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Opinion 90-42
… FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) -- Liability for (city tax districts) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY -- Fees … REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (fees for filing in rem lists) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1122; CPLR … lis pendens, the county clerk is entitled to a fee of ten dollars for each in rem tax foreclosure list filed by a tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Opinion 2007-6
… POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to one-time payment made to next ranking subordinate officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § … a bargaining unit and is the highest ranking subordinate to the police chief in a village police department receives a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6Opinion 89-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Law, §806[1]). Also, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 90-20
… the adoption by a village of a local law providing for payment or distribution of foreign fire insurance moneys in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 2003-4
… for public roads) -- Powers and Duties (authority to purchase holiday decorations for public roads) … TOWN LAW §176(4-a), (9): A fire district is not authorized to purchase holiday decorations for public roads within the … of "Holiday Decorations (electrical material, etc.) to be utilized for beautification on the public roads" within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 95-18
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … prescribes the procedure for the sale of burial lots but is silent with respect to the imposition of maintenance fees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 91-48
… board member would have a conflict of interest if he were to participate in the board's review of a major shopping … but has no other involvement in, or relationship to the project. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law … et seq .) contains the provisions of law which relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Capital Planning
… Interest New York State Canal Corporation: Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (2014-S-45) Albany Port District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/01/capital-planningOpinion 97-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (construction of by village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (construction of … corporation pursuant to Village Law, §22-2200. You state that it is the intention of the not-for-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Opinion 88-58
… for the construction of town buildings would be subject to permissive referendum requirements. You ask whether a referendum is required for a town to expend $40,000 from a capital reserve fund for the … a town board may authorize the town highway superintendent to erect a building for the housing and storage of machinery, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Opinion 91-3
… board may require all town vehicles, including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal … board may require all town vehicles, including those used by the town superintendent of highways, to display a town … complete and exclusive authority over the vehicles used by the highway department. Both the town board and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 88-59
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to … tentative budget (Village Law, §5-506[1][f]). After the public hearing on the tentative budget and any revision of … §1 of the State Constitution prohibits gifts or loans of public moneys to a private individual by a municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Community Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… $195.0 Note: Columns may not add due to rounding. Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget, Budget Function … Maintenance Problems Requiring HPD Response Sources: NYC Mayor's Management Report; OSC analysis … The Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/community-development-block-grantOpinion 97 - 12
… engineer who appears before the board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a: An arrangement whereby the recording … be prohibited from performing services for the engineering firm in relation to any matter before, or to come before, the … in matters before the planning board. General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions of law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 2001-5
… §91(1): A fire district may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for felonies and misdemeanors directly connected to vandalism … You ask whether a fire district may offer a reward for information leading to the conviction of the persons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 91-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the accounts of public corporations, including OTBs (NY Const, art X, §5; Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-319
… LQ_PCD_PAYCHECK_EARNINGS_BY_ID to identify a complete list of regular earnings and retroactive adjustments if there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-319-retroactive-april-2022-ucs-sled-payment-increaseOpinion 93-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … to respond to fire alarms does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is ordinarily expected to be at work. This is in reply to your letter concerning the accrual of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 94-6
… and Employees (conflict of interest provisions applicable to) PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §36: Pursuant to Public Housing Law, §36, when a public housing authority … contracts with a residential management corporation to operate a federally-funded recreation program, a tenant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6Opinion 96-22
… 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-96-22