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Opinion 89-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys to rent meeting room) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Opinion 89-41
… mandatory referendum to establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district may be … prior to the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district pursuant to … authorizes the establishment of a "service award program" for the volunteer firefighters of: (1) a "political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance
… Purpose To determine if the State Education Department (Department) is providing … and monitoring. Our audit did not include a review of compliance issues for schools operating within New York … compliance. For example, the Unit cannot easily determine how many, or which, schools’ inspection reports are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/oversight-school-fire-safety-complianceOversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (Follow-Up)
… Law, the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and Department regulations. The Department’s Facilities … implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide … are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this review. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/oversight-school-fire-safety-compliance-followOpinion 90-39
… the limitations specified in article 11 of the Town Law (see Town Law, §§176[18], 179). That section further provides … Tax Law, article 4, pertaining to exemptions; see also NY Const., art XVI, §1, prohibiting alteration or repeal of … North Little Rock v Grahm , 278 Ark 547, 647 SW2d 452), or through the use of a formula measuring the total firefighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 97-13
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … of a fire department or company is that Opns St Comp, No. 97-13 they are subject to call for whatever duties may be … of the department or company (1994 Opns St Comp No. 94-33, p 59). In this instance, since a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 92-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) EMERGENCY RESCUE AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 89-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … a fire district is a separate municipality for purposes of section 806 (General Municipal Law, §800[4]; see also Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 89-43
… to the procedures set forth in Town Law, §176(2-a). This is in reply to your letter asking whether the elective office … of three years. While the office of treasurer, therefore, is generally an elective office, we note that Town Law, … other than one at which a fire district treasurer is required to be elected, determining that the office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Opinion 92-38
… not contain similar language, we believe that the omission from section 10-1012 of a definite date for the expiration of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 97-23
… 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-97-23Town of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… in. Consider holding a public hearing when entering into a new ambulance service contract. Ensure financial statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413Opinion 96-10
… unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of new equipment into the general fund. … or specific item or items, of equipment. A resolution for the establishment of a capital reserve fund to finance … use of the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund for the acquisition of equipment, subdivision 8 of section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 95-26
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 2004-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) FIRE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 2003-2
… VILLAGE LAW §§17-1704, 22-2210; TOWN LAW §§189-a, 189-e: A coterminous town/village that operates … Law §§2-252[1][b], [6], 2-254, 19-1914). Therefore, when a coterminous town/village chooses to operate … that the authority to establish joint fire districts does not apply to coterminous town/villages because, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 96-19
… -- Powers and Duties (joint purchase with town of real property and construction of building for use as town … of a building to be used as town hall and fire station) -- Real Property (joint acquisition of real property by town and … the award of the contract by the appropriate officer or body of one of the participants, the payment of contractors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 95-22
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … The Fishkill Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to purchase … for use generally by members of the fire department. You ask whether the Fishkill Exempt Firemen's Benevolent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… Yonkers, New York, Inc. (Yonkers) [pdf] ; and the City of Rochester (Rochester) and the Rochester Firefighters Two Percent Committee Inc. (Rochester …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Opinion 90-25
… or zones, which are not to be a general charge against all of the property of the fire district, and such amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25