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Opinion 90-11
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … preempted by federal law. There are, however, limitations on the scope and application of the overtime compensation … in question and, if so, the precise impact of the FLSA on the village's proposal. Based on the foregoing, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 2005-5
Whether the police chief is entitled to a monetary payment in the amount of the additional retirement contributions paid for the sergeants plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 90-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Appointment (in joint fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of … to the provisions of article 11 of the Town Law. This is in response to your inquiry concerning a proposal that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… and The local share of the mandatory surcharge collected on handicapped parking violations (currently $15). The … 3 Email: [email protected] [1] For more specifics on the functions of Town and Village Courts, please see the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 88-55
… 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-88-55Opinion 89-35
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … by local law subject to a mandatory referendum. Whether it is proper to designate the town comptroller as chief … 29 powers as treasurer to the comptroller by resolution, it is necessary to determine whether the town may accomplish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35Opinion 2007-1
… 437 NYS2d 137; see also 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-59, p 74; 22 Opns St Comp, 1966, p 228). In addition, a contract for … the county’s procurement policies and procedures. January 22, 2007 Charlene M. Indelicato, Esq., County Attorney County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1Opinion 2006-10
… (salary of town engineer generally) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (salary of registrar of vital … an allowance for services rendered by salaried town employees when such services are necessary to or occasioned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 93-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 92-7
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … of 1994. 2 Because of the conclusion reached herein, we need not address whether competitive bidding would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 2001-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN ASSESSOR -- Compensation (fixed amount … duties and an additional hourly rate for duties performed in connection with a revaluation. When compensation is paid in this manner, the duties to be performed for the fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2000-15
… on-going basis pursuant to General Municipal Law §209-i. You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in … the Attorney General's approval role under article 14-G, you may wish to contact the Attorney General concerning the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Area #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… to all computer users; and ensuring there are procedures in place to monitor compliance with policies. Your unique … Such policy must also address the data privacy protections in Section 2-d of the State Education Law, including … student, teacher or principal PII from being included in public reports or other documents. 5 Online Banking – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyOpinion 91-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [Edited for Publication] PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … expended for several bus transportation contracts will be in excess of the monetary threshold for purchase contracts in General Municipal Law, §103, competitive bidding is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 91-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (municipalities - scope of audit authority) MUNICIPALITIES -- Officers and Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 90-52
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … must be made by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the town board, and not by the town … the town clerk is required by law to record the names of all persons present at a town board meeting. You also ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 90-30
… 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 not liable for any such fee. This is in reply to your letter concerning fees for … is delivered to the mortgagor. You ask whether a recording fee is due the county clerk when the satisfaction is offered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 95-11
… it is a well established rule of construction that meaning and effect should be given to all the statutory … as superfluous when they may be given a distinct, separate meaning (McKinney's Statutes, §231; Orange and Rockland … 207-m, so long as that word may be given a distinct meaning. The terms "permanent", "temporary" and "provisional" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 91-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS - Town Charges (costs of … to reimburse a private hospital for expenses incurred in the treatment of an individual who was injured by a rabid animal within the town in the absence of a current certification of the existence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31