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Opinion 90-54
… (see ERISA, §4[b] and IRC, §414[P][9]). QDRO's apply only to plans to which IRC, §401(a)(13) also applies. … last sentence of section 401(a), subparagraph 13 applies only in the case of a plan to which section 411 relating to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 90-1
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing gift of to another municipal corporation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … facility must be applied to a town's general fund and used for town-wide purposes. You also ask whether a portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… totaling $23,817 for solvents. Some of the parts are only compatible with snowmobiles, all-terrain and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 2007-3
… chief’s entitlement under section 207-m was triggered only when the “base salary” of the highest ranking … that an amendment will have prospective application only, unless the language of the statute clearly indicates a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 89-41
… implied. Further, because Town Law, §§175 and 179 are the only statutes which generally govern the conduct of referenda …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 2009-2
… is based on the total cost of the improvement or only on the amount of the improvement to be financed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 88-62
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund … to establish one or more public dumps or dumping grounds. In addition, Town Law, §221(1) authorizes town boards to … a "physical public betterment or improvement" within the meaning and intent of General Municipal Law, §6-c (GML, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-48
… in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Authority and that the Authority has a rational basis for choosing a … the purchase of equipment such as trucks, trailers, bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling … Waste Management Authority ("the Authority") was created and is governed by title 30 of article 8 of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 89-12
… covers the conduct of municipal officers or employees only (General Municipal Law §800[5]). Therefore, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-76
… or district making the appropriation and shall be expended only under direction of the library trustees on properly … may invest public funds (e.g., moneys raised by taxes) only in the types of investments authorized by General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… by ventilation plants. In July, the MTA announced a two-phase Subway Action Plan to address the deterioration of the system. Phase 1, with an estimated cost of $836 million, focuses on … suggested that the state and the city split the cost of Phase 1, but an agreement has not yet been reached. In the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1348
… Agencies should have an established process in place requiring employees to substantiate their business use … is the most restrictive and cannot be used if the fair market value exceeds set amounts in the year the vehicle was … use of chauffeur services is usually based on the fair market value of obtaining such services in the market place. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1348-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 92-19
… PLANNING -- Subdivisions (authority of town to regulate traffic on private roads in residential subdivision) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Private Roads (authority of town to regulate traffic in residential subdivision) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … 400000 according to the 1990 federal census may regulate traffic in residential subdivisions on private roads open to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19Opinion 92-12
… Funds , 114 AD2d 701, 494 NYS2d 667; see also General Accident Group v Frintzilas , 111 Misc 2d 306, 443 NYS2d 989; … App Div 426, 120 NYS2d 142; see also Soroka v Catherwood , 24 AD2d 920, 264 NYS2d 682), as well as the performance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Partial Lump Sum (PLS) Payment at Retirement — For Eligible NYSLRS Members
… single payment equal to a percentage of the value of your pension benefit at retirement. The payment amount depends on … sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff or county correction officer; Be covered by a plan that allows for retirement … will not be made until it is determined whether you are approved for the disability retirement benefit. If you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/partial-lump-sum-paymentOpinion 91-37
… parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Parking Regulations (disposition of … parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§235, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 2004-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts … board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney … district, then the board member would not have an interest in the contract between the district and the law partner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 808
… procedures to process Longevity Payments and adjustments for overtime payments. Affected Employees Certain seasonal … by CSEA Background Chapter 10 of the Laws of 2008 provide for retroactive and current $500.00 Longevity Payments for long-term seasonal employees who meet the eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/808-april-2007-and-april-2008-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonalOpinion 2000-23
… service law (emphasis added). As a rule, where words of a statute are clear and unambiguous, they should be construed … see also Opn No. 86-23, supra; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-20, p 26; Murphy, supra ). On the other hand, some of these … 2000 Arthur B. Williams, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Newark …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23Opinion 2000-11
… of highways or by the town board, serves at the pleasure of the superintendent. You ask whether a deputy town … by a town board pursuant to Town Law §32(2) serves at the pleasure of the highway superintendent or the town board. … of highways shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the town superintendent of highways. If the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11