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Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs

… safely reopen and prepare businesses and facilities for new safety protocols. However, as of June 9, 2022 – more than …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-funding

DiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Lunar New Year Celebration

… She serves on several community boards. Honoree Sharon Lee, acting Queens Borough President, has served in several … the redevelopment of LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports. Lee also previously served as senior advisor and press … Awareness Program Training Coordinator, Captain Steven Lee, Captain Man Wai Law and Deputy Chief Sophia Kwok. The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-lunar-new-year-celebration

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-564

… in the maximum annual amount for Health Care Flex Spending Account. Affected Employees CUNY employees who participate in … in the maximum annual amount for Health Care Flex Spending Account …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-564-2017-increase-maximum-annual-amount-cuny-health-care-flex

Child Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots

… due to the pandemic, the state lost 9,549 child care slots and an additional 5,333 slots in 2021, for a cumulative decline of 1.9% from 2019 … two state fiscal years would support an estimated 5,500 slots in child care facilities across the state. The SFY …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slots

DiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start

… problems hampering it, but renters living in public housing have not yet received funds from it and rental burdens for low-income New Yorkers remain high, according to a report from … today. As of May 2023, the federal- and state-funded Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) distributed nearly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-start

Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-26

… of the availability of Control-D report NPAY779 (Merit Step Eligibility Listing) that will list potentially eligible … for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions on how to add eligible or to delete ineligible employees from … of the salary grade One (1) year of service is defined as 26 pay periods and does not need to be continuous. Job Rate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-26-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information

DiNapoli: Majority of Cities and Villages Statewide Below Fiscal Stress Threshold

… Stress Monitoring System has identified seven villages and three cities in New York in some level of fiscal stress … score which ultimately drives final classifications. For the fiscal year ending 2018, the cities of Amsterdam … In January, DiNapoli released fiscal stress scores for school districts. In September, his office will release …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-majority-cities-and-villages-statewide-below-fiscal-stress-threshold

Andes Central School District - Cafeteria Operations (2019M-26)

Determine whether District officials properly managed cafeteria operations

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/12/andes-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2019m-26

DiNapoli: Home Ownership Grants Helping Low- and Moderate-Income New Yorkers

… The majority of grants awarded to homeowners through the state’s Affordable Home Ownership Development Program are being given only to eligible recipients, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-home-ownership-grants-helping-low-and-moderate-income-new-yorkers

DiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services

… young children did not receive services or faced delays in care. The audit recommended the New York State Department … delays, and the need for more special education services in the future,” DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health … program but were not evaluated or why they faced delays in care. Officials in 10 municipalities told auditors that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-services

GASB Statement 87, Leases

… period; Periods covered by lessee’s or lessor’s option to terminate that you don’t expect them to exercise; and Periods … period is when neither the lessee nor the lessor can terminate the contract. Example A state agency contract with … After one year, the agency can give 60 days' notice to terminate the lease. The noncancelable period is 14 months. A …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/gasb-statement-87-leases

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims

… inpatient and outpatient services. A recipient’s status in a hospital – inpatient versus outpatient – affects Medicaid’s reimbursement for services provided. … care generally requires recipients to stay overnight in the hospital and be monitored by the health care team at …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/30/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claims

DiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy

… New York’s Off-Track Betting (OTB) corporations are at risk of financial insolvency due to … to harness tracks. The Comptroller said the decline in OTB revenue has had a notable impact on distributions to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardy

Opinion 90-49

… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … trivial or inappreciable. It is for the municipal auditing body or official to determine, in the first … was, in the first instance, a matter for the county auditing body "who might supplement by other sources of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49

State Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills

Local governments that own landfills face nearly $300 million in estimated longterm costs for their active and closed landfills according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-costs-will-climb-municipal-landfills

IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants

… the State are often deposited into an interest-bearing account maintained by the vendor. If the vendor does not … Voucher. See Section VII.3 AP Adjustment Vouchers / Refund of Appropriations . Deposit as revenue to the Federal … Receipts . Following DTF-Treasury’s receipt of the refund, OSC BSAO will review the voucher, and if appropriate, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendors

Opinion 2001-9

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9

Opinion 88-57

… which low income senior citizens are charged at a reduced rate) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Equal Protection (classification … meeting certain income criteria are charged at a reduced rate. You ask whether a town, on behalf of a water district, … Opns St Comp, 1968, p 728; 8 Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amendment). …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57