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Opinion 90-10
… Village of East Hills , 41 NY2d 446, 393 NYS2d 691; Tagg v City of Lockport , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662, affd 254 NY 582; Embler v Town of Wallkill , 132 NY 222; 1989 Opns St … 71 NY2d 91, 524 NYS2d 8; New York State Club Association v City of New York ) 69 NY2d 211, 513 NYS2d 349, affd 487 US 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10Opinion 93-17
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (need to use appropriation of current funds when bonds may be … would be issued to finance the pre-payment of amounts due the State Employees' Retirement System and the State … of bonds to finance the pre-payment of the contributions due the Retirement Systems at any time prior to the actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Opinion 98-1
… LAW, §§99-r, 103; SOCIAL SERVICE LAW, §365-a: Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-r, a county, by direct … services, which the county provides pursuant to the Social Services Law and regulations, for Medicaid clients. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal in connection with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 2000-6
… Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE … 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies received pursuant to Insurance Law §§9104 and 9105 may not be used to fund a length of service award program established by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 2006-4
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … issued as security by a qualifying federal home loan bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§10(3), 11(2): The provisions of … the case of a letter of credit issued by qualifying FHLBs. 4 July 27, 2006 Joel Kleiman, Commissioner of Finance County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4Opinion 2005-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by school district) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale … by school district) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (construction of parking garage); (sale and leaseback of … marketable price or rental at public auction or by sealed bids pursuant to the provisions of any general, special or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Opinion 92-8
… uses (financing non-federal share of federally-aided city bridge project) -- Proceeds (payment to State … to finance non-federal share of federally-aided city bridge project) HIGHWAY LAW, §§10(34-a), 80, 80-b; LOCAL … §15, as repealed and reenacted by L 1991, ch 330, §9: A city may deposit with the State Comptroller the proceeds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Opinion 96-8
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … result in default judgments) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal … for by General Municipal Law, §99-l(1)(a) for each case handled by their justice courts involving a violation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 91-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Powers and Duties … she were to purchase bonds to be issued by the district. In this instance, the secretary-treasurer has the duty to … secretary-treasurer had no direct or indirect involvement in the negotiation of the terms of the bonds which are to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8Opinion 2000-10
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-l: When a county civic center is financed both by the issuance of county obligations, and a … the outstanding indebtedness and loan obligations, you ask how the proceeds from the sale must be applied in light of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 2001-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dissolution … of taxable real property aggregating at least one-half of all taxable real property of the district owned by resident … aggregate at least one-half of the assessed valuation of all the taxable real property of the proposed district or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 2000-18
… Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (establishment by joint fire district); (authority for village to transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 90-53
… opinion. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS -- Consultants (authority to contract out functions of village assessor); (authority to contract out functions of village building inspector); (authority to contract out functions of village road commissioner) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Opinion 89-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … some form of control over the intersection, such as by installing traffic control devices itself. You ask whether … towns are authorized generally to regulate traffic by means of "traffic-control signals" (see Vehicle and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Opinion 96-4
… period for general village purposes. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the disposition of … of the sale, may authorize the establishment of a trust account at a financial institution authorized to serve as a … and State reserve fund requirements. … This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the disposition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 2001-14
Whether a town board member who also serves as the head village mechanic would have a prohibited interest in conducting services on town equipment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 90-8
… (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §2[1],[2]). Such a construction of the term "charter", however, would be … not, based solely on form, not substance. Further, such a construction would ignore the State Legislature's authority … language or legislative intent requires a retroactive construction (see McKinney's Statutes, §51). Even if a State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 88-49
… the local law did not effectively grant the power of appointment to the village board and, therefore, that the … 661; Kingston Associates v La Guardia , 156 Misc 116, 281 NYS 390, affd 246 App Div 803 285 NYS 19; Rappel v Roberts , … recreational programs; and audit the accounts and records of the facilities and employ qualified parties to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49Opinion 92-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … LAWS -- Fees (imposition of solid waste generation fee by town) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments … solid waste disposal facilities and the revenue realized by way of 'tipping fees' charged for each ton disposed". It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18Opinion 88-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Law, §103 provides that, except as otherwise provided by the State Legislature, all purchase contracts involving an … advertisement. In addition to the exceptions provided by the State Legislature (see, e.g., General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35