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The Continued Decline in Affordable Housing in New York City - June 2013
This report is the third issued by the Office of the State Comptroller since 2009 concerning affordable housing in New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2014.pdfCollege of Mount Saint Vincent – Tuition Assistance Program
… Purpose To determine whether College of Mount Saint Vincent management complied with the Education … Program (TAP) awards. Background The College of Mount Saint Vincent (Mount Saint Vincent), an independent postsecondary … To determine whether College of Mount Saint Vincent management complied with the Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/college-mount-saint-vincent-tuition-assistance-programBus Driver Licensing
… Motor Vehicles: Bus Driver Licensing and Oversight (2005-S-53) Department of Motor Vehicles: Issuance of Commercial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/13/bus-driver-licensingDiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… to 5.2% in 2021, well below the national average of 8.6% and less than half of what it was in the state in 2010 … disparities persist among the state’s Black, Asian and Latino populations and higher uninsured rates were also prevalent among low- and … year to 52 in 2021 well below the national average of 86 and less than half of what it was in the state in 2010 119 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackQualified Personal Service Contracts (QPSC) Listing
… No. 6: Ensuring the Cost-Effectiveness of Contracts for Personal Services. Executive Order No. 6 requires that agencies report information regarding Qualified Personal Services Contracts (QPSCs) to a Task Force and on … can reasonably anticipate it will incur costs for the personal service component of $1 million or more over any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/qualified-personal-service-contracts-qpsc-listingReporting Unclaimed Funds to New York State
… State’s Abandoned Property Law requires certain entities to transfer abandoned money or securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed … States Abandoned Property Law requires certain entities to transfer abandoned money or securities to the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reportersOpinion 89-37
… being guided by statute (General Business Law, §52). Only after an affirmative determination is made and a license …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-37Opinion 94-8
… those applicable to the fire district treasurer. You ask what are the qualifications for appointment to the office of … district treasurer to hold office until the thirty-first day of December following his or her appointment. During the … with Town Law, §176(4) (see also Town Law, §174[3]), but does not specify any other qualifications for office. We have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8Opinion 91-7
… authorizing a contract to provide such services for only a portion of the town, it is our opinion that a contract … Town Law, a town may provide for general ambulance service only in the context of a fire protection contract. Under … district may contract to receive general ambulance service only in situations in which the fire district receives fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation
… the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program. The audit covers the period June 1, 2014 through … the Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (Division) within OGS to oversee the State’s … milestones and participation goals to guide its future progress. The Program could also benefit from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/07/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementationMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Follow-Up)
… 2011-S-43). Background In 2008, changes to the State’s Public Health Law required a new Medicaid outpatient payment … as well as hospital-based emergency room services. Our initial audit report, which was issued on August 20, 2013, … in implementing the recommendations we made in our initial audit, which included recovering nearly $898,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claims-followNY State & City Comptrollers, State Treasurers: Federal Bill Attempts to Silence Investors
… Act is trying to overturn that core principle by allowing only a select few of the largest investors to question …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/ny-state-city-comptrollers-state-treasurers-federal-bill-attempts-silence-investorsOpinion 88-55
… to be "expended for fire department or company purposes only" (see 18 Opns St Comp, 1962, p 101). While the village … board of trustees acts as a board of fire commissioners only when there is no separate board of fire commissioners … under Village Law, §10-1018, the board of trustees may only require the preparation of a financial report of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… (District) Board and District officials procured natural gas at the most favorable terms and in the best interest of … The Board and District officials did not procure natural gas in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law … Board and District officials: Did not monitor the natural gas rates charged by the energy supply company (ESCO) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Opinion 2004-7
… -- Taxes and Assessments (inclusion of delinquent water rents of outside users on tax roll) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND … water user fees against outside users with) WATER RENTS -- Enforcement (of delinquent outside users by … with law for enforcing the collection of water rents and provides that a village "may enforce observance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 91-5
Whether a town may issue indebtedness after the incorporation of a village which is coterminous with the town You also ask what portion if any of the town indebtedness outstanding at the time of incorporation is chargeable to the villages constitutional debt limit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 2001-13
… Speakerkits , 832 NY2d 814, 611 NYS2d 488; New York State Pub. Empls. Fedn. v City of Albany , 72 NY2d 96, 531 NYS2d … NY Const, article IX, §2). A town's home rule power is also limited by the doctrine of … such limitations are expressly authorized by statute." ( Pub. Empls. Fedn , supra , 72 NY2d at 101, 531 NYS2d at 772; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 88-45
… may be renewed, the notes, including all renewals, shall mature not later than the last day of the second fiscal year … than fifty per centum of the amount of such notes shall mature in the first fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in … levied or to be levied for the fiscal year in which they mature or out of other revenues of that fiscal year available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… Objective To determine whether the State Education Department (Department) is monitoring schools, districts, and other programs to ensure they are … shooting in Parkland, Florida highlight the need for schools to remain vigilant against threats to student and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsRockland County – Budget Review (B23-6-8)
… counties, was authorized to issue debt not to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/11/10/rockland-county-budget-review-b23-6-8