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Opinion 2000-19
… tax monies to facilitate access to its meeting room and offices by disabled members of the association through … provide transportation to the association meeting room and office area, and would be made accessible to disabled members of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Selected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… MTA-New York City Transit’s Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract, and if not, … benefit corporation that provides transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. One of the … The contract was signed on December 18, 2012 and remains in effect for five years at an estimated cost of $152.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… York State's Medicaid system made as much as $12.1 million in inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million … and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… General's investigation was conducted by Investigator Angel LaPorte under the supervision of Deputy Chief John …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … programs to 213 children from school districts located in Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk counties. For the fiscal year … with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-53) North County provides preschool special education services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… certain services it provides to its customers. Procurement card rebates have increased by over $4 million, and interest … standards that govern the systems that process credit card transactions. Auditors also found ITS did not comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… one-third of what was stolen. The sentencing took place in Rensselaer County Court before Judge Andrew Ceresia. … protect taxpayer resources at all levels of government ." “In an effort to combat public corruption and root out the … my office has partnered with Comptroller DiNapoli to form Operation Integrity,” said Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 91-19
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district to make gift to fire company) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 2002-7
… for capital purposes. The expenditure of such monies is not subject to referendum. You ask whether the expenditure … fund" established by a school district public library is subject to referendum. Section 259(1) of the Education Law … trustees, the municipal or school district treasurer is required to pay such monies to the treasurer of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 94-17
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- … and such board shall levy such amounts remaining unpaid on the date taxes are levied against the real property for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 2004-8
… Insurance (reserve fund for) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (reserve fund for health care benefits) GENERAL … §92-a[6], applicable to a public corporation that "self-funds" medical, surgical and hospital benefits). Based on … municipal corporations to establish "insurance reserve funds", does not provide authority for a reserve fund for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Opinion 88-43
Whether an amount equal to the injured employees workers compensation benefits must be appropriated for personnel expenses of the sheriffs department
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Crawford – Town Clerk (Orange County) The former clerk did … tampering with public records, and she agreed to pay $21,296 in restitution before sentencing. In August 2020, … Office between 296 and 2,092 days late. Town of Groton – Long-Term Planning (Tompkins County) Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 95-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Opinion 94-6
… Contracts (tenant member of housing authority employed by residential management corporation) -- Public Housing Authorities (tenant member employed by residential management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Although the district’s health insurance buyout program is generally cost-effective, the district could achieve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Finds $6.8 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
… their claims. DiNapoli’s office audits Medicaid payments on a routine basis to make sure claims are being paid … claims that were inappropriate. The claims were processed on behalf of 3,504 recipients who were enrolled in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-finds-68-million-medicaid-overpaymentsHousing for Seniors
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and … the creation and preservation of affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income New Yorkers. HPD and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… can support the mental health of all students. With the stakes so high, the department should act quickly to avert further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… Despite a now decade-long economic expansion in the country, New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves, according to a report released … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reserves