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Opinion 92-15
… 2d 856, 466 NYS2d 885; Rosinsky v City of Binghamton , 74 Misc 2d 187, 338 NYS2d 683). Eligibility for such … No. 80-706, unreported; see also 1974 Opns St Comp No. 74-1152, unreported). Similarly, when responsibility for a … (see Leone v Oneida County Sheriff's Department , 166 AD2d 74, 569 NYS2d 938, lv granted 78 NY2d 857, 574 NYS2d 938). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15Opinion 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-90-32New York Local Government Assistance Corporation
… ) Mission Statement Created on June 11, 1990, the New York Local Government Assistance Corporation’s (“Corporation” … when met, directly benefit the State, the City of New York and other local governments and school districts. The … local assistance payments due from the State of New York (as well as certain other amounts necessary for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/lgacOpinion 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-92-6Opinion 95-24
… for the payment of debt service to the extent that the aid is not applied directly to pay for the project or to retire … in Education Law, §§3604(4), 3609(3) and 3609-a(3), and is not restricted to use for funding capital projects. This is in response to your inquiry concerning restrictions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 94-16
… governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (designation of bank as depository when IDA … interest solely because he or she owns less than 1% of the stock of a bank named as a depository of the IDA. In … in question owns less than 1% of the outstanding stock of the bank. Initially, we note that, by informal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Processing 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-kitsOpinion 96-7
… ". . . municipal corporations and districts shall have power to enter into, amend, cancel and terminate agreements … to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law, §176[16], [22]; General Municipal Law, §§209, 209-b; Volunteer … therefrom (Town Law, §176[21]; 1992 Opns St Comp Nos. 92-4, p 9 and 92-41, supra ; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Opinion 90-57
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- … establish for village fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §216(1),(2); TOWN LAW, §§176(22), 184: The establishment of a service award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Annual Audit
… Fund, the Special Fund for Disability Benefits, the Second Injury Fund and the Fund for Reopened Cases. Board staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/02/annual-auditOpinion 98 - 19
… An installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You ask whether an installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to mandatory referendum. General Municipal Law, … to enter into the installment purchase contract is "subject to a permissive or mandatory referendum, as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 92-4
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- … physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised … and those powers necessarily implied therefrom (see Town Law, §176[21]). Town Law, §176(10) provides that a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 88-55
… FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission of books and records for audit) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- … the village fire department to submit its books and records pertaining to receipt and expenditures of the … authority to audit or require the audit of the books and records of the incorporated fire company which constitutes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Opinion 95-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is … Whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Update on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… to the federal government, and the size of the outstanding loan balance—$8.1 billion—is second only to California. In … of Labor; U.S. Department of Treasury Interest due on New York’s advance has been limited to date because of … Coronavirus Response Act first waived interest accrued on loans through December 2020. This date was extended by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueNorth Bellmore Union Free School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2019M-95)
Determine whether the Board adhered to the law and District policy when procuring professional services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/north-bellmore-2019-95.pdfOpinion 91-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Retained Percentages … State Comptroller or by a political subdivision. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether bonds of the Local … representative, of certain classes of securities listed in such section, including bonds or notes of the State of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50College of Mount Saint Vincent – Tuition Assistance Program
… Purpose To determine whether College of Mount Saint Vincent management complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying … Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Background The College of Mount Saint Vincent (Mount Saint Vincent), an independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/college-mount-saint-vincent-tuition-assistance-programOpinion 2001-8
… may establish, after a public hearing, one or more zones in which the rate of tax for fire district purposes is different from the rate for other zones or for the portion of the district not included in any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 98-7
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BOND AND NOTES -- … at the intersection in order to reduce the possibility of accidents involving district vehicles when responding to … statutory authority for a fire district to expend money on a "traffic signal control system" such as the one at issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-7