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Opinion 88-24
… the officer or employee is interested during the fiscal year, would not exceed $100.00. We do not have sufficient … with General Municipal Law, §803 would be required in that case. Moreover, in that situation, we would suggest that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Opinion 2009-2
… property in the area of the town outside of any villages. You ask whether the threshold in Town Law § 209-q (13) (a), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Opinion 91-30
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(2): A town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State and county contracts and … or county contract. You ask whether a town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 94-13
… pay to a paid firefighter who is disabled as a result of injury or sickness incurred or resulting from the performance … payments pursuant to section 207-a(2) (see 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-25, p 73; see also 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-12, p 27). Neither section 207-a(6), nor any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13DiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… New York state ended the 2013-14 fiscal year in the strongest … streams to attain balance. “After a tough few years, New York state is in better fiscal shape thanks to an … in this year’s budget. My concern continues to be for New York to achieve long-term structural budget balance. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingOpinion 90-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 90-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … and Expenditures (use of commercial hazardous waste facility assessments); (contributions to public … will benefit town residents. You ask whether the proceeds from the imposition of an assessment on the gross receipts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 2004-7
… use water from the district. Under section 198(3)(d), the county governing board is required to levy the amount of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 2007-3
… e.g., Whitman v City of Troy , Supreme Ct, Rensselaer County, October 7, 2005, Ceresia, J.). 2 Accordingly, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 89-49
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (in proceeding for appointment of … 2402(2), respectively, relate to the fee schedule for the filing of petitions to " commence a proceeding for probate of … proceeding. It is commenced independently by the filing of a petition and personal jurisdiction upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… subdivision" is defined for this purpose to mean a county, city, town, village or fire district ( ibid .; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 2009-2
… by the issuance of bonds or notes. Under Town Law article 12-C (§ 209-q et seq .), a town may provide a water … of the town outside of any villages (Town Law § 209-q [12]; see e.g . 1987 Ops St Comp No. 87-70, at 106). 3 The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 88-62
… These rules and regulations also provide that in the case of landfills, minimum closure measures must include at … of Local Finance Law, §11.00(a)(6-b), fixing a 10 year period of probable usefulness for abandonment of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-48
… process, dispose of, sell, store, convey, recycle and deal with, in any lawful manner and way, solid waste ..." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 89-12
… specifications and supervising work) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, 800(5); 8 NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, … the engineer also is a one-half owner of a construction firm which may bid on the building project presents possible … We note initially that Article 18 of the General Municipal Law, (§§800 et seq .) relative to conflicts of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-76
… earned on the investment of public moneys appropriated by a village to a village public library must be credited to … 255(1); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: Moneys donated by private persons to a village public library may be invested by the library trustees in investments which they deem to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… Authority (MTA) are not identified, the authority may have to raise fares and tolls faster than planned to improve a system that has deteriorated sharply in recent years, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by … Authority MTA are not identified the authority may have to raise fares and tolls faster than planned to improve a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesOpinion 92-19
… that the filing of a subdivision plat in the office of the county clerk or register shall constitute a continuing offer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19Opinion 92-12
… uncompensated services) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Employment (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-a[6]) … in their ordinary acceptance and significance and the meaning commonly attributed to them" ( Phaneuf v City of … from a municipality from engaging in outside employment" ( id .; see also Klonowski v Department of Fire of City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 91-37
… -- Disposition of Parking Fines (received by city parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) PARKING … of fines and penalties collected by a city Parking Violations Bureau PVB for violations of sections 306 and 402 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37