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DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… 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 outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released … state Department of Health DOH has made limited progress in addressing the widespread failures identified in a March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… are receiving services needed to transition to permanent housing. The audit covered the period from January 2018 … childcare services, and assistance with finding permanent housing. Local departments of social services (Local … across the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter must take part in a Needs …
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
… to its 10-year pre-pandemic average. Property tax revenues are now expected to rise in FY 2023 by $1.5 billion from the … than expected. Budget gaps during FY 2024 through FY 2026 will average about $2.7 billion, an amount that has … is much improved since the pandemic started, there are likely to be significant fiscal challenges ahead …
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
… “Untreated or undertreated sewage that is discharged into ground and surface waters poses serious health risks,” … systems were complying with the reporting requirements. For the period from April 2017 to February 2020, auditors … 83 (22 percent) of the 371 systems were not registered for the NY-Alert notification system and were not reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsOpinion 89-36
… would have a proposed maturity of more than five years, and the capital improvement has a period of probable … General Municipal Law, §6-c governs the establishment of, and the expenditure of moneys from, capital reserve funds by counties, cities, towns, villages and certain improvement districts (see General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36DiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… “Efforts to increase employment among individuals with a disability have fallen short. Better management and … use NYESS. NYESS is also an employment network under the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Ticket to Work (TTW) program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… ensure that all direct care staff were current with the training to be authorized to restrain youth. We reviewed training records for 162 employees involved in restraint … and found: 87 (54%) employees were not up to date with the training required to be authorized to restrain youth. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… in the Division of Budget (DOB), Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), the Statewide … to use the event project in the first instance. In this case, they can code transactions to track the disaster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… account for its leases. Discrepancies existed in the lease information contained in its two primary systems. … that the area in question was not covered under the lease between PANYNJ and the City of Newark (not under the control of PANYNJ).” The new lease was not executed. Such an error should not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceTown of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Building Inspector (Inspector) properly manage building permit fee collections? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – June 18, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A building permit is an official document issued by a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56DiNapoli 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 … were fully tested for calendar year 2017. In fact, shelter providers were not able to provide any TB testing … and procedures; Ensure that food service workers remain current with TB testing requirements; Require shelter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersOpinion 2001-15
… when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- … 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 Owner" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 2006-10
… Accounting (charging a portion of town engineer’s salary to special district); (crediting interest earned on the … LAW §11: In the absence of any statutory direction to the contrary, interest or earnings from the investment of monies of the general fund, town-wide would be credited to the general fund, town-wide and interest or earnings from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 91-32
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … a public benefit corporation. The county, however, is precluded by this prohibition from reimbursing property … vehicle for granting damages to an injured party where an entry [sic] cloaked with the powers of eminent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 97 - 12
… the General Municipal Law or a code of ethics, violate the spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… not enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build a firehouse on a concrete slab on fire … and the fire district would make annual payments to the contractor during the term of the agreement, with title to … may enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build a structure to be used as a firehouse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, … period July 1, 2013 through May 16, 2016. Background The Center was established by the Protection of People With …
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 … DiNapoli's auditors found the number of Do Not Call complaints by state residents more than doubled from 217,031 … to the 2016 annual report, staff investigated 92,391 complaints and collected $351,007 in penalties. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredOpinion 91-11
… of three years. You further state that the mayor nominates and appoints the city engineer with the consent of the common … is two years. Local governments are authorized to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with the Constitution … officer are Morin v Foster , 45 NY2d 287, 408 NYS2d 387 and Hampton Heights Development Corp. v Board of Water Supply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2006-3
… discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Franchise Fees (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) REAL PROPERTY -- Franchise (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3