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Opinion 89-15
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Opinion 2000-20
… Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law §5[1]; 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-41, p 105; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55). In furtherance of these purposes, … implied therefrom (Town Law §176[21]; 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-24, p 42; 1992 Opns St Comp Nos. 92-4, p 9 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20Opinion 91-22
… there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. … company ( id .). There have been no subsequent statutory amendments or judicial decisions which would cause us now to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-22Opinion 93-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (article 5-G of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for) … village may enter into an agreement pursuant to article 5G of the General Municipal Law under which the village would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6Opinion 2000 - 13
… opinion. FIRE COMPANY - Membership (eligibility to join second company) TOWN LAW §176-b(10): An individual who is a member of a volunteer fire company may not join a second company unless he or she first terminates membership … a fire district fire department who seeks membership in a second volunteer company is automatically deemed to have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-13Opinion 2000-15
… Law §209-i. You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an … provides in relevant part that a "volunteer firefighter" 1 who, because of his or her residence or usual occupation, is … departments and fire companies of other states and Canada who render service in New York State). As an alternative, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 89-62
… require that candidates for district offices file their names with the secretary of the fire district at least ten days … of the "political unit" for which a nomination is made for an election for which voters are required to be registered. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 98-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE CHIEFS -- Powers and Duties (control of use of personal equipment at fire) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners … Whether a fire district may pay for dinner expenses for fire commissioners under certain circumstances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 92-2
… cost involved in procuring the use of fire hydrants is a charge against the fire district to be paid by fire district … zoning provided for in section 176(27) is "to permit one rate of taxation...for that portion of the district which … in said zone or zones, which are not to be a general charge against all of the property of the fire district, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2Opinion 94-32
… referendum of the eligible voters of the village (see General Municipal Law, §216[3][d]). During the period in … annually the amount needed to fund the program (see General Municipal Law, §§219[d], 219-a[2][a]). Thus, the … contract to defray the cost of the service award program (see Opn No. 90-57, supra ). However, a failure to renew the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Opinion 2000-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service … by a village treasurer may be used to fund a length of service award program for volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 91-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys derived … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §204-a: Moneys raised by a fire company through activities conducted under the authority of General Municipal Law, §204-a belong to the fire company to be used for the lawful purposes of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 2010-3
… 32 app dismissed 57 NY2d 1045, 457 NYS2d 787; 1990 Op St Comp No. 90-64, at 145; 1999 Ops Atty Gen No. 99-32). … insurance coverage against such loss or damage (1989 Ops St Comp No. 89-51, at 116; 1989 Ops St Comp No. 89-15, at 30; 1980 Ops St Comp No. 80-757; 1974 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3Opinion 2010-4
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for "back up" services with private ambulance company) -- Fees (imposition of by fire districts for "back up" services provided under contract with private ambulance company) -- Fire Districts (contracts for "back up" services with private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 95-14
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (personal computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire … foreign fire insurance tax moneys to purchase a personal computer to be used for department purposes and to pay for a … fire insurance tax moneys to purchase a new personal computer to be used for various department purposes, and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Opinion 94 - 23
… provisions of this subdivision except upon the consent in writing of a majority of the commissioners of such fire … situated may undertake to extend the district (10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 420; 7 Opns St Comp, 1951, p 369). Subdivision … provisions of this subdivision except upon the consent in writing of a majority of the commissioners of such fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23Opinion 97-20
… or purposes contrary to public policy (see e.g., 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-10, p 12; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-49, p 51; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 97-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Service Award Program (participation by members of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated fire company located … Whether auxiliary members of an incorporated volunteer fire company in a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Fire Prevention, Safety and Control
… Purpose To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (Office) was in compliance with applicable fire prevention, … safety of vulnerable populations it serves. Background The Office provides services in both institutional and … To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Office was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/fire-prevention-safety-and-controlOpinion 88-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission of books and records for audit) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (requiring … for audit); (regulating fund raising activities of village fire department) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55