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DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… mode; Mold growing in residents’ rooms at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs … does not track the number of uncertified shelters, which can include hotel and motel rooms used by counties on an as needed basis. During 2014, local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureOther Bulletin No. 58
… Background Civil Service Law, Article 8, Section 130 and the Division of the Budget Bulletin D-1142 provide for … or $4,500. Effective Dates Payment is effective 04/01/2021 and may be submitted beginning in Administration Pay Period … Military Stipend Leave in a BU96 position on 03/31/2021; and Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-58-april-2021-state-university-construction-fund-scfOther Bulletin No. 57
… 2020 SCF M/C LLS payment provided the employee: Is Active, on a Leave With Pay or on an Unpaid Military Stipend Leave in a BU96 position on 03/31/2020; and Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-57-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1609
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2017 CSEA DMNA Uniform Maintenance … Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 10/02/17 provide for a Uniform Maintenance Allowance. Effective Date(s) The … Works full-time in an eligible title (see GOER memorandum for a list of eligible titles) and is required to wear a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1609-2017-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-division-military-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1503
… Employees All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on September 15, 2016 and September 30, 2016 Background … pay checks dated September 15, 2016 and October 13, 2016 Administration pay checks dated September 21, 2016 … PayServ by September 6, 2016 (Institution) and September 13, 2016 (Administration) to ensure the Payroll files can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1503-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-eventsOpinion 97-23
… discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Ambulance Corps (simultaneous membership in fire company) FIRE COMPANY … -- Membership (simultaneous membership in ambulance corps) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (simultaneous membership in fire company and ambulance corps) VOLUNTEERS -- Ambulance Workers (simultaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Administration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists
… Purpose To determine if Mitchell-Lama Housing Program units are assigned to eligible tenants in compliance with properly established … To determine if MitchellLama Housing Program units are assigned to eligible tenants in compliance with properly established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/17/administration-mitchell-lama-waiting-listsOversight of Complaint Activity
… and regulations to ensure utility consumer protections are enforced, including applying monetary penalties and other … than just individual consumers. Currently, these issues are directed to individual Department units with little or no documented follow-up to ensure broader issues are addressed. The Commission generally does not fine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/01/oversight-complaint-activityMedicaid Program – Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates
… Code (NDC), which is a unique number that identifies each medication by its drug manufacturer and is the basis for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/07/medicaid-program-optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebatesPublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
… of Education (DoE) officials accurately recorded and reported violent and disruptive incidents to the State Education Department (SED); and whether the DoE had sufficient controls to prevent and … Department of Education DoE officials accurately recorded and reported violent and disruptive incidents to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… equipment as planned. Village of Ossining – Parking Ticket Collections (Westchester County) The board has not developed or implemented any parking ticket collection policies. Although village officials … records of disbursements and receipts or running cash balances for the department and squad accounts. City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Nursing Home Surveillance
… of fines and other enforcement actions, are effective in improving the quality of care and safety in nursing homes. … impaired its ability to assess fines timely, in some cases resulting in delays of up to six years between when the … correcting the deficiencies, particularly in addressing cases of repeated non-compliance. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillanceAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… has not established a consistent documented system for ranking its capital assets by importance, nor a schedule of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 89-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES … of the Penal Law belongs to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 89-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- … which presently awards all promotions within the town police department may delegate that authority to the chief of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 94-33
… of the department (see Town Law, §176-b; Village Law, §10-1006; Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402). Although … life, social, or some similarly named member (see 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 363). Accordingly, if under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33Opinion 88-72
… for the establishment of a town sewer district that would connect with facilities in a nearby city. You ask whether it … the district so included may be represented at the public hearing on the establishment of the county district (County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … manner. Neither justice properly pursued collections for those cases where defendants failed to appear in court. … from 2011 through June 2016 remained outstanding. Based on the town's average dismissal rate and average fines for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Sidney , Stony Creek Volunteer Fire Company and the Western Sullivan Public Library . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPatient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues
… To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is meeting the goals and objectives of the Patient Safety Center (PSC) and is collecting and utilizing designated revenue for that … including safety goals and best practices. The Department is responsible for monitoring compliance with applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/10/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenues