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Opinion 89-41
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program); (referendum requirement); (necessity of public hearing) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (establishment of); (referendum … TOWN LAW, §179: A mandatory referendum to establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 90-39
… DISTRICTS -- Taxes (imposition of special tax or user fee) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (imposition on behalf of fire district) -- … special tax or user fee on behalf of a fire district) TOWN LAW, §181(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, … to section 181 of the Town Law. As to whether a town, by local law, may impose a "special tax" on behalf of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 89-11
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … Associations (use of tax moneys to rent meeting room) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; Laws Of 1975, Chapter 543: The … Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance
… charter school. State Education Law mandates that if an inspection identifies violations that are severe enough, the Department will not issue the CO until the violations have been corrected and a re-inspection has been done. As of November 2015, there were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/oversight-school-fire-safety-complianceOpinion 97-13
… is that Opns St Comp, No. 97-13 they are subject to call for whatever duties may be assigned to them under the … firefighter serving such a suspension is not be subject to call and, hence, not an "active volunteer firefighter" during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 89-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent to the fire district. You further state that the town has established a board of ethics, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 92-45
… of an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department. You ask whether the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department may impose a fee on certain persons … .). In addition, the board of fire commissioners of a fire district which has a squad composed mainly of volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our original report, … of School Fire Safety Compliance ( 2015-S-86 ). Background The State Education Department (Department) is responsible … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/oversight-school-fire-safety-compliance-followOpinion 89-43
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Treasurer (change from … an appointive office pursuant to the procedures set forth in Town Law, §176(2-a). This is in reply to your letter asking whether the elective office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Opinion 92-38
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE CHIEF -- Powers and Duties (continuation of service until new chief appointed) -- Vacancy (procedure for filling in … -- Powers and Duties (approval of nomination for fire chief); (appointment of fire chief) VILLAGE LAW, §10-1012: If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 97-23
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … and a member of a volunteer ambulance corps at the same time. You ask whether an individual may be a member of a fire company and a volunteer ambulance corps at the same time. The provisions of law relating to the qualifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Opinion 95-26
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … (investment of tax moneys by loan to fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Lawrence-Cedarhurst … Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a meeting room if the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 2003-2
… opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Joint District (authority to form in coterminous town/village) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- … shall be contiguous. The procedure shall be initiated by petition. Such petition may be filed in the office of the town clerk of any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 96-10
… NYS2d 918 mod on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523 app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025 app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, 458 NYS2d 543 rearg den 58 NY2d 824, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 2004-1
… of fees in General Municipal Law §209-b(4) applies to all emergency rescue services provided by an emergency … General Municipal Law §209-b authorizes fire districts to organize within their fire departments and fire companies … or company (General Municipal Law §209-b[1][a]). Pursuant to section 209-b(1), the squad is authorized to render …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Town of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… companies that provide emergency services to the Town for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. … The Town of Dover is located in Dutchess County and has a population of approximately 8,500. The Town, which is … have an interest in. Consider holding a public hearing when entering into a new ambulance service contract. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413Opinion 96-19
… -- Powers and Duties (joint purchase with town of real property and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION … town and the fire district must comply with all statutory requirements applicable to the individual undertaking and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money 2017MS5
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Opinion 90-25
… is not obligated to compensate a private water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants unless a properly … to your inquiry concerning payments to a water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants within a fire … and subsequently entered into a written agreement with the corporation for the rental of the hydrants. You indicate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25Opinion 95-22
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … (use of tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Fishkill Exempt Firemen's … Benevolent Association may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment for use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22