Opinion 92-49

PARKS AND RECREATION - Recreational Trail (as constituting park facility)
REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail)

Opinion 92-48

MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish); (use of entire proceeds to retire debt even when part of improvement sold)

Opinion 92-47

COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (deposit and investment of E911 surcharge moneys)
MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (crediting interest earned on investment of E911 surcharge moneys); (need to establish separate bank account for E911 surcharge moneys) -- Deposits and Investments (disposition of interest on investment of E911 surcharge moneys); (of E911 surcharge moneys)

Opinion 92-46

PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Bidding Monetary Threshold (computation of for various items used at youth center)
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center need not be aggregated with each other for the purpose of determining whether the competitive bidding monetary threshold will be exceeded.

Opinion 92-45

AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad)
EMERGENCY RESCUE AND FIRST AID SQUADS -- Ambulance Service (no authority to impose fee for) -- Powers and Duties (imposition of fee for ambulance service)

Opinion 92-44

POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to fringe benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m)
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (fringe benefits for police chief pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m)

Opinion 92-43

PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures (inclusion of purchases by town highway superintendent); (supersession of State statutes governing contracting process)
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Supplies and Equipment (necessity to obtain prior town board approval for purchases of); (purchases governed by town board's policies and procedures)
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (necessity to obtain prior town board approval for purchases); (purchases governed by town board's policies and procedures)
TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to require prior board approval in procurement policies and procedures)

Opinion 92-42

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (use of municipal employees and equipment on private property pursuant to contract)
PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Municipal Equipment (use for private property pursuant to contract)
TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to use employees and equipment on private property pursuant to contract)

Opinion 92-41

FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (to repair thoroughfares within the district)
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Repairs (by fire district)

Opinion 92-40

COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of fees at county landfill)
FEES -- Rates (authority to impose fees to produce revenue for general purposes)
LANDFILL -- County (imposition of fees) -- Fees (authority to impose fees to produce revenue for general purposes)

Opinion 92-39

ELECTIONS -- Improvement Districts (eligibility to vote)
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to vote)
SEWER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to vote)
WATER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to vote)

Opinion 92-38

FIRE CHIEF -- Powers and Duties (continuation of service until new chief appointed) -- Vacancy (procedure for filling in village)
VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (approval of nomination for fire chief); (appointment of fire chief)

Opinion 92-37

FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to obtain approval of the State Comptroller)
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (necessity to obtain approval of the State Comptroller)
STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (approval of extension of fire district)

Opinion 92-36

COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of surcharge to finance E911 system); (implementation of E911 system on a part-county basis)

Opinion 92-35

REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property)
RECEIVER OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Powers and Duties (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property)

Opinion 92-34

FINES AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges) -- Remission to State Comptroller (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges)
PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Mandatory Surcharges (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges)

Opinion 92-33

MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Publicity Fund (maximum amount appropriated to in town); (expenditures to fund contract with chamber of commerce)
PARK DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (expenditures for promotional services)
LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (special district matters)
PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services (promotional and publicity services); (procedures for obtaining) -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding (promotional and publicity services); (procedures for obtaining)

Opinion 92-32

REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (of historically significant property for immediate reconveyance to an historical society) -- Sale (on installment basis to historical society)

Opinion 92-31

ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter)
VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of informational newsletter)

Opinion 92-30

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (prohibition against county officials serving on boards of not-for-profit agencies) -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit agencies)