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DiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… employed through the seasonal H2A federal guest worker visa program, but New York’s Agriculture Commissioner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… camera systems are located inside the station houses (shelter on station platform) and in the eastbound and … of the inspection records provided showed that all of the inspections were not done. For example, Oakwood Heights, Great Kills, and Tottenville had just 26 of 32 inspections. In addition, the St. George station, which has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsOversight 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-servicesReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability … shelters across the State provide an array of services to families and adults, including assessment and case management, access to health care and child care services, and assistance with … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerOversight of Child Protective Services
… sample cases through September 2022. About the Program The New York State Child Protective Services Act of 1973 was established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System
… with significant discrepancies. For example, in one case, a client was not placed until over one year after being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/16/homeless-outreach-services-new-york-city-subway-systemImplications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… unwanted spending cuts, tax increases or other actions in case of an economic downturn or catastrophic event. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-futureState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… did not comply with requirements. Office of Children and Family Services – Oversight of Child Protective Services … (Follow-Up) (2024-F-6) The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is responsible for overseeing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… delays in the timely abatement of waste tire sites due to delays in establishing a new abatement contract through … 2017 found DEC generally had adequate procedures in place to capture the Clean Air Act program’s revenues, expenditures … fee billing process and in the allocation of expenses to the program. In a follow-up, auditors found DEC has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 88-11
… issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary interest) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a private reversionary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 2000-22
… to his or her municipal position. This exception, however, does not apply to renewals of any such contract. Here, should … that the agreement between the town and the law firm does not violate the common law prohibition against binding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 2000-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS -- … and Social Security Law §§113 or 470, from agreeing in a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers to … … exactly the same as if payments were made in the form of wages …" (89 Misc 2d at 265, 390 NYS2d at 787). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14State Agencies Bulletin No. 1161
… Pay Override RGS Regular Pay Salary Employee TSP Military Training Stipend As with other Additional Pay Earnings Codes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1161-2011-2012-and-2012-2013-deficit-reduction-plan-non-arbitration-eligibleDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When you get a hot meal at a homeless shelter, it should not come with a health warning," DiNapoli … programs. The office certifies and oversees larger scale shelter facilities and is responsible for inspecting them and … only 59 percent (79 out of a required 135) of food inspections from 2015 through 2017 were completed. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersWestchester 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
… District of New York and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal … Service ("USPIS") announced that a federal grand jury in White Plains, New York, returned an Indictment yesterday … GUY PARISI, a Westchester attorney, with conspiracy, mail fraud and false statements. These charges arise from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/westchester-attorney-indicted-fraud-and-false-statement-charges-arising-his-attempt-embezzleDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… collection for a variety of reasons, including license plate images that could not be processed and an inability to … (and document such actions) to obtain temporary license plate registration information from out-of-state DMVs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsOpinion 89-36
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … compliance with the permissive referendum requirements is required if an authorization to issue obligations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 88-57
… rates may include a classification under which low income senior citizens are charged at a reduced rate) CONSTITUTIONAL … of water rates including a classification under which senior citizens meeting certain income criteria are charged … may establish a schedule of water rates under which senior citizens who meet certain income criteria are charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Opinion 88-7
… pay debt service. It should be noted, however, that in the case of counties, cities other than the City of New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Opinion 92-25
… have discretion to determine whether the commissioner's presence in any particular vehicle would hamper firefighting … injured while riding the apparatus). In our opinion, the presence of the fire commissioner on a fire vehicle … 176(11) and 176-a. Further, the fire commissioner's mere presence, in our opinion, would not necessarily interfere …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25