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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… effectively monitoring the expenses reported by Palladia to ensure that reimbursed claims are allowable, supported and … did not maintain adequate oversight of direct placement to ensure that Local Departments of Social Service (Local … – and in some cases even lacks the equipment necessary to do so. Orders are, at times, ambiguous and lack time frames …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Lindley – Justice Court (2017M-270)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … were collected, deposited, recorded, reported and remitted in an accurate and timely manner for the period January 1, … reporting errors and tickets eligible for referral to DMV’s Scofflaw Program. … Town of Lindley Justice Court 2017M270 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/03/16/town-lindley-justice-court-2017m-270DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the 2017 assessment roll, collectively reducing the town’s 2018 taxable assessed value by more than $89.02 million. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… with special needs is inexcusable. Thanks to the work of my investigators and auditors in partnership with Queens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeOpinion 97-23
… CITY LAW, §16-a; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1402; PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §3002; TOWN LAW, §176-b; VILLAGE LAW, … a fire company and an ambulance corps. Article 30 of the Public Health Law (§3000 et seq .) contains provisions of law … association, corporation, municipality or any legal or public entity or subdivision thereof engaged in providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Nursing Home Surveillance
… State regulations and procedures for conducting nursing home surveys and whether survey processes, including the … Complaint surveys investigate issues, and nursing home-reported incidents, that may involve non-compliance with … for severity and urgency to assess whether a nursing home has violated a federal or State regulation. If any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillanceLaw Pertaining to SUNY Police Officers
… from ERS to PFRS, will I go back into Tier 2? How much of my ERS time will count towards my 25 years in the PFRS special plan? If I leave employment … that has a 20 or 25 year retirement plan, does my SUNY time count toward satisfying the 20 or 25 year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/law-pertaining-suny-police-officersOpinion 91-11
… the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer) LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum … a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than presently provided in the city charter is subject … proposed local law amending a city charter to increase the term of office of the city engineer is subject to a mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11New York City’s Uneven Recovery: Mothers in the Workforce
… a larger increase in unemployment than fathers. While New York City saw a different trend initially, in 2022 the … Share of Workforce by Race and Ethnicity, 2019 vs. 2022 New York City United States White Black Asian …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-mothers-workforceOpinion 2000-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish when property sold was funded in part with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL … into a repayment agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 94-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … ask whether a village may impose a special assessment to fund costs, in excess of amounts appropriated, for removal of … the general fund (see Coggeshall v Hennessey, 279 NY 433; Davis v Sharp, n.o.r, 30 NYS2d 438; Davis v Sharp, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 92-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in … a paid subscription, may not be designated as an official newspaper. A town board is not required to designate an official newspaper, but if it elects to do so the board must follow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 89-63
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Title IV-E Foster Care – Federal Funding and New York
… Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (Assistance Listing Number 93.658) is a … are allocated to New York State and pass through to the City, and are used for ongoing foster care expenses (like … 21.2 21.1 Total IV-E Funding $ 298.8 $ 295.4 Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget; OSC analysis FIGURE 2 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-iv-e-foster-careDiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… in the number of individuals served by the state’s public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents … of 23.1% of adults with AMI and 6% with SMI. The state public health system has mirrored these trends, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 2002-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… care (including physical and mental health), treatment for substance abuse, childcare services, and assistance with … and care needs, including but not limited to the need for temporary housing and treatment of physical, mental … Assessment, the ILP is developed, setting forth a strategy for meeting the client’s needs—as identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… from subway stations saved work and possibly some money for the MTA," DiNapoli said. "It's not clear that it met … about this experiment is that it's inconclusive, except for the fact that riders have a harder time finding a trash … meant no overflowing trash or full trash bags lying around for customers to see or smell or attract rats. DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerMedicaid Program – Oversight of Managed Long-Term Care Member Eligibility
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made improper Medicaid managed long-term care (MLTC) premium payments on behalf of ineligible enrollees. The audit … Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in MLTC plans, which provide long-term care services, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/05/medicaid-program-oversight-managed-long-term-care-member-eligibility