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Whether the recording secretary of a town planning board may be employed by a local consulting engineer who represents developers in matters before the board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 96-3
… Whether a prohibited COI exists if the contract enters a competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 88-68
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards … for subdivision approval constitutes a "contract" with the meaning of General Municipal Law, §800(2), and, even if it … §809 also may not be applicable to a planning board member in such circumstances. You ask if a member of a town planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… contracts with the municipality for which they serve, but only under certain circumstances. In order for a municipal … your municipality, the interest may be prohibited, but only if you have certain official powers or duties with … is applicable. There is also an additional rule applicable only to chief fiscal officers, treasurers and their deputies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesXIV.10.B Travel and Purchase Rewards Programs; Updated Information Regarding T-Cards, P-Cards, and NET-Cards – XIV. Special Procedures
… Overview and Policies The purpose of this section is to emphasize awareness by State officers and employees of the … has identified the need for State officers and employees to be reminded of the appropriate use of rewards accumulated … State business. Agencies should establish policies to ensure State officers and employees are in compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv10b-travel-and-purchase-rewards-programs-updated-information-regarding-t-cards-p-cards-and-netUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-333
… in the calendar year for Judges or Justices who serve only part of the year at one salary; or The composite … at more than one salary, and Judges and Justices who serve only part of the year at one or more salary are also eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-333-2023-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtXI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… restrictions. These restrictions include a two-year bar and a lifetime bar. Under the two-year bar, former State employees are prohibited from: appearing or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawOpinion 89-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of ethics must include provisions relative to private employment in conflict with official duties (General … Law, §806[1]). Also, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-303
… in the calendar year for Judges or Justices who serve only part of the year at one salary; or The composite … at more than one salary, and Judges and Justices who serve only part of the year at one or more salary are also eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-303-2021-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-312
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2022 Year End Adjustments for Judges and Justices of … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the 2022 Year End Adjustments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-312-2022-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtOpinion 89-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- Banking Transactions (purchase of bonds and … bank as a depository if the town supervisor is a director of the bank and a shareholder of less than one percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Opinion 96-23
… has been interpreted by the Attorney General as applying only "to the county served by the county clerk in which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Opinion 89-32
… treasurer has a prohibited conflict of interest in a lease pursuant to which the county rents a gravel pit from a … the treasurer does not have a prohibited interest in the lease, the treasurer's interest must be disclosed. You ask … of interest by virtue of the county's renewal of a lease of a gravel pit from a corporation of which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 88-8
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Maintenance Contracts (fire commissioner who is … of an automotive dealership would have a conflict of interest if fire district vehicles are serviced by his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 88-23
… would have a conflict of interest if the village does business with the corporation. You advise that the … time the officer or employee was elected or appointed, but does not except any renewals thereof. Another exception is … member was elected to office. Therefore, since your letter does not suggest any preexisting agreement, this exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-294
… in the calendar year for Judges or Justices who serve only part of the year at one salary; or The composite … at more than one salary, and Judges and Justices who serve only part of the year at one or more salary are also eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-294-2020-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-359
… in the calendar year for Judges or Justices who serve only part of the year at one salary; or The composite … at more than one salary, and Judges and Justices who serve only part of the year at one or more salary are also eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-359-2025-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtOpinion 88-24
… company repaired a town heating system and billed the town only for less than the cost of parts for the repairs, but not … however, it is proposed that payment be made not only for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Opinion 90-16
… Law, §801(1) vis-a-vis the consulting contract. The only exception in General Municipal Law, §802 that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16Opinion 88-52
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (community college … Whether the abovementioned individuals all of whom are paid by the county are required to comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52