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Opinion 89-20
… of ethics, but has not established specific procedures for submitting questions to this board. On behalf of the fire … school district to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers and employees the standards … are authorized, but not required, to adopt codes of ethics for the guidance of fire district officers and employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 91-22
… separate company within a fire department). June 17, 1991 Joseph Frank, Esq., Attorney at Law Hicksville Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-22Opinion 2010-2
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … v Giuliani , supra involved somewhat unique facts. In that case, the City of New York was selling two public radio …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 88-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (mayor's purchase of real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Opinion 91-50
… or by a political subdivision. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether bonds of the Local Government … ("LGAC") may be substituted for cash retainage pursuant to section 139 of the State Finance Law. Section 139(3) … or any part of amounts retained by the State from payments due to such contractor upon the deposit with the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50Opinion 89-43
… opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Treasurer (change from elective to appointive) TOWN LAW, §§174(2), 176(2-a): A fire district … the office of fire district treasurer from an elective to an appointive office pursuant to the procedures set forth in Town Law, §176(2-a). This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Opinion 91-15
… location of certain lot lines, but does not increase the number of lots or the overall density. This is in reply to … new lots, although having different lines, are the same in number as the lots on the original map. The village's … approval. The "resubdivision" does not increase the number of lots in the subdivision, but only changes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 90-58
… to a village employee in the employee's private capacity is not a "contract" with the municipality for purposes of the … code of ethics. You ask whether a village trustee who is also an insurance salesman would have a conflict of … (General Municipal Law, §800[3]). An officer or employee is also deemed to have an interest in the contract of a firm, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Tuition Assistance Program – LIM College
… known as the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. The school is located in midtown Manhattan, and educates students … for a full-time student is approximately $23,650 and the school’s enrollment as of fall 2014 is about 1,500 … For the three academic years ended June 30, 2013, the school certified 1,442 awards totaling $2.1 million that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/01/tuition-assistance-program-lim-collegeOpinion 90-52
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (publication … LAW, §35: Although the town clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 90-54
… Retirement Systems constitute marital property subject to the equitable distribution provisions of the Domestic … 361, the Retirement System is mandated to pay the benefit due on a Tier I or II member to the widow or widower, … and 607 require the Retirement System to pay the benefit due on a Tier III or IV member to the eligible beneficiary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 91-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … -- Architectural Services (provided to public library by firm employing daughter of library board member) -- Codes of Ethics (adoption of by public library) -- Family Relationships (contract between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 94-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … district) LOCAL LAWS -- Improvement Districts (authority of county to chargeback salaries to district) SEWER DISTRICTS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 97-9
… village board members must recuse themselves in connection with a proposed zoning change, under consideration by the … officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a direct … principal ranged from $400 to $3,000 per year, or at most .15% of the company's annual gross sales. Under these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Mercy College
… students through spring 2012. Key Findings Based on our preliminary sample of certification transactions, we … College for TAP were not eligible for awards. Nonetheless, our tests did disclose 14 awards totaling $25,011 that school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/04/audit-tuition-assistance-program-mercy-collegeAbout Unclaimed Funds
… the information in newspapers. Despite these efforts, many funds remain unclaimed and are turned over to the Office of the State Comptroller. Types of Unclaimed Funds Accounts Bank Accounts – savings, checking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/about-unclaimed-fundsOpinion 99-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer firefighters who have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Opinion 89-58
… and, if so, whether the use of the facilities in the new district may be limited to the owners of property within … and if so whether the use of the facilities in the new district may be limited to the owners of property within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 91-36
… facility constructed or improved with park trust funds should be in or sufficiently near the developments … is available to the municipality holding the trust funds for recreational development in the geographic area of … the investment of the municipality holding the trust funds in the event that its license to use the property is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36State Agencies Bulletin No. 1117
… payment. Affected Employees Employees designated M/C in Negotiating Unit 06 who meet the eligibility criteria … below Effective Date(s) This payment will be included in the regular paychecks dated 1/4/12 (Administration) and … Eligibility Criteria and Payment Information Employees in the following departments and titles are eligible for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1117-2011-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designated