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Opinion 90-61
… to impose benefit assessments or user fees) TOWN LAW, §§202(3), 202-a(1): A town may assess the costs of establishing and … must be assessed only on an ad valorem basis. Town Law, §§202 and 202-a provide the manner in which assessments shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61VI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… passed in a particular legislative session, authority can only be moved between appropriations that were originally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewOpinion 88-8
… also the president and chief stockholder of an automotive dealership would have a conflict of interest if fire district … You ask if a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board … is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 95-9
… for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in … for attending fire district governing board meetings. (2) Points toward a year of firefighting service may not be … company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the number of points credited if a firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 92-16
… -- Powers and Duties (rental of home as office) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (payment of rental to town officers); (by … from volunteer fire company) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (lease of office from town officers and fire companies) TOWN LAW, §§64(2), 220; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §802(2)(c): A town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 88-43
… in the opinion. WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- Self-Insurance (reimbursement of sheriff's personnel account for General … LAW, §§6-j, 207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §25(4): When deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers are injured … revd on dissent 41 NY2d 931, 394 NYS2d 637; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-92, p 113). Further, it has been held that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 91-44
… insurance plan. October 16, 1991 Richard T. Nolan, Esq. Mt. Sinai Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 94-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (computation of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL … establish a business improvement district the boundaries of which include area within a village located within the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Tuition Assistance Program – DeVry College
… Purpose To determine whether DeVry College of New York complied with the Education Law and the … States. In New York, DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York (DeVry) offering several programs leading … Tuition Assistance Program - LaGuardia Community College (2013-T-4) Tuition Assistance Program - Pratt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/tuition-assistance-program-devry-collegeOpinion 96-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g: A fire district board of commissioners may not authorize the transfer of the … Whether a fire district may transfer the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 98-11
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (where last day of interest-free period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or … 925-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §25-a: When the last day of the penalty-free period for the payment of real … Whether real property tax payments postmarked day after the last day for tax payments wo penalty is timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Opinion 93-4
… purpose (Local Finance Law, §§10.00[a], 21.00[a]; see also NY Const, art VIII, §2). Clearly, towns are authorized to … Law (see also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-32, p 40). With respect to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 91-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys derived … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §204-a: Moneys raised by a fire company through activities conducted under the authority of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 98 - 19
… purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You ask whether an installment … purchase contract of a fire district is subject to mandatory referendum. General Municipal Law, §109-b … political subdivisions, including fire districts, to enter into installment purchase contracts for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 93-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to annually audit public library) EDUCATION LAW, §259; TOWN LAW, §123: Neither the … of trustees nor the separate treasurer of a town public library is required pursuant to Town Law, §123 to annually … of trustees or the separate treasurer of a town public library is required to annually account to, and submit its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 91-50
… the deposit with the State Comptroller, or his designated representative, of certain classes of securities listed in … (see General Municipal Law, §106). November 14, 1991 Tom Miller, Associate Investment Officer Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50Management of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… selected aspects of the admissions process and the student-school matching algorithm used in high school admissions. 1 The audit covered selected high school admissions processes for school years 2018-19 through … and the studentschool matching algorithm used in high school admissions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmOpinion 93-3
… Lynd v Heffernan , 286 AD 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv to app granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). The primary rationale … proposals or quotations will not be in the best interest of the political subdivision (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 92-20
… which runs the fair. You ask whether a town may impose a license fee on concerts which take place during the running … the town. Pursuant to section 136, a town has the power to license, among other activities, "... the giving of … relative to a local government's authority to regulate or license occupations or businesses by local law). Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 2001-7
… "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking district) -- Extensions (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking district) -- Public Parking Districts (authority to … e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-4, p 3). Similarly, the cost of operating and maintaining the district as extended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7