Opinion 91-13*

REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (as constituting indebtedness for purposes of the Constitution and Local Finance Law); (as distinguished from installment purchases); (authority of municipal corporation to enter into installment purchase contract)
BONDS AND NOTES -- Certificates of Participation (as constituting indebtedness for purposes of the Constitution and Local Finance Law)
PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (lease of public facility for use by a municipal corporation in performance of its governmental functions from not-for-profit corporation) -- Installment Purchase (authority for real property acquisition)
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (construction of public facility for use by a municipal corporation in performance of its governmental functions)

Opinion 91-12

FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys derived from fund raising activities)

Opinion 91-11

REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer)
LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum Requirements (curtailing powers of elective officers subject to mandatory referendum)

Opinion 91-10

WORDS AND PHRASES -- "In the same manner and at the same time as town taxes" (as meaning ad valorem levies)
TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (tort liability in connection with park district)
PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (pursuant to Laws of 1924, ch 574) -- Powers and Duties (pursuant to Laws of 1924, ch 574)

Opinion 91-9

LOCAL LAWS -- Procedural Requirements (mandatory referendum - curtailing powers of city board of estimate)
MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (increase in items by city council in city of the second class) -- Contingency Funds (in cities of the second class)
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and Duties (city council in city of the second class - budget items)
CITIES -- City Council (authority to increase budget items) -- Powers and Duties (supersession of Second Class Cities Law)

Opinion 91-8

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Powers and Duties (execution of fire district bonds and payment of principal and interest on bonds)

Opinion 91-7

AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Contracts (authority to contract with village fire department)
AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency and general service)
FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (circumstances in which district may contract for provision of)
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (by fire department other than the one providing fire protection)
TOWNS -- Ambulance Service (authority to contract to receive ambulance service)
VILLAGES -- Ambulance Service (authority of rescue squad to provide ambulance service outside village)

Opinion 91-6

PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (purchases from vendor holding federal General Services Administration contract) -- Purchase Through County or State (no similar exception for federal General Services Administration contracts)
LOCAL LAWS -- Preemption (competitive bidding procedures)

Opinion 91-5

BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Service (payment of on town obligations in coterminous town-village)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Debt Limit (calculation for a coterminous town- village)
TOWNS -- Coterminous Town-Village (authority of town to issue debt after incorporation of coterminous village)
VILLAGES -- Incorporation (assumption of outstanding debt of coterminous town)

Opinion 91-4

FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (transfer of by village to joint fire district without consideration)
VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (transfer of firefighting equipment to joint fire district without consideration)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (transfer by village of firefighting equipment to joint fire district without consideration)

Opinion 91-3

SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (control of highway equipment)
TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (management, custody and control of town property)

Opinion 91-2

STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (public corporations -- scope of audit authority); (OTB's -- scope of audit authority)
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS -- Officers and Employees (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest)
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Disclosure of Interest (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest)

Opinion 91-1

LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot create exception for public work under county contract) -- Preemption (competitive bidding procedures)
MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Competitive Bidding (cooperative bidding for public work)
PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Purchases Through County or State (exception not applicable to contracts for public work)

Opinion 90-64

PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities (referendum not required)
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities (referendum not required) -- Procedural Requirements (referendum requirements)
BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (bond resolution for park district)
REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park district)

Opinion 90-63

LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens)
MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (in recognition of municipal service - dinner for volunteer library workers); (miscellaneous expenses - holiday party for senior citizens)
VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation (authority to hold recognition dinners or give awards to volunteers)

Opinion 90-62

PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of elected official physically unable to perform the duties of office)
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Removal (physical inability to perform duties)

Opinion 90-61

LOCAL LAWS -- Preemption (financing town improvement districts)
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (authority to impose benefit assessments in water supply district) -- Water Supply Districts (authority to impose benefit assessments)
WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Water Supply Districts (abolishment and reestablishment as water district); (authority to impose benefit assessments or user fees)

Opinion 90-60

REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Solid Waste Facility (validity of installment purchase contract to finance recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w)
PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Installment Purchases (to finance construction of recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w)

Opinion 90-59

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (removal of snow and ice from private road)
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (removing of snow and ice from)

Opinion 90-58

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (village board members selling to village employees)