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DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the … risks. Out of the 159 shelters DiNapoli’s auditors visited in the spring of 2019, 96 (60 percent) were in unsatisfactory … At both certified and uncertified shelters, as well as hotels and motels, auditors observed a range of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersOpinion 2004-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (reserve fund … care benefits of its officers and employees. This is in response to your inquiry concerning a village that … and their families through insurance coverage and, in addition thereto, reimburses employees for health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Opinion 94-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for proceeding to improve road pursuant to Town Law, §200) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … Whether the approval of the State Comptroller is required in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 2000-19
… in the manner prescribed by the special act (see 1999 Opns St Comp No. 99-3, p 5; 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-4, p 8; 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-26, p 53; 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-7, p 15; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Opinion 93-7
… (service of legal process) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: A contract to engage the services of a firm to serve legal … is not exempt from competitive bidding requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7Opinion 88-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … transferred to the general fund. The county may report the money to the State Comptroller as abandoned property, after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… purchase orders. Jamestown Board of Public Utilities – Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (Chautauqua County) Although the board annually adopted energy program guidelines establishing rates and eligibility … were accurately processed. Twenty-six applications for energy rebates totaling $127,000 did not have sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Profile of State's Economic Development Agency
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a profile of the Empire State Development … (ESDC) that found there is minimal financial information for many of its 168 subsidiaries and limited public reporting … on government spending, including how funds are used for state and local economic development programs. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-releases-profile-states-economic-development-agencyComptroller DiNapoli Releases November Cash Report
… and were $516.8 million or 23.4 percent higher than for the same period a year earlier. All Funds receipts … totaling $31.8 billion were $1.8 billion over last year for the same period. All Funds spending of $90.9 billion … $3.3 billion or 3.8 percent from last year. Spending for local assistance programs totaled $66.2 billion and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-november-cash-reportRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… to secure restitution and individual accountability for violations of law." From 1982 to 1996, Cecero was an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing
… technology (IT) services procured from consultants and contract staff to ensure compliance with contract terms and deliverables. The audit covered ITS agreements between April 1, 2015 and July 12, 2018 and subsequent documentation and … information technology services procured from consultants and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffingDiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… (MTA) did not collect almost $400,000 in penalty fees from Global Contact Services (GCS), a contractor who mishandled … did not collect almost $400000 in penalty fees from Global Contact Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableOpinion 2024-1
… loan proceeds and other federal grant monies to purchase a hotel from private developers and then reconvey the hotel to private developers retaining a first mortgage to be … corporation for substantially less than acquisition cost); Hotel Dorset Co. v Trust for Cultural Resources , 46 NY2d 358 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1DiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… In addition, an unannounced floor check at the Tarrytown Station found a conductor not at his station when a passenger train came through. DiNapoli recommended that Metro-North: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to file appropriate employee background checks and updated clearance requests with the State Education Department’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Oversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… is the largest comprehensive system of public education in the nation, comprising 64 autonomous campuses. In 2015-16, SUNY served nearly 1.3 million students, with … State, and SUNY maintains a central administrative office in Albany. For fiscal year 2015-16, SUNY had a budget of $13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-wasteNYSARC, Inc.– NYC Chapter: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… similar to the amounts received by other classes or groups of NYSARC employees; $55,387 in excess executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/21/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 88-20
… -- Courts (authority to relocate family court) -- County Seat (effect of relocation of family court) COUNTY LAW, §216; … not have the effect of moving the location of the county seat. You ask whether a family court may be moved from its present location in the county seat to another location in the county without also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… The Battery Park City Authority (Authority) was created in 1968 with the enactment of Title 12 of the Public … a total of at least $1,639,710 that was discretionary in nature for the two years ended October 2011. Each public … that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. In November 2012, the Public Authority Budget Office (ABO) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… but is behind in meeting its energy efficiency targets for 2025, according to a report from New York State Comptroller … implementation of these programs has achieved 45% of its 2025 goal for total efficiency savings, 46% of its 2025 natural gas efficiency goals and 33% of electric …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lags