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Opinion 96-13
… §150; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, art. 11-AA; RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§40, 100, 101: A person may … performed during the individual's regularly assigned work periods. The effect of this provision is to limit the … the State Employees' Retirement System (see Retirement and Social Security Law, §40), it seems clear that this provision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Opinion 91-42
… -- Villages (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department funds and village funds); (gift of department funds to village subject to condition regarding use) VILLAGE TREASURER … Whether a village and a village fire department may agree to transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 94-17
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, … provide for a system of collection and disposal of solid waste through, among other means, resource recovery (General … a city to impose a system of user fees to finance solid waste collection or disposal services (cf. Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17VI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… Budget Transfers are the movements of authorized budget amounts from one appropriation to … governed by various State statutes, depending on the type of transfer being performed. State Statutes State Finance Law §51 governs the movement of budget authority for interchange transactions except as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewOpinion 96-2
… but not including any charge imposed by or on behalf of a city or village (emphasis supplied). Thus, if these … imposed "by" the village ( cf . Crandall Public Library v City of Glens Falls , ____ AD2d ____, 629 NYS2d 100, holding … so long as no contrary intention is clearly indicated" (citation omitted; Grayson v Town of Huntington , 144 Misc 2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-2Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission collaborated to create the … that the Division should evaluate the potential for using Federal Trade Commission resources and strategies to enhance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followOpinion 2006-7
Whether a notforprofit ambulance company that provides services to a town ambulance district may use monies paid to purchase and own ambulances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Opinion 2002-3
… that a town may not, pursuant to its home rule powers (see NY Const, article IX; Municipal Home Rule Law §10[1][i]), … Comp No. 86-53, p 84; see also Coconato v Town of Esopus , 152 AD2d 39, 547 NYS2d 953, lv den 76 NY2d 701, 558 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Opinion 2008-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- … (terms and conditions of fire protection contracts) TOWN LAW § 184; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 209-d: With respect to a fire protection contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Opinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 91-55
… from gross revenues to calculate) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-k; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §123.00; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, 5(C): … self-liquidating indebtedness pursuant to Local Finance Law, §123.00. You ask whether depreciation is included within … exclusion from debt limitation pursuant to Local Finance Law 12300 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Opinion 95-30
… FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (by public library) LIBRARIES -- Investments (of moneys raised by taxes and … are superseded. You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax … The term "local government" is defined to include public libraries (General Municipal Law, §§10[1][a], 11[1]). Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 98-8
… LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure microfilming services, when available … 162[4][b] of the State Finance Law. You ask whether a town is required to obtain microfilming services from a "preferred … sources". Under that section, preferred source status is accorded to: (1) commodities produced by the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 95-6
… imposed by town justice with respect to violations of traffic control signals and speed limits in suburban town) -- … in suburban town); (fines and penalties for violations of traffic control signals) -- Remission to State Comptroller … to violations of a suburban town's speed limits and traffic control signals) -- Vehicle and Traffic Violations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6Opinion 2006-4
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (term of an irrevocable letter of credit issued as security by a … government deposits and investments do not apply to an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a qualifying federal … (see 12 USC §21 et seq .) or a corporation, other than a trust company, organized under or subject to the provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4Opinion 89-28
… capacity); (payment of the cost of preparing a general map, plan, and report); (of preliminary study) WATER … of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital improvements. If the planning is … water for potable purposes, must obtain a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) before it can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Cyberattacks on New York’s Critical Infrastructure
Cyberattacks are a serious threat to America’s critical infrastructure and have the potential to severely impact our day-to-day lives.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/cyberattacks-on-new-yorks-critical-infrastructure.pdfNetflix Policy on Freedom of Association
Netflix Policy on Freedom of Association
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/netflix-policy-on-freedom-of-association.pdfEPI - Making Strides on Broadband Affordability
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that having access to high-speed internet is critically important – and that access is unavailable to many low-income families, often because of cost.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/making-strides-on-broadband-affordability.pdfJanuary Spending Information on State Agencies
January Spending Information on State Agencies
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/excel/crf-detail-spending-download-1-31-23.xlsx