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Opinion 91-7

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Contracts (authority … FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (circumstances in which district may contract for provision of) FIRE … the fire district, rather than the town. March 27, 1991 James L. Sapienza, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Macedon …

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Archived: Legislative Session 2017–2018

… to limitations on state-supported debt; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof … Laws of 2017 – A.7089 (Magnarelli) / S.5785 (Marchione) – Increases transparency relating to the contract negotiation process for fire protection contracts between incorporated fire …

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Opinion 89-37

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties … A license must be obtained from the the local government in order to carry on the business of collateral loan broker. In addition, a licensed collateral loan broker must file a …

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XII.6.C Paying Prompt Contract Interest – XII. Expenditures

… AND POLICIES This section explains the process for paying interest pursuant to the Prompt Contract Law once an … Agency does owe interest, the interest rate used in the late contract interest calculation is based on the … REV. 04/01/2017 … This section explains the process for paying interest pursuant to the Prompt Contract Law once an …

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Opinion 94-4

… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, supra), but that, …

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Opinion 96-12

… ask how a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. You … … How a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March …

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Opinion 95-25

… aid has not been apportioned and paid pursuant to the express terms of section 54 of the State Finance Law. … fiscal year because the aid is not payable pursuant to the express provisions of section 54. Chapter 53, however, … equivalent of, the aid previously paid pursuant to the express terms of section 54. Therefore, in our view, the …

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Opinion 88-78

… town police department was established after January 1, 1960 and, with certain exceptions, the village has four or … the police department, the village board must notify the New York State Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice …

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Opinion 2008-2

… OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts entered into prior to municipal service) -- Interests in Contract (town board … the board member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. If the contract was entered to before the board member was elected to office, the …

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DiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving

… New York state’s short-term financial condition continues to improve and the state has built on its reserves, but the … broad statutory authority on some spending, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of concern include the adequacy of statutory language to ensure settlement monies will be spent as intended. The …

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Opinion 90-44

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … respect to the tentative budget of a village, required by section 5-508(3) of the Village Law. In pertinent part, … Law further provides that, upon the adoption of the budget by resolution of the board of trustees, "the wages and …

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Opinion 93-11

… pursuant to law, in ascertaining the powers of [a] county, city, town, village, school district or fire district …

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Opinion 95-12

… DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to deposit or invest funds with a State or federally … MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to deposit or invest with a State or federally chartered … For this purpose, a local government is defined to include municipal corporations, school districts, BOCES, …

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Opinion 2006-6

… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a … as much or as little time off as they might wish under a schedule they controlled (see 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, pp 88, …

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Opinion 89-45

… where possible, payment should be made pursuant to the payroll method to permit more efficient accounting for the …

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Opinion 99-9

… expenses of its city attorney for attending a course at a conference for municipal officials that relates to the … counsel for attending a municipal law course at a conference for municipal officials, if the tuition is charged … conclusion. In that case, the benefit derived from the payment of fee will inure to the attorney personally, …

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Opinion 2001-12

… of public library employees) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW §18: There are two alternatives for conferring the benefits of section 18 of the Public Officers Law on employees of a public … of the library may elect to confer the benefits of section 18 on library employees as a public library expense; or (2) …

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Opinion 98-6

… county board member as sole proprietor) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(h), (2)(e), 803: A county … would not have a prohibited interest in a contract with a firm of which the supervisor's spouse is the sole proprietor … prior county board approval (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §§10, 23[2][f], 24[2][b]; cf . County Law, §408; …

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