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https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyOpinion 93-11
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- … Indebtedness" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §109-b[6][c]) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b(6)(c); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §104.00: The term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11Opinion 89-37
… Duties (filing of registration statements by pawnbrokers) LICENSING AND REGULATORY POWERS -- Pawnbrokers (authority to … assigned to the Comptroller, however, relate to the licensing of collateral loan brokers, which is exclusively a … to a determination of who is, or is not, subject to the licensing requirements. Therefore, in our opinion, it is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-37Archived: Legislative Session 2017–2018
… public authorities to comply with the state finance law relating to procurements, prohibiting certain third party … of business ethics and conduct. Constitutional Amendment on Debt – A.7288 (Farrell) – CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE … Reform and Accountability act; to amend the state finance law and the public authorities law, in relation to contents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2017-2018Opinion 2009-2
… one-tenth of one percent of the full valuation of taxable real property in the area of the town outside of any … of one percent of the full valuation of the taxable real property in the area of the town outside of villages, … "does not involve the expenditure of a large amount of money."]). Accordingly, when a town proposes or is required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 89-45
… rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Zoning Board of Appeals (paying fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 90-44
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE BOARD -- Compensation (statement of in notice of budget hearing as excluding fringe benefits) … of a village board of trustees which must be published in the notice of public hearing on the tentative budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 90-27
… (establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW, §189-a et seq. ; VILLAGE LAW, §§22-2210, 22-2212: The town board of … without petition. Article 11-A of the Town Law (§189-a et seq. ) and article 22-A of the Village Law (§22-2210 et seq. ) provide the procedures for establishing, financing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Opinion 94-4
… an original signature. You ask whether vouchers submitted for audit by a town highway superintendent must contain an … p 191). Since there is no requirement in section 118(1) for an original signature, it is our opinion that the … §119[1]). Finally, we note that because of the potential for theft or misuse, the use of signature stamps should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 98-6
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … county board member as sole proprietor) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(h), (2)(e), 803: A county … prior county board approval (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §§10, 23[2][f], 24[2][b]; cf . County Law, §408; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6XI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to State Finance Law Article XI, the obligation to certify to DTF that the contractor, and, to the best of the … consecutive sales tax quarters. The contractor must also certify in writing to the procuring agency that the requisite … and which provide for a renewal, the contractor must certify, prior to the commencement date of the renewal term, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationXII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… directive filed with the Comptroller. OSC defines the terms Agency Head and Voucher Authorizer, as follows: Agency … as part of the Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process. Please refer to Section 4.D – Certification of internal Controls over the Payment Process of this Chapter. Process and Document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b-certification-vouchersOpinion 96-12
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Fiscal Year (change only by special act) TOWN LAW, §181: The fiscal year of a fire district may be changed … receipt of taxes levied for fire district purposes. Town Law, §181 provides that the "fiscal year of each fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12XIII.2.A Expense Report Mandatory Header Fields – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Select the business purpose from the drop down menu that best pertains to the travel event. Destination Location Enter … be identified quickly by the employee and supervisor. As a best practice and to facilitate the search and identification … be identified quickly by the employee and supervisor. As a best practice and to facilitate the search and identification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2a-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsOpinion 89-24
… by the school district's code of ethics. You ask whether a person who is a member of the board of education of a city … school district has a conflict of interest when: (1) the person holds a position with a state teachers association … the school district of which he is a board member; (2) the person is president of the local teachers association of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24Opinion 2001-12
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) -- Public Library (authority of library board and governing board of … Whether the trustees of a school district library may adopt provisions to cover employees or if they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Opinion 90-32
… of building for highway department purposes) -- Highway Garage (referendum requirements for construction of) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Garage (construction - need for referendum) -- Highway … expenditure of money for a combination town hall/highway garage). Therefore, since the proposed salt storage shed will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-319
… 2022 Unified Court System (UCS) Retroactive Security and Law Enforcement Differential Payment (SLED) increase. … 2022 Unified Court System UCS Retroactive Security and Law Enforcement Differential Payment SLED increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-319-retroactive-april-2022-ucs-sled-payment-increaseOpinion 92-6
… office, whose duties include checking invoices for accuracy, would not have an interest prohibited by … Law if the highway superintendent were to award contracts for the repair of town highway equipment to the clerk's … of interest if the superintendent were to award contracts for the repair of town highway equipment to the clerk's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Processing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… kits to collect DNA and other evidence during the physical exam of an alleged victim of sexual assault. Once a victim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits