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Opinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Regarding the procedure which the county board of supervisors may follow in investigating the possibility of civil liability in connection with this alleged misconduct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 92-9
… (see Wiseman v American Motors Sales Corp , 103 AD2d 230, 479 NYS2d 528; Spector v Antenna and Radome Research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9State Police Accidental Disability (Section 363-bb) – State Police Plan
… your duties as the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in service that was not caused by your own … service, voluntarily or involuntarily, subsequent to the accident, your application must be filed within two years … We determine whether an incident is an “accident” on a case-by-case basis, using court decisions for guidance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/state-police-accidental-disability-section-363-bbOpinion 96-8
… FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of … by photo-monitoring); (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling cases which … -- Justice Court Fund (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 97-11
… annual financial disclosure form promulgated by the city. You ask whether article 18 of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 99-6
… FINANCE LAW, §§24.00, 25.00; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §545: A school district may not issue revenue anticipation notes or … anticipation of the receipt of State aid payable pursuant to section 545 of the Real Property Tax Law. You ask whether … 25.00 of the Local Finance Law authorizes school districts to issue revenue anticipation notes ("RANs") in anticipation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-6DiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… Cattaraugus, Chenango, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Schuyler, Steuben, Sullivan, … less than half the GMENAC guideline (1). Four counties – Hamilton, Herkimer, Schuyler and Yates – have no OBGYN … underserved population of 134,248 people, or nearly 18% of the population. The rural counties’ mental health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsOpinion 97-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of moneys to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's … may be expended to provide a death benefit to a member of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 88-53
… he would have received his regular wages during that period. Having elected to forego his vacation and to work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 88-21
… constructed with park trust funds should be sufficiently near the developments which generated the recreation fees so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Opinion 95-19
… affirmed 17 NY2d 606, 268 NYS2d 564; cf . Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382 at 390). Accordingly, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19Holtsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… Did the Holtsville Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) adopt budgets with reasonable … the Audit Area A fire district (district) board of fire commissioners (board) is responsible for managing the … the amounts a district will spend and receive, the amount of fund balance that will be available at the end of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 91-56
… time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been … such a five-year period, it would be essential to define what is meant by "operative" and to apply a test therefor. … purposes of this section". If "liability" was intended to mean only outstanding notes or bonds, this proviso would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56Accidental Disability – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… perform your job as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, you may be … benefit regardless of the amount of service you have. “Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-disabilityOpinion 96-6
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … through which the town's insurance is placed, but who does not receive a commission on the town's insurance and is … the supervisor also places insurance through that agency. We have examined analogous relationships in prior opinions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Opinion 88-67
… to fill a vacancy in the position of village attorney. We are informed that it is not contemplated that the partner or … §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). Any … Law, violate the spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 96-9
… e.g., Taylor v McGuire , 100 Misc 2d 834, 420 NYS2d 248; Christian v City of Ontario , 92 Misc 2d 51, 399 NYS2d 379; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 98-16
… 1998 Bruce Bonacquist, District Treasurer Menands Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Opinion 95-20
… paid in Surrogate's Court proceedings seeking multiple relief) COURTS -- Surrogate's Court (filing fees for proceedings seeking multiple relief) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: Whether a … one filing fee or separate filing fees for each type of relief sought in a single proceeding seeking multiple relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20