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Opinion 93-25
… the right-of-way was a village street may not continue to provide such lighting unless the lighting primarily … the private property. The village also may continue to pay the cost of lighting the private right-of-way if the … has been making payments for a number of years for dusk-to-dawn lighting along a private right-of-way under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25Opinion 93-24
… outdoor competitive sports facility by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may not improve vacant land … responding to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law, §176[1], [22]; General Municipal Law, §§209, 209-b; Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 93-2
… that former subdivision four was to be superseded by the new provisions (see McKinney's Sessions Laws of 1977, p 578). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 93-1
… the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) … in the office of the principal. You ask whether 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 240 still represents the views of this Office. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 92-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97-10
… A fire district may not enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build a firehouse on a concrete slab on fire district property and the fire district would make annual payments to … equipment, machinery or apparatus " (emphasis added). This definition generally would include lease-purchase agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 91-64
… 305(14)(a) of the Education Law which provides in part: All contracts for the transportation of school children ... … best interests of the district will be promoted thereby. All such contracts involving an annual expenditure in excess … (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-415, p 120; see Walton v New York , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615 [1898]). However, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 91-60
… conflicts of interest) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE V, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§33, 34, 800[3], 801, 802: In … connection with political subdivisions (NY Const, art V, §1) is different from his constitutional authority over other … to officials of political subdivisions. Article V, §1 of the State Constitution authorizes the Legislature to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 2001-4
… devoted thereto must be properly documented before any payment is approved. As an alternative to the adoption of … devoted thereto must be properly documented before any payment is approved. Also, where possible, payment should be made pursuant to the payroll method to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2000-15
… a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer fire department … that section is entitled to all powers, rights, privileges and immunities granted by law to the volunteer members of the … during the time services are rendered, including benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 90-52
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (publication of minutes of meetings); (publication of State Comptroller's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 90-30
… or mortgage may redeem the same, generally, by payment of all expenses incurred for the support of the person and for … apply "to any mortgage granted to or made by the state of New York ... or any political subdivision of the state ...". …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 89-38
… to a fund or insurer to provide an income for retirees or payment to retirees or their beneficiaries, where such … to a fund or insurer to provide an income for retirees, or payment to retirees or their beneficiaries, and declares that … by a public retirement system and also would constitute a payment to an insurer to provide payments to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 88-54
… 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-88-54Opinion 89-56
… but not provided) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3); TOWN LAW, §27; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §200, et seq .: … law or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for cash incentive payments to employees who identify health … unconstitutional gifts because they would be paid as part of the employee's overall compensation package (see also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 95-11
… of construction that meaning and effect should be given to all the statutory language, and words are not to be rejected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 91-31
… for individual injured within the town) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §§2140, 2144, 2145: A town is not legally obligated under Public Health Law, §2144 to reimburse a private hospital for expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31Opinion 94-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and … agencies (IDAs) from providing financial assistance in respect of any project located wholly outside the … on advice of counsel, as appropriate. October 25, 1994 James W. Griffin, Executive Director City of Hornell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Area #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… key responsibilities and explain the consequences of policy violations. The governing board should provide … and other local agencies to have a breach notification policy or local law. 2 Such policy or local law must require that notification be given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyOpinion 92-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … for the benefit to be provided to the lessee? (5) How long a period would be considered a reasonable term for … a public hearing if the property to be leased has a value in excess of $1,000. Thus, the hearing requirement is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23