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Opinion 92-24
… news, editorials and other matters of "current interest"; (4) have a paid circulation; and (5) be entered as second class mail matter (see General Construction Law, §60; Public … published in the town and entered as second class mail matter, the town board must consider any paper published …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 88-56
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … (remuneration and duties exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district … district if the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §802(1)(b) is applicable. This is in response to your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 2010-4
… cover instances or periods of time when the fire district's service may not be readily available. In neither situation, … Comp No. 2008-3; 2003 Ops St Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). There are several … instances or periods of time when its [the fire district's] service may not be readily available." Even if the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4IV.4.C General State Charges – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Part B Premium State share of expense for NYS retiree Med B premium reimbursement. 60059 Sick Leave for Retiree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4c-general-state-chargesOpinion 89-47
… -- Extension (when adjoining fire protection district is dissolved) -- (assessment of capital costs in district as … against the area of the fire district, as extended. This is in reply to your letter concerning the proposed extension … You indicate that the town in which the fire district is located is currently served by the fire district and two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice … State Executive Law under Article 36-A (Law), is intended to provide an integrated means to prevent, deter, and reduce the incidence of these crimes … To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/motor-vehicle-theft-and-insurance-fraud-prevention-programOpinion 88-20
… discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Courts (authority to relocate family court) -- County Seat (effect of … its family court from the unincorporated area of a town to a village. Such relocation alone would not have the effect … may be moved from its present location in the county seat to another location in the county without also effectuating a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20Opinion 89-44
… required to account. The office of acting village justice is a permanent office required to be established by Village … has only one village justice. An acting village justice is not elected, but is appointed by the village mayor subject to the approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-44Opinion 2002-9
… 847 lv den 52 NY2d 702, 437 NYS2d 1025). Article VIII, §1 is applicable even if the private activity is not undertaken for profit and serves a laudable purpose … if in furtherance of a proper municipal purpose. There is no violation of article VIII, §1, however, if municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-9Opinion 88-8
Whether a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board of fire commissioners is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any matters relating to the service contracts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 90-4
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- … of benefit assessments for drainage) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a)(3); VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(1), 22-2200: A village may dredge a privately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 97-15
… COUNTY LAW, §250; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A county is not authorized to establish a special district for the … may be established within counties. Street lighting is not one of the listed purposes ( cf . Town Law, §§190, … of cities and villages, as a county charge). Further, it is our opinion that a county may not, by the enactment of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-15Opinion 88-41
… the presentation of such programs with town property. This is in response to your letter concerning the expenditure of … for any of the purposes authorized by law...." It is well settled that, absent express statutory authority, … 2 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, §10.39). However, it is also well settled that, subject to applicable civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Opinion 95-17
… out of the town general fund (Opn No. 88-33, supra ; cf . Town Law, §§57, 209-r, which provide, in certain … a district could not gratuitously convey land to a town; cf . Town Law, §208, which provides for the joint … to a sewer district in the town without consideration ( cf . 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-1, p 1). Accordingly, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 92-17
… in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Agreements (right of towns to receive share) TAX LAW, §1262(c): A sales tax agreement … between a county and all cities within the county pursuant to Tax Law, §1262(c) must provide that a portion of the … county or school district purposes shall be distributed to the towns in the county or whether such areas may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… should develop a written policy that explains why money is being set aside in a reserve. It should also document the … estimated maximum cost. A governing board resolution is required to establish a capital reserve fund. Funding … subject to permissive referendum requirements, as is the creation of a "specific" capital reserve fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsOpinion 2004-1
… Law §209-b[1][a]). Pursuant to section 209-b(1), the squad is authorized to render services in case of accidents, … required, as well as in the case of alarms of fire. There is nothing in section 209-b(1) suggesting that services in … to those involving an ambulance. To the contrary, it is apparent that such services include both ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 2002-7
… 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library v County of Erie , 171 … 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-399, unreported; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library , supra ; compare Korn … or statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 89-39
… and duties exception); (contracts entered into prior to election to office) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800[3], 801, 802[1][b], … have a prohibited conflict of interest if the town were to purchase insurance coverage from an insurance agency with … have a prohibited conflict of interest if the town were to purchase insurance coverage from an insurance agency with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-39Opinion 88-72
… of a town sewer district within the county district. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the formation of a town … sewer district. You indicate that a portion of the town is within the boundaries of a county sewer district. You … with facilities in a nearby city. You ask whether it is permissible for the town to establish a sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72