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User Access Controls Over Selected System Applications (2019-S-34) 180-Day Response

To determine whether access controls over select State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system applications are effective to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access to those applications.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s34-response.pdf

Registration and Enforcement of Automotive Services, Sales, and Salvage Facilities

… 1, 2014 through April 21, 2017. Background The Department is responsible for administering motor vehicle laws to … responsibilities for administering the registration and licensing for certain types of automotive businesses, … where businesses could potentially be operating without a valid Department registration. We performed site …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/15/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-services-sales-and-salvage-facilities

Heat and Hot Water Complaints (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the eight … and development agency. As a part of its mission to promote quality and affordability of housing, HPD works to protect tenants’ rights relating to the safety and … To determine the extent of implementation of the eight …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/13/heat-and-hot-water-complaints-follow

Language Access Services (Follow-Up)

… Services (Report 2022-S-38 ). About the Program New York State Executive Law Chapter 18, Article 10, Section 202-A (Executive Law), which took effect on July 1, 2022, codified and expanded the State’s language access policy requiring translation of vital …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-follow

Opinion 88-41

… FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Towns (authority to conduct fire prevention programs) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for the presentation of fire prevention programs) … of such programs with town property. This is in response to your letter concerning the expenditure of town funds for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41

Town of Owasco – Highway Department (2020M-128)

… and 234 claims totaling $96,900 did not have documentation to support a business purpose. Town officials did not … Superintendent (Superintendent) did not agree, in writing, to expenditures for highway repair and improvement. The … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/28/town-owasco-highway-department-2020m-128

Opinion 2004-2

… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- Family Relationships … property from spouse of board member) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §800(3): If real property owned by a town board member's …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2

Opinion 89-38

… of a retiree who agrees to elect to receive the "zero option". This is in reply to your letter concerning the … retired school district employees who elect the so-called "zero option" under the Retirement and Social Security Law. … spouse at the level the retiree received under the "zero option". You ask whether the program would violate the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38

DiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme

… Attorney, the Otsego County Sheriff's Office, the Oneonta Police Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human … Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor, were arrested last Thursday. "The defendants allegedly engaged in a systematic … Muehl, Otsego County Sheriff Devlin, Oneonta Chief of Police Witzenburg and the HHS-OIG, this fraud was uncovered …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-scheme

Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Career Plan

… to offer this benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be … your unused sick leave at retirement cannot be used to: Qualify for vesting. For example, if you have four years and … sick leave credit cannot be used to reach the five years. Qualify for a better retirement benefit calculation. For …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341j

Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Article 14 Benefits

… Section 341(j) of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL) provides an optional sick leave benefit. … has chosen to offer this benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. … a year after separating from service. The additional credit is determined by dividing the total unused, unpaid …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341j

Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits

… 260. Contact your employer or refer to your Member Annual Statement to determine if this benefit is available to you. … credit requirement to retire under a special 20- or 25-year plan. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341j

Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)

… in our initial audit report, Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Report 2020-S-51 ). About the Program New York State’s land area of 30.2 million acres comprises almost 19 … in the protection of the environmental benefits of the State’s forest resources. Our audit covered tax exemptions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-follow

Investing in New York

… possible, the Comptroller guides the Fund to invest in New York-based business ventures, companies and other … Whenever possible the Comptroller guides the Fund to invest in New Yorkbased business ventures companies and other …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/investing-new-york

Special Accidental Death Benefit – New Career Plan

… reductions; and The Social Security benefit payable. For payments made before January 1, 2001, the salary used to … have been earned during the 12 months prior to death. For payments made on or after January 1, 2001, the salary …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/special-accidental-death-benefit

DiNapoli: New York City's Tech Sector Is Booming

… located in New York City. The State Comptroller and Mayor de Blasio discussed the report during a tour of Maven, a female-founded digital health clinic for … more New Yorkers to the opportunities in tech," said de Blasio. "Today's jobs report demonstrates just how …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-new-york-citys-tech-sector-booming

State Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017

… cost of nearly $75 million in lost productivity. "As millions of commuters can attest, the performance of the Long … report, Long Island Rail Road: On-Time Performance by the Numbers , visit: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017

Opinion 93-8

… of the obligation. The provision must clearly define what events will cause the municipality to pay the higher rates and what procedures or indices will be used to compute the new … obligation. Such a provision, however, must clearly define what events will cause the municipality to pay the higher …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8