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Opinion 2010-4
… that it is a fundamental principle that fire districts only have those powers expressly granted by statute or … private ambulance companies for prehospital treatment, but only if: (1) the fire district, as a part of a fire … as used in the General Municipal Law, to include only a county, town, city and village]). In contrast to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 2007-2
… history, these provisions authorized the charge back only of those expenses that were specifically chargeable to … would be permitted to charge back to cities and towns only those expenses that cities and towns previously incurred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-2Opinion 89-35
… in this article, all statutes, local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, insofar as they relate to the matters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35Opinion 89-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt service) -- Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of … Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- Financing of (permissible means of financing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 98-18
… authority under Article 9 of the State Constitution (see, NY Const., art IX, §3[d][2]; see also, Municipal Home Rule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 2004-3
… appropriations for capital purposes made from its water fund, even when the fund is comprised exclusively of user fees. You ask whether a … tax limit amounts appropriated from its water fund for certain capital purposes. We are advised that the … tax limit amounts appropriated from its water fund for certain capital purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3Opinion 90-19
… for our review, nor address those issues relating only to the internal affairs of a fire company which do not … 10-1000 of the Village Law, except that the council may only make recommendations to the board of trustees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-19Opinion 92-18
… whether it is permissible to charge the fee to owners of only improved real property. You also ask whether the fee may … to finance these facilities could not be imposed upon only improved properties. With respect to whether the … the fee, the term "improved property" should encompass only properties that may be reasonably expected to generate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 2230.1
… Employees in a CSEA (Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04, 47) N/S hourly position who move to a graded position in any … Grade side letter to the 2016-2021 CSEA Agreement, provide for a revised method of calculating salaries for affected … residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents). Special Wage Payments for Individuals Who Filed for Retirement Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22301-new-promotion-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementState Agencies Bulletin No. 2230
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information and procedures regarding the new promotion method of calculating affected employees’ salaries and the processing of necessary salary corrections. Affected … of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information and procedures regarding the new promotion method of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2230-new-promotion-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movement-civilLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… and nearly 3,000 employers, NYSLRS is one of the largest public retirement systems in the nation. The New York State … projection based on information provided by our automated records. The information in your member annual statement is … for most Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 members. Estimates for Divorce Proceedings If you are in the process of a divorce, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellOpinion 2006-10
… of broadcasting meetings of the planning board and zoning board of appeals); (salary of registrar of vital … are credited to the general fund, town-wide (2006 Opns St Comp No. 2006-3; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-1, p 1; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-784, p 214; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 92-26
… -- Board of Elections (liability for expenses of) COUNTY LAW, §361-a; ELECTION LAW, §§4-136(1), (2), (3), 4-138: All expenses of a board of elections of a county outside the City of New York must be raised in the first instance as a county charge, and only those expenses that are specifically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-26Opinion 88-46
… (2 McQuillin, Mun Corp, 3rd Ed, §10.40; Hartford v Town of North Hempstead , 118 AD2d 542, 499 NYS2d 161; Foxluger v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46Review of the Enacted Budget: State Fiscal Year 2021-22
… packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most recent, the American Rescue Plan, providing $12.6 … important stabilizing force to the Budget, staving off the most devastating cuts to vital services. Figure 4 details the most significant aid categories, including Education ($7.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/review-enacted-budget-state-fiscal-year-2021-22Availability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… mile” broadband services. More troubling is that more than 1 million New York households do not have access or a … by the 2009 federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand availability and adoption of broadband. … In December 2020, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which included the $900 billion COVID-19 relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… experienced less of a decline. Rockland County was the only county for which there was a statistically significant … so that poverty for this group was 12.2 percent in 2021, only 1.7 percentage points lower than for the whole State … so that poverty for this group was 12.2 percent in 2021, only 1.7 percentage points lower than for the whole State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeLife Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… membership is before July 26, 1995, the limit will apply only until you turn 65. Replacing an Employee on Military … The following information is a brief summary and applies only to ERS or PFRS service retirees who are rejoining the … system other than the system you retired from, you may only join the new system if you stop receiving (suspend) your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementXVI.3.F Public Benefit Corporations – XVI. Financial Reporting
… The MTA Board determines fare and service levels. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (MNCRC) MNCRC became a … will be reimbursed by the Park District of the Town of North Elba and the NYS Department of Environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3f-public-benefit-corporationsRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… a 4.5 percent decline in the immigrant population, the only borough to register a net decline in that group over … modest, at 8.4 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively. The only segment that showed a decline was Blacks or African … to job growth than the rise in average salaries, which only increased by 18.3 percent over the same period, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklyn