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Opinion 91-7
… squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency and general service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- … Service (circumstances in which district may contract for provision of) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Ambulance … TOWN LAW, §§190, 198(10-f), 209: A town may contract for an emergency medical service, a general ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 88-30
… Ct 290, 57 L ed 520). While we found no reported New York case which has similarly held that a property owner could be … the town adopt an ordinance requiring connections in this case, the issue of whether the exercise of the town's police … Although it is uncertain whether the town board in this case would be able to require the property owner to connect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 89-19
… on appeals to Appellate Divisions and Court of Appeals) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8017(a), 8022; SOCIAL … from the state, or an agency or officer thereof, for any service rendered in an action in which any of them is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Opinion 93-5
… adoption and submission thereof for the levy of taxes (21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 664). We stated that, where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 2008-3
… Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Except as outlined above with respect to transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 2003-6
… a town for services which are already adequately provided by the village. It recognizes that as a practical matter, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 93-13
… Duties (authority to charge-back to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road patrols); (providing sheriff's road patrols on a part-county basis) LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (authority … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 97-3
… levied prior to the dates specified in those sections. You ask whether, pursuant to section 1182 of the Real … unpaid water and sewer charges levied with such taxes). You state that the tax liens are owned by the village and, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-17
… term "political subdivision" includes a county having a population of 50,000 or more (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17Opinion 92-49
… park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a … Parkway, City of Schenectady , 140 Misc 727, 729, 251 NYS 577, 579); or land which "facilitate[s] free public means …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 92-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of … or fees, however, may not be imposed to generate revenues in excess of such cost for the purpose of offsetting the general cost of county government. This is in reply to your letter concerning user fees imposed for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40Opinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Liability … we note that Civil Rights Law, §73 sets forth a code of fair procedure for certain state investigatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 95-17
… matter of the proposed local law (see, e.g., Albany Area Builders Association v Town of Guilderland , 74 NY2d 372, 547 … regulatory scheme in a particular area ( Albany Area Builders Association , supra ; see also 1994 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 92-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … also Diehl v Sheehan , 233 AD 258, 251 NYS 254 affd 258 NY 624; Sacks v Neptune Meter Co. , 144 Misc 70, 258 NYS 254 … with constitutional equal protection guarantees (NY Const, art 1, §11; Federal Constitution, 14th amendment; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27Opinion 91-21
… Comp, 1950, p 216). We based our opinion, in part, on the case of County of Nassau v Bennett , 35 Misc 2d 586, 231 … 6 Opns St Comp, 1950, supra and the County of Nassau case, supra , held that a county chief fiscal officer is … County Law, §201. Therefore, in light of the Peetz case, supra , we hereby reaffirm our prior opinions regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21Opinion 92-10
… in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (unclaimed redemption payments on bearer serial bonds) BONDS AND NOTES -- Redemption (disposition of unclaimed moneys representing amounts paid on matured bearer … You inquire about the period of time for which these funds must be held and the disposition of the funds upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York City Department of Investigation (NYC DOI) … pocketing taxpayer dollars intended for public services and capital improvements in New York City, was sentenced to … or compromises public trust is held accountable.” “In this case the theft of U.S. taxpayer funds through grant fraud is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executiveOpinion 88-52
… of a not-for-profit corporation which purchases real property from county) -- Interest in Contract (community … of a not-for-profit corporation which purchases real property from county) -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit corporations) -- Disclosure of Interest (when required) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Opinion 88-67
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law … of village attorney, the mayor does not have an "interest" in the employment contract within the meaning of General … We also note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67XII.9.C Reissuing or Cancelling a Vendor, Employee Expense, or SSP Check – XII. Expenditures
… to agencies for when vendor, employee expense, or SSP checks (all commonly referred to as “A” checks) are returned and/or need to be reissued. These checks can be … with appropriate changes if necessary, or cancelling the voucher and restoring the appropriation. Information on how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9c-reissuing-or-cancelling-vendor-employee-expense-or-ssissp-check