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XIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… asset retirement obligations include: Sewage treatment plants Water treatment plants Dams Petroleum bulk storage tanks X-ray machines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… facilities to provide assurance they are operated in good condition, meet certain environmental and safety … health, safety, and physical condition (e.g., sufficient lighting and ventilation, fire safety equipment), we found … training records we reviewed, 93 (41%) were not up to date with required training. Of the 93 employees who were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… Program Homeless shelters across the State provide various services to individuals and families, including assessment of … 580 transitional homeless shelters across the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter … provider. The Assessment is an evaluation of the client’s housing and care needs, including but not limited to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOpinion 92-9
… with broad discretion to ensure that adequate pre-trial discovery is accomplished (see e.g. Hall & Company Inc. v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Opinion 89-32
Whether a county treasurer would have a conflict of interest by virtue of the countys renewal of a lease of a gravel pit from a corporation of which the treasurer owns more than 5 of the stock
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… resolve a legal dispute while a proceeding is pending in front of either (1) an administrative agency authorized to … and nature of the payment to be made (e.g., back pay, front pay, interest, compensatory damages for mental … set forth below. If any Settlement Agreement provides for front pay, the agency must include a statement explaining the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… resolve a legal dispute while a proceeding is pending in front of either (1) an administrative agency authorized to … and nature of the payment to be made (e.g., back pay, front pay, interest, compensatory damages for mental … set forth below. If any Settlement Agreement provides for front pay, the agency must include a statement explaining the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… such as CCTV cameras, CAIs, monitors, and digital video recorders (DVRs). The CCTV system is not publicly … in each portico, or about six to eight per location. CCTV video from these cameras is recorded on a local DVR and not … 2017, the IT Manager checks the equipment failures on a daily basis to note items that require repair, and then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to … disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York's … pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled Medicaid recipient and the MCOs arrange to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon today announced that Dennis … October 25, 1947 58 Brookwillow Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ Elsie Mosesman D.O.B. October 23, 1946 58 Brookwillow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandOpinion 91-44
… the State health insurance plan. October 16, 1991 Richard T. Nolan, Esq. Mt. Sinai Fire District … Whether a member of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 92-37
… in which the fire protection district is located, after public hearing, may dissolve the fire protection district and … 172-d further states that, whenever the town board, after public hearing, adopts a resolution approving the dissolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 96-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Beach Erosion Control Districts (increase or improvement of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… shelter” mandate, New York City (City) provides temporary emergency shelter to every eligible person who requests … in the City and for fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. DHS procures shelter spaces from private providers … providers with 351 registered contracts providing homeless shelters for single adults and families. In August 2016, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-servicesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Bureau, under the supervision of Supervising Investigator Mike Leahy and Deputy Chief Investigator John McManus. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateOpinion 2006-6
… of his or her salary (see, e.g., Bookhout v Levitt , 43 NY2d 612, 403 NYS2d 200; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-416, … creates a vacancy (see Public Officers Law §30[1], [3]; NY Const, art. XIII, §6; Bookhout , supra ). Based on these … within broad limits to determine their own hours of work” (43 NY2d at 618, 403 NYS2d at 203-204; citation omitted). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 2005-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (reimbursement for … performing firemanic duties. You ask whether a volunteer fire department may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Oversight of Child Protective Services
… services’ investigation of reports of alleged child abuse or maltreatment, and ensures compliance with relevant laws, … services. OCFS’ mission is to serve New York’s public by promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of our … (PQI) process in January 2020. The process involves case reviews by a dedicated team to improve consistency, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesOpinion 90-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the monetary threshold of section 103 (see e.g., Walton v Mayor , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615; 1A Antieau, Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 88-9
… delegation, the town board must call and conduct a public hearing on the increase or improvement of facilities after … be initiated without petition, the town board shall call a hearing in the manner provided by article 12 of the Town Law, … commissioners. If the town board determines, after public hearing, to authorize the purpose, it may delegate to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9