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DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) continues to provide … allowing unsafe conditions that pose significant health and safety risks. Out of the 159 shelters DiNapoli’s auditors … in prior audits by the Comptroller. At both certified and uncertified shelters, as well as hotels and motels, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersComptroller DiNapoli and D.A. Kindlon: Siblings Plead Guilty to Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… District Attorney’s Office. Mahtani and Melwani bought a condo in Brooklyn for $1.6 million in 2018. In February 2021, … falsely claiming that Melwani was Mahtani’s tenant in the condo and that he owed his sister back rent for a period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-da-kindlon-siblings-plead-guilty-stealing-state-rent-relief-fundsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2016
… As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state … property including $5 million to Versus Financial LLC, $5 million to Xerox State and Local Solutions LLC, $3.5 million to Kelmar Associates LLC and $2.3 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state … Assembly $760,000 lease with 1310-1312 Flatbush Avenue, LLC for office space. $90,000 with International Roll Call … Department of Health $1.2 billion for four Medicaid Advantage Plus Managed Long Term Care providers for Dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016Opinion 91-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys for an eye care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and … the Volunteer and Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association of Lakeview may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 90-43
… to determine their fair meaning (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 1, Statutes, §97, p 211). Doing so in this case, we … Antonopoulou v Beame , 32 NY2d 126, 343 NYS2d 346; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 98 AD2d 8, 470 NYS2d 181, affd 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 98-12
Whether the moneys of a city with 125000+ inhabitants and the moneys of the city school district of such a city may be commingled in one or more bank accounts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 95-10
… (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (erection … (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: … its usual and ordinary meaning. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1989) defines "around," when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 2004-1
… the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of for services of emergency rescue and … squad) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Services (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) … LAW §209-b; TOWN LAW §176: A fire district may not impose fees for emergency rescue services provided by an emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… of corruption whenever and wherever I find it.” Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman was sentenced today by … $600,083.70 in restitution to Monroe County. In February, Lynch pleaded guilty before Judge Kehoe in Monroe County … Wiesner admitted to providing inside information to Lynch on several occasions well in advance of the release of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… water pollution control and aquatic habitat conservation; support for the State’s zoos, botanical gardens and aquaria; … river and stream miles in the state are impaired or suffer minor impacts or threats. Nearly 31 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureOpinion 2010-4
… that it is a fundamental principle that fire districts only have those powers expressly granted by statute or … private ambulance companies for prehospital treatment, but only if: (1) the fire district, as a part of a fire … as used in the General Municipal Law, to include only a county, town, city and village]). In contrast to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4New York City’s Uneven Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling
… When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, workers aged 16 to 24 experienced the worst outcomes of all age groups … and Labor Force Participation Rates for Workers Aged 16 to 24 by Geography Unemployment Labor Force Participation … FIGURE 2 – Unemployment Rates for Workers Aged 16 to 24 by Race and Ethnicity in New York City White Black …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-youth-labor-force-strugglingState Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills
… million in estimated long-term costs for their active and closed landfills, according to a report released today by … and long-term. Policy changes in China have effectively closed the Chinese market to most U.S. recyclables. As … million in estimated longterm costs for their active and closed landfills according to a report released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-costs-will-climb-municipal-landfillsMorristown Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-101)
… Fire Commissioners (Board) provide adequate oversight of District financial operations and properly audit claims? … Summary The Board did not provide adequate oversight of District financial operations, and it did not always conduct … filed required AFRs. This diminishes the transparency of District financial operations and leaves the District without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/morristown-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-101DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… York students. Approved $17 million for snow removal, road salt and de-icing supplies for New York’s roads and bridges. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… invoices matched amounts charged, purchase orders for goods received were signed by the receiver, and there was … exceeded the statutory limit ranging from 19 to 21 percent for the five-year period. Livonia Central School District – … are inadequate because they do not detail practices for enforcement, such as monitoring computer use and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… users’ financial software application permissions to only those functions that are necessary for their job duties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… of Health (DOH) to provide health services under the state’s Medicaid program, made at least $6.6 million in improper … and questionable payments to ineligible providers over a four-year period, including almost $60,000 in payments to … enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266
… because OSC is not a party to the relationship between the unions and its members and because the process for initiating … union membership varies by union, OSC must rely upon the unions for the information necessary to determine whether and … via electronic file submissions to OSC. Currently, certain unions submit membership and dues deductions transactions via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-266-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll