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Opinion 92-13
… of Office (change in terms of town offices from two to four years) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, … the town clerk and the town supervisor from two to four years does not violate the "single subject" requirement … of the town supervisor, town councilmen and town clerk to four years. Town Law, §24 provides generally for two year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Opinion 94-29
… as quasi-criminal rather than civil in nature ( In re Gregory D. , 19 NY2d 55, 277 NYS2d 675 [1966]; Matter of … conduct, the process itself is a civil proceeding ( In re Carmelo E. , 57 NY2d 431, 456 NYS2d 739 [1982]). Thus, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29State Contract and Payment Actions in December
… $1.3 million with the Town of Clarkson, Monroe County, for snow and ice removal. State University of New York $11.7 million with Jet Sanitation Service Corp. for refuse removal at Stony Brook University. $5 million with Kivvit LLC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… Building Systems Inc. for road realignment at Wellesley Island State Park in Jefferson County. $1.5 million with … Architects PC for professional design services in Long Island and New York City. Department of Transportation $44.7 … million with El Sol Contracting ES II Enterprises JV for bridge rehabilitation on the Bruckner Expressway in Bronx …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Health (DOH), supplies surplus New York-grown agricultural products (e.g., milk, apples, squash) to populations in need … needed to strengthen controls to ensure that only eligible products and expenses are funded by Nourish NY. Gaps in … with higher land values and greater development pressures, meaning farms in high-value areas may not be able to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 90-18
… bidding requirements of this section based solely on the fact that the commodities purchased are medical supplies. You … the bidding requirements for purchases based solely on the fact that the commodities purchased are medical supplies … threshold of section 103 (see e.g., Walton v Mayor , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615; 1A Antieau, Municipal Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 2005-2
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (reimbursement for expenses in operating personal vehicles) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire tax monies may not … a volunteer fire department may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to reimburse active members of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 89-61
… INSPECTOR -- Compensation (salary in town charged only to area of town outside of villages) VILLAGE JUSTICE -- … town highway superintendent are chargeable to the entire area of the town, including villages. The salary of the town building inspector is chargeable only to the area of the town outside of any incorporated villages. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 88-71
… city may waive the imposition of penalties arising from a property owner's nonpayment of water rents in the context of … the property owner relative to the accuracy of his water bill. This is in reply to your letter concerning the waiver … a lien on real property and are added to the user's city tax bill. Under the city's water rent schedule, most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 96-7
… (see Town Law, §176[16], [22]; General Municipal Law, §§209, 209-b; Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, §5[1]; 1992 Opns … St Comp No. 82-242, p 302; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-196, p 209; 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Opinion 97-18
… on the sale of county property (see McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of … not submit a proposition to a referendum in the absence of express statutory authority; see also 1990 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 98-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (defense and … indemnification by municipality of employees of a public housing authority) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §30: A town board, by local law or resolution, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 97-22
… Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Powers and Duties (financing dormitory … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (financing the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 94-20
… Bonds (use of for "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-518, 6-622, 22-2200; MUNICIPAL … bonds to pay for "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal incurred in its 1993-4 fiscal year. You ask … all or part of any "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal incurred in its 1993-4 fiscal year, or to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-30
… collected pursuant to the first unnumbered paragraph of CPLR, §8018(a). This is in reply to your inquiry regarding … to section 8018(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) and section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. The county … the first unnumbered paragraph of section 8018(a) of the CPLR 1 and has been remitting all but $5 of this amount to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Opinion 2004-5
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (annuities for volunteer firefighters) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies … annuities for the benefit of members of a volunteer fire company. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 94-24
… If a town board adopts separate resolutions to purchase land for a town hall with current year tax revenues and to … procedures are authorized or required pursuant to section 220 if the expenditure is paid for with surplus funds … motion. Since it appears that none of the exceptions in section 35.00 would apply in the instant situation, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Opinion 94-22
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (custody, … LAW, §§980-j, 980-l: Charges imposed on behalf of a town business improvement district are under custody and control … You ask whether the charges imposed on behalf of a business improvement district may be turned over to, and be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 95-18
Whether a village in connection with the operation of a villageowned cemetery may impose a onetime maintenance fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … audits have been issued. Empire State Development – New NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-10) The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits