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Opinion 91-14
… opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to … were done severally (see Department of Audit and Control, Report to the Governor on Legislation, Senate Int. 1122, Pr. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 92-41
… St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). We are not aware of any statute which expressly … be free from doubt' ( Saltser& Weinsier v McGoldrick , 205 NY 499 at 506; see Lawrence Const. Corporation v State , 293 NY 634 at 639; People ex rel City of Olean v Western New York & Pennsylvania Traction Co. , 214 NY 526; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41DiNapoli: Former West Hurley Fire District Chief and Chairman Charged in Corruption Probe
… The former West Hurley Fire District chief and a current fire … 52, and Michael "Bucky" VanValkenburgh, 44, both of West Hurley, were charged with Corrupting the Government and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-former-west-hurley-fire-district-chief-and-chairman-charged-corruption-probeOpinion 90-61
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … districts) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (authority to impose benefit assessments in water supply district) -- … in the same manner as the cost of establishment, that is, on an ad valorem basis. There is no authority in the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Opinion 96-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- State Comptroller Approval (necessity for in Adirondack Park fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers … of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in Adirondack Park) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services (2019-S-49)
To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring school districts’ compliance with safety training requirements for school bus per ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s49.pdfHelping New York Families With the Cost of School Supplies: Is It Time to Go “Back to School” on Back-to-School?
Helping New York Families With the Cost of School Supplies: Is It Time to Go “Back to School” on Back-to-School?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/0810snapshot.pdfOpinion 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 … The town may not, however, enter into such a contract with an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 92-39
… of both landowners and tenants in the availability of public water facilities and the fact that costs of the … of general governmental authority or provision of general public services. It further noted that the costs of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Town of Owego Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-26)
… and separate from the Town of Owego and Tioga County, in which it is located. The Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/town-owego-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-26Eggertsville Fire District – Financial Activity (2017M-27)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … adequate oversight of District financial activities to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/24/eggertsville-fire-district-financial-activity-2017m-27Opinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-d may be paid, in the first instance, from the county's general fund. … undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 2002-8
… by the district and no indebtedness is outstanding to accomplish the purposes of the district, the district may be dissolved, subject to public hearing requirements, if the town board determines it to be in the public interest. Certified copies of the board's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Opinion 97-26
… of district); (authority to use equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire … public interest to establish the proposed zone(s), whether all the property, property owners and interested persons … is intended that the provisions of this subdivision shall apply, for example, so as to permit one rate of taxation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Clark Mills Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-315)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District controls to ensure that financial activity are properly recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/clark-mills-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-315Aurora-Colden Fire District No. 6 – Financial Activity (2017M-208)
… distinct and separate from the Towns of Aurora and Colden in Erie County. The District, which is governed by an elected … and retain quotes and bid documentation for purchases in accordance with the purchasing policy. … AuroraColden Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/12/29/aurora-colden-fire-district-no-6-financial-activity-2017m-208Opinion 2024-1
… million in funding derived from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (commonly and in this letter referred … Corporation Counsel City of Troy Endnotes 1 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117–58 (November 15, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1Endwell Fire District – Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-277)
… gifts, meals and travel expenses for mutual aid. The payroll vendor has access to a District bank account with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/endwell-fire-district-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-277West Seneca Fire District #6 – Financial Management (2013M-14)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over District … from the Town of West Seneca and the County of Erie in which it is located. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/west-seneca-fire-district-6-financial-management-2013m-14State Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. … The purpose of this bulletin is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tda