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Opinion 91-3
… board may require all town vehicles, including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal … board may require all town vehicles, including those used by the town superintendent of highways, to display a town … complete and exclusive authority over the vehicles used by the highway department. Both the town board and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 97-8
… 550 of the Laws of 1983 for the express purpose of making vendor certification or verification "optional with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8Opinion 89-46
… -- Planning Board (members must be U.S. citizens) TOWN LAW, §§23, 271; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §3; ELECTION LAW, … qualifies for office, but is not a citizen of the United States, may serve as a member of the town planning board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Opinion 94-22
… also be an incidental private benefit (see Murphy v Erie County, 28 NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d 29, reargument denied 29 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22DiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-2023 and have continued to grow in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, … were less than half of those collected in SFY 2019-20 due in large part to gaming facilities being closed for five … projection of $357 million. The higher collections were due primarily to the number of licenses issued to mobile …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingOpinion 2001-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … this road to reach the recreation area, and that the money collected from tolls would be used to replace this … roads are subject exclusively to regulation and control by the State, except to the extent that the State Legislature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 98-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties … any requirement for training as provided by any general or local law (see, e.g., Criminal Procedures Law, §§2.10[41], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 2010-3
… contract between a town on behalf of a fire protection district and an incorporated fire company is subject to a … fire company and a town on behalf of a fire protection district is subject to referendum requirements. You also ask … or statutory authority ( see e.g. McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Greene v Town Board of the Town of Warrensburg , 90 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3Opinion 89-26
… LAW, §811: A fire district is authorized to promulgate a form of annual statement of financial disclosure for its … means population as shown by the latest Federal census published as a final population count by the U.S. Bureau of the Census (General Construction Law, §37-b). General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 2000-12
… Municipal Law §806 requires the governing board of each county, city, town, village and school district to adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 2002-13
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire departments' annual … §§9104[a][4]; 9105[d][2][E]; see also 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-53, p 120). Sections 9104 and 9105 provide that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Helping 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 89-51
… that a town, on behalf of a fire protection district, may not make payments to the fire company providing fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 97-11
… (see Public Housing Law, §3[2]; see also 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126). Therefore, it has been our opinion … article 18 of the General Municipal Law (see 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-13, p 14; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-166, p 213; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-149, p 154; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 94-3
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the area benefited thereby (Town Law, §200[7]); a public hearing (Town Law, §200[7], [8]); the preparation of definite plans and specifications for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 92-41
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … within the district) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Repairs (by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(21): A fire district may not … a series of concrete "sidewalks". The "sidewalks" are used by residents and the fire district fire department for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Student Achievement Program
… "A good education and civic engagement set the stage for our youth to achieve … Awards recognize students who show academic excellence and leadership potential through activities that improve … The Submissions Form for 2025 Graduations and Moving-Up Ceremonies is now closed We would like to thank all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/student-achievementOpinion 89-7
… State Constitution prohibits gifts and loans of municipal funds to private individuals. This Office has expressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7Opinion 89-30
… under a town contract to the private organization for use in the private organization's bus. You ask whether a … to provide gasoline to the private organization for use in the organization's bus. The bus is used to provide … Towns are authorized, however, to establish, maintain and operate programs devoted in whole or in part to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 2011-1
… such employment, as being eligible for membership in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System. For the … General Municipal Law § 856 [1] [a]; see also NY Const, art X, § 5). With limited exceptions, these special acts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1