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Opinion 90-20
… INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (donation to firemen's association) -- Recipients (transfer of custody of moneys) -- Treasurer's Powers (transfer of custody of moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: A village treasurer may not transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 2001-5
… or misdemeanor. The provisions of section 91(1), however, do not apply to fire districts (see General Municipal Law §2; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 98-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … services are accepted by the commanding officer of the assisted fire company or department under that section is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 2001-6
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … incorporating an exempt volunteer firefighters' benevolent association and authorizing that association to receive and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6Opinion 97-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Unless otherwise provided by special act, the members of a volunteer fire department or, if the department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14DiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… of municipalities from across New York reveals gaps in the review of fire safety plans or evacuation procedures … reviewed enforcement of the state’s Uniform Fire Code in seven cities and three villages. “Local officials must do … the hazards of fire, explosion and dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings. It also provides for safety to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsOpinion 96-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Fiscal Year (change only by … 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-662, p 178, concerning the town's responsibilities in connection with paying fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Fire Safety (2015-MS-1)
… following municipalities: Cities of Ithaca [pdf] , North Tonawanda [pdf] , Plattsburgh [pdf] , Poughkeepsie [pdf] , … from five municipalities (Hempstead, Lindenhurst, North Tonawanda, Plattsburgh and Poughkeepsie) did not review or … drills. Five municipalities (Lindenhurst, Hempstead, North Tonawanda, Saratoga Springs and White Plains) did not submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/27/fire-safety-2015-ms-1Opinion 2009-1
… law prohibition against the appointment of the spouse of a member of a board of fire commissioners to the office of fire … of 2006, the State Comptroller was required to create and make available a model code of ethics for fire districts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 94-25
… under a service award program for each calendar year after the establishment of the program in which an active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 96-7
… COOPERATION -- Fire Protection (cooperation agreement for recruitment of volunteer firefighters) -- Municipal Funds … cooperation agreement to implement an advertising campaign for the purpose of recruiting volunteer firefighters for the fire companies of the fire departments of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Opinion 96-1
… capital notes or budget notes, and the fire district is situated wholly or partly within a town which is wholly or partly within the Adirondack Park and has within … You ask whether approval of the State Comptroller is required prior to the purchase of real property by a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 89-40
… Employer (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §72-o) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-o; TOWN LAW, §§178-c, 178-d: (1) A fire district may not … for reimbursement pursuant to General Municipal Law, §72-o. (2) A volunteer officer or member of a fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40Opinion 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 … villages have express statutory authorization to acquire land for, and to construct, improve, repair and maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 98-21
… opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for emergency ambulance service) -- Fire Districts (contracts for emergency ambulance service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance … Service (circumstances in which district may contract for provision of) -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 91-42
… in the opinion. FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department … (see General Municipal Law, §§6-f, 11). October 15, 1991 W.J. Gibbons, Village Attorney Village of Cooperstown … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 2008-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Except as outlined above with respect to transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 93-24
… outdoor competitive sports facility by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may not improve vacant land … responding to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law, §176[1], [22]; General Municipal Law, §§209, 209-b; Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 2003-4
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … may not ratify the purchase of the decorations made by a single fire commissioner and authorize payment therefor. You … ordered paid unless an itemized voucher therefor, in such form as the board shall prescribe, has been presented to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 2004-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … special laws incorporate an exempt volunteer firefighters' benevolent association and authorize that association to receive and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5