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DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) continues to provide inadequate oversight of homeless shelters, allowing unsafe conditions that pose … to ensure a healthy living environment for those that need it most.” According to the U.S. Department of Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Arrested for Stealing More Than $100,000
… her credit cards, make retail purchases, and to pay for online video games. The case was referred to DiNapoli’s Division of … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-arrested-stealing-more-100000XI.7.B Repayment Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… associated with a Repayment agreement is created as a Procurement Contract in the Purchasing Module. This payment … The associated payment agreement is created in the Procurement Module with a “C” prefix. For transactions … OSC approval, users will submit the agreement and required procurement record documents to OSC through the Electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7b-repayment-agreementsDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… implementing the enforcement and collection provisions of New York’s Do Not Call Law. The audit covers the period … Call law (Law) allows consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national … to use aspects of the FTC’s enforcement process (such as strategies to make the best use of Registry data) to enhance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… Thomas P. DiNapoli found the state’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), which oversees the locally … protected,” DiNapoli said. “New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) consistently finds flaws in child … operations so they can better respond to abuse complaints and save children’s lives.” DiNapoli’s audit found OCFS can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesAuditing Travel/Conference Claims – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… The audit of travel and conference claims is required by law and is an … travel was properly approved. Is the travel or mileage reimbursement form attached, completed and signed by the … the departure and arrival points? (Internet mapping tools can be useful for determining the reasonableness of mileage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/auditing-travelconference-claimsOpinion 2008-2
… -- Exceptions (contracts entered into prior to municipal service) -- Interests in Contract (town board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Automated Phone Service
… Below is a list of the phone menu options available to NYSLRS members. You … for information. Did You Know? In many cases you can use Retirement Online instead of calling NYSLRS. It’s the … view and update beneficiaries, apply for a loan, estimate your pension and payment option amounts, request to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/automated-phone-serviceAnnual Audit
… was to determine whether claims were appropriate and complied with the New York State Workers’ Compensation … The Board processed claims totaling over $830 million for four sole custody funds in 2016 – the Uninsured Employers Fund, the Special Fund for Disability Benefits, the Second Injury Fund and the Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/02/annual-auditIX.12.O Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… threshold of $50,000 or more. State Interest Liability For each refund, a state interest liability accrues from the … refunds, immediately upon receipt, to the State Treasury for credit to the appropriate federal funds appropriation, … on a timely basis will have to separately account for the time (number of days, program, total refund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12o-refundsDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… could have been better aimed to the localities, especially New York City, that suffered the most severe impacts from the … data. DiNapoli released an analysis that found the communities with high infection rates have spent most of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19XIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… incurred when an employee travels on official State business. In some instances, these expenses are reportable as … incurred by an employee in the vicinity of his or her “tax home,” and (iii) monitoring official station designations to … for Agencies to understand: The distinction between a tax home and an official station; The tax consequences of travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationOpinion 89-63
… State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, … Fees (exemption from court fees) PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §52(1): A municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment … Civil Practice Law and Rules, §§8017; 8019[d]). Section 52(1) of the Public Housing Law provides that a municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63XVIII.1 Capital Projects – XVIII. Capital Projects
… to E-1196 . *Note: If users have previously opened the above guidance documents via the links, browser history/cache …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xviii/xviii2-project-costing-changes-pcipOpinion 92-24
… an "official newspaper" and establishes a hierarchy of newspapers which may be so designated. Section 64(11), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 94-20
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in excess of the amounts appropriated, but it may issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20DiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… A $5.5 billion surplus from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to … The city expects its $5.1 billion budget shortfall in FY 2025 to reach $7.9 billion in FY 2027, with cumulative gaps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomOpinion 2000-10
… of a mandatory reserve fund in an amount sufficient to pay the principal due or to become due on the outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 2002-11
… number of calls of the emergency rescue and first aid squad, as set forth in section 217(c)(vi)(B) of the General … company calls other than emergency rescue and first aid squad calls, as set forth in section 217(c)(vi)(A) of the … number of calls of an emergency rescue and first aid squad, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 95-13
… 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-95-13