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Opinion 89-11
… 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-89-11Opinion 89-41
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program); (referendum requirement); (necessity of public hearing) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (establishment of); (referendum requirement); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance
… oversight to ensure school compliance with required fire safety procedures including inspections, reporting, and … a review of compliance issues for schools operating within New York City. The audit covered the period January 1, 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/oversight-school-fire-safety-complianceOversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (Follow-Up)
… included in our original report, Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance ( 2015-S-86 ). Background The State … (Department) is responsible for overseeing school fire safety, including mandatory fire and building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/oversight-school-fire-safety-compliance-followOpinion 90-39
… of (by town on behalf of fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Taxes (imposition of special tax or user fee) LOCAL LAWS -- … tax for fire district purposes against all "taxable real property" in the district and cause the amount so assessed … by the Legislature (NY Const., art XVI, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 43 NY2d 253, 401 NYS2d 173; Mobil Oil v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 97-13
… firefighter serving a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A … in a fire district fire department may not be granted points for training unless the training is approved by the … firefighter in a fire district fire department may earn points toward a year of firefighting service under a service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 92-45
… general ambulance service (General Municipal Law, §209-b[2][a], [d],[e]; but see General Municipal Law, §209-b[2][j]). Subdivision 4 of General Municipal Law, §209-b … cost to the person served". The purpose of this provision is to "expressly [prohibit] any charge to be made for either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 89-20
… INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) -- Board of Ethics (town board of ethics may not act with respect to fire district officers and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a fire district located within the town. A town's board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 89-43
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Treasurer (change from elective to appointive) TOWN LAW, §§174(2), 176(2-a): A fire district may change the office of fire district treasurer from an elective to an appointive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Opinion 92-38
… for fire chief); (appointment of fire chief) VILLAGE LAW, §10-1012: If the village board has rejected the nominee … see also Town Law, §176[11-a], [11-b]; Leap v Finnen , 168 AD2d 432, 562 NYS2d 555). This procedure is then required … chief's term ( cf . Application of Barker , 198 Misc 135, 100 NYS2d 658, affd 278 AD 600, 101 NYS2d 924, lv denied 302 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 97-23
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Ambulance Corps (simultaneous membership in fire company) … FIRE COMPANY -- Membership (simultaneous membership in ambulance corps) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Town of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… our audit was to determine if the Board is monitoring the fire and ambulance companies that provide emergency services … by an elected five-member Town Board, contracts with a fire company to provide services in its fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413Opinion 96-10
… with General Municipal Law, §6-g(8). June 4, 1996 Alfred A. Volkmann, Esq., Attorney at Law Fire Island Pines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 95-26
… the State Legislature and is authorized to receive direct payment of foreign fire insurance tax moneys, the moneys may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 2004-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Services (imposition of fees for services of an … irrespective of whether the services involve an ambulance. You ask whether the prohibition against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 2003-2
… joint fire district in coterminous town/village) VILLAGE LAW §§17-1704, 22-2210; TOWN LAW §§189-a, 189-e: A coterminous town/village that operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 96-19
… 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-96-19Opinion 95-22
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether FFI tax money was spent in accordance with special act legislation, … Background The recipients of foreign fire insurance (FFI) money include fire departments, fire companies, benevolent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Opinion 90-25
… of Syracuse , 136 AD2d 923, 524 NYS2d 916; Business Jet v County of Nassau , 105 AD2d 679, 481 NYS2d 119; Lutzken v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25