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Opinion 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-2004-5Opinion 93-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Duties (authority to require referendum on establishment of service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Opinion 91-4
… the conveyance of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire … whether fire apparatus of a village could be transferred, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire … authorize the transfer of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Town of Ulster – Fire Protection Services (2015M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the … that provide fire protection services to the Town’s fire protection districts for the period January 1, 2013 … March 31, 2015. Background The Town of Ulster is located in Ulster County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/06/town-ulster-fire-protection-services-2015m-177Opinion 95-9
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program (service credit … meetings of the fire district board of commissioners) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service … (1) A fire district commissioner who is also an active volunteer firefighter may not be granted points toward a year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Length of Service Award Programs (2014-MS-1)
… District [pdf] , Mechanicville Fire Department [pdf] , Penn Yan Fire Department [pdf] , Walden Fire District [pdf] , and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/06/length-service-award-programs-2014-ms-1Opinion 92-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … long as the particular training program provides the type of conditioning necessary for the firefighters to efficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 94-18
… in the opinion. VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (conveyance for nominal consideration to private not-for-profit corporation) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (transfer of village real property for nominal consideration to not-for-profit corporation) REAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18DiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies
… Director of Emergency Communications, Steve Peterson at 845-331-7000 or send an email to [email protected] . … 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, N.Y. When: June 23 at 6 p.m … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agenciesOpinion 89-16
… or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which it is part. Prior to the enactment of the 1988 legislation, we … illegal or improper expenditures. Thus, except where there is a special act of the State Legislature incorporating an … benevolent association has been created by special act and is authorized to receive payments of foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… (Orange), Mechanicville Fire Department (Saratoga), Penn Yan Fire Department (Yates), Walden Fire District (Orange) … audit report. For a copy, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/swr/2015/LOSAP/global.htm … Several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-programOpinion 2000-21
… fire district located within a village may be removed from the district if the village were to become a city. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 96-17
… certain college courses) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-g: A fire district may pay the expenses of volunteer … concerning the applicability of General Municipal Law, §72-g: (1) may a fire district, pursuant to General Municipal Law, §72-g, pay the expenses of volunteer firefighters who attend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 90-27
… the fire protection district (see, e.g., 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-149, p 189). Article 9 of the Village Law, which … control of a board of fire commissioners which may have from three to seven members (Town Law, §189-e). Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Opinion 91-44
… 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 COMMISSIONERS -- Compensation (health … we have concluded that the exception from a fire district's spending limitation in Town Law, §176(18)(4) for the "the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 96-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 94-12
… a lease of a portion of its vacant land with a not-for-profit association, if it is determined the land is … take steps to ensure that the negotiated lease is upon the best or most beneficial terms. The lease may permit the … district officials have a fiduciary duty to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 97-26
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment … equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire district); (disposition of upon … fire district. (3) Unexpended moneys raised by taxation in a zone of assessment, and any property, the cost of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Richland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over District … The Richland Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Richland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374Opinion 94-8
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Deputy Treasurer (qualifications for office) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Deputy (need to meet qualification for principal office) - - Eligibility (deputy fire district … LAW, §177-b; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9: In order to qualify for appointment as deputy treasurer of a fire district, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8