and delays providing the state Department of Labor (DOL) with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsOpinion 97 - 12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts … a consulting engineer who regularly represents developers in matters before the planning board would not appear to raise questions as to potential prohibited interests in town contracts. The secretary, however, would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… CONTRACTS -- Installment Purchase Contracts (authority to use for construction of firehouse) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … property and the fire district would make annual payments to the contractor during the term of the agreement, with title to the structure passing to the fire district for nominal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate … The Center was established by the Protection of People With Special Needs Act (Chapter 501 of the Laws of 2012) and …
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
… Do Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 … been vacant nearly a year. Department officials said they have been interviewing to fill the position, which has duties … Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredOpinion 91-11
… (curtailing powers of elective officers subject to mandatory referendum) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A local law which authorizes a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than presently provided in the city charter is subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether a proposed local law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11