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Opinion 2008-5
… of the consideration payable to the fire company (31 Ops St Comp No. 75-1235, at 159 [1975]). There is no statute … before receiving funds under the contract ( see e.g . 1987 Ops St Comp No. 87-28, at 46; 1975 Ops St Comp No. 75-75; 1960 Ops St Comp No. 60-799). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Opinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 92-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to obtain approval of the State Comptroller) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Dissolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 90-19
… CORPORATION LAW, §1402; VILLAGE LAW, §10-1000, et seq. : A village fire department is administered by a board of fire commissioners or, where no … to the appointment of volunteer firefighters and the restriction of membership in the fire companies, however, … Concerning the relationship between a village and its fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-19Opinion 91-7
… 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 … the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire department may provide general ambulance service to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 99-7
… and Agency Fund, p 2-T-8; see General Municipal Law, §36). With respect to the purposes for which such moneys may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Opinion 90-57
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … Corporation Law, §1402[e][1]; see also 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-19, p 42), a service award program for the volunteer … in connection with the contract (see 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-347, p 380; but cf . Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE … and first aid squad within a village fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 91-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district … Whether the fire district may give to the fire company the cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 89-47
… (when adjoining fire protection district is dissolved) -- (assessment of capital costs in district as extended) FIRE … to Town Law, §172-d. Absent the establishment of zones of assessment reflecting the existence of special services or … to establish, after a public hearing, zones of assessment within the fire district. It has been our opinion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-53
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … the active membership of each company. 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-102, p 19 superseded to the extent inconsistent. You … and benefit of the fire department. In 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-102, p 19, we concluded that the apportionment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 2007-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- … copy of the audit report in the form prescribed by the State Comptroller must be provided to the fire company and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 89-51
… of the services to be rendered under the contract. There is no authority for the town to make additional payments to … BENEFIT LAW, §30(12): A fire protection contract is generally required to provide that the party receiving … district pursuant to contract. You ask whether the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 92-25
… of the duties of the chief or assistant chief within the meaning and intent of sections 176(11) and 176-a. Further, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 2002-13
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department … expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable expenditures to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2000-18
… ch 241). Pursuant to article 11-A of the Town Law, the property and affairs of a joint fire district are under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 91-23
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Membership (right to be member of more than … firefighter may not simultaneously be a member of two fire companies, regardless of whether the companies are part of the same fire department or different fire departments. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Opinion 94-11
… letter to a prior opinion of this Office (1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-196, p 209) and ask if that opinion still … or impliedly permitted by statute (see also 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-15, p 15; 27 Opns St Comp, 1971, p 170) and concluded that there is no statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Opinion 2001-8
… district to be dissolved (Town Law §185[4]; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 219). Accordingly, pursuant to the procedural … uniform rate throughout the district (see 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-313, p 400, construing analogous provisions of Town Law §184[6]; see also 22 Opns St Comp, 1966, p 142; 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 166; 7 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today proposed changes to the process for local communities that contract out their … fire company to submit an itemized statement of the estimated costs of providing fire services prior to … town, village or fire district. "Many communities rely on the efforts of volunteer fire fighters to protect residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costs