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Opinion 2006-10
… district (but see Town Law §198[12][b-e], concerning the sale or lease of all or part of the property or facilities of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 93-1
… in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY CLERK -- Deputy (entitlement to salary fixed for clerk in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY TREASURER -- Deputy (entitlement to salary fixed for treasurer in the event of a vacancy) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 92-7
… of a statutory definition, the courts have construed the word "indigent" to mean "destitute of property or means of … however, that at least one court has observed that the word "'relief' signifies the 'removal in whole or in part of … , 169 Misc 672 at 675, 8 NYS2d 179 at 183). Thus, the word "relief" seems broad enough to encompass payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97-10
… after it is constructed, it may be considered to be "equipment" for purposes of section 109-b. General Municipal … of 1994, as "any lease purchase agreement, installment sales agreement or other similar agreement providing for … subdivision which has as its purpose the financing of equipment, machinery or apparatus " (emphasis added). This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 2001-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN ASSESSOR -- … Town Law (Municipal Home Rule Law §10[1][ii][d][3]). Based on this grant of authority, we have concluded that, pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2000-15
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … general or emergency ambulance services, or to assist at a fire or other emergency scene. The commanding officer of … is a member of an outofstate fire department may volunteer at a New York department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Area #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… for appropriate user behavior, describe the tools and procedures used to help protect data and IT systems, … procedures in place to monitor compliance with policies. Your unique computing environment should dictate the content … or principal 4 personally identifiable information (PII) benefits the student, teacher or principal and prohibiting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyOpinion 91-64
… of this Office and determine whether it is consistent with our current view concerning aggregating similar services … the conclusion contained in that opinion is not consistent with our current view on this subject and, therefore, such … expressed in 2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 308 is inconsistent with current opinions of this Office. Therefore, such opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 91-60
… conflicts of interest) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Disclosure of Interest (authority of State Comptroller to … below 50,000, such as your city, are not required by statute to file such forms. This Office has previously … the accounts of public corporations, including OTBs (NY Const, art X, §5; Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 90-52
… the meeting, other than the members of the town board. With respect to the publication of the minutes of a town … report must be filed in the office of the town clerk and with the chief fiscal officer of the town (General Municipal … or any management letter prepared in conjunction with such an external audit). Once filed, the report becomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 90-30
… §§8017, 8021; SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §106-a: A county clerk is entitled to a fee for recording a satisfaction of mortgage where the county department of social services is the … is entitled to the fees prescribed therefor (CPLR, §8021) where the instrument is offered for recording by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 95-11
… Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §§64, 65: An individual appointed either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 91-31
… by the local health officer to incur such expenses. You ask whether a town is required by statute to pay bills … prerequisite to any obligation to pay under section 2144. You have advised that the last certification of the existence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31Opinion 94-14
… is a question of fact. You inform us that the city's industrial development agency (IDA), since its formation in … real and personal properties located within the state of New York and within or partially within and partially outside the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Opinion 88-54
… The town board may, however, initiate proceedings for such an extension prior to the effective date of the … December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the consolidated district. As noted in … special districts only becomes effective after the period for filing a petition requesting a referendum has expired or, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 99-15
… when property not served by water or sewer system) VILLAGE LAW, §§11-1108, 11-1118, 14-1406, 14-1410; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XVI, §1; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §300: A village may not provide a partial real property … 81 NY2d 574, 579-580; 601 NYS2d 94, 97). Real Property Tax Law, §300 provides that all real property within the state is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 93-25
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (lighting of private right-of-way) STREETS AND … primarily furthers a village purpose and only incidentally benefits the private property. The village also may continue … or public use. With regard to the situation presented in your letter, we do not possess sufficient facts to express an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25Opinion 93-24
… TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may not improve vacant land owned by the district with permanent outdoor competitive … of the fire department. Fire districts are established for the purpose of providing fire protection and responding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 93-2
… -- Fiscal Year (timing of proposition to change) ELECTION LAW, §15-104; VILLAGE LAW, §§9-908, 9-912: Village Law, §9-912 authorizes a village board, on its own motion, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 89-38
Whether a program under which the school district will purchase insurance to provide for payments to the surviving spouses of those retired school district employees would violate the Retirement and Social Security Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38