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Opinion 91-48
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … record of the governing board's proceedings. A "contract", for purposes of article 18, is defined in General Municipal … to the planning board is not a contract within the meaning of article 18 and, as a result, that section 801 is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 2008-6
… We are informed that the "hourly rate divisor" is then determined by multiplying the next subordinate officer's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Opinion 2005-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by … (General Municipal Law §2). 3 Therefore, section 72-j does not provide authority for a school district to … to sell “any real estate … and the buildings thereon ..”, does not encompass a sale of property that it is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Opinion 89-32
… Stock Ownership (county treasurer as stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), (3)(d), 801: Although the issuance … literally constitute a power or duty enumerated in General Municipal Law, §801, a court might find that a county … under either the original lease or the renewal. General Municipal Law, Article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 97-6
… 301(8), 303, 308: The cost of constructing an addition to house an enhanced emergency telephone (E911) system which is … by the county governing board to be necessary to properly house the system and to assure effective operation and … determine that the construction is necessary to properly house the E911 system and to assure effective operation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-6Opinion 91-51
… the advance was made. Further, where the tax bases of the "lending" fund and the "borrowing" fund are different, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 91-47
… the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing of an objection to the issuance of letters … the probate proceedings for purposes of fixing the filing fee charged by a Surrogate's Court. Such objections are made in a proceeding other than probate and the fee is properly fixed at $60 pursuant to SCPA, §2402(10)(iv). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-47Opinion 92-20
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (for concerts held on county fairgrounds) LICENSING AND REGULATORY POWERS -- … may not impose a licensing fee for concerts to be held on county fairgrounds during the running of the fair, even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 92-16
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts for rental of room owned by officer and used in official … LAW, §802(2)(c): A town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who … to the town tax collector, clerk, justice and supervisor for the use of a portion of their homes as offices from which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 2001-8
… or for the portion of the district not included in any zone. The notice of the public hearing must specify the boundaries of the proposed zone(s), and the items of expense of the district which shall be charged only against the zone(s), or the other respects in which the rates of tax for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 89-52
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the county may establish the position of emergency medical services coordinator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Opinion 94-25
… of certain designated activities, in accordance with a system established by the sponsor (id.). General Municipal … note, however, that section 217(c)(vii) authorizes a point system to provide points for the performance of certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 90-16
… of health retained by county health department) HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES -- Board of Health (member as consultant … retained as a consultant to the county health department and an appointee of the board has the power or duty to negotiate the consulting contract, unless and to the extent that one of the exceptions in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16Opinion 88-74
… Veterans Memorial Committee, a not-for-profit corporation, is currently seeking contributions to erect a permanent … lives in the Vietnam War. You ask if, in our opinion, it is legal for municipalities to contribute to the monument … and maintenance of a war memorial building or monument is a public purpose. General Municipal Law, §72 contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… should expect to meet a costly and unpleasant end,” said Christina Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonOpinion 96-18
… moneys may not be expended for such purposes (1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-58, p 160; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-64, p 145; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-70, p 137; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-80, p 120; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18Opinion 90-38
… the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Seasonal Limited Use Highway (effect of subsequent construction of residence on) HIGHWAY LAW, §205-a: The status of a highway as a seasonal limited use highway terminates when one … Whether the town highway superintendent is required to remove snow and ice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38Opinion 88-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Distribution by State Comptroller (fines for violations of Workers' Compensation Law) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, … Concerning the provisions of subdivision two of section 52 of the Workers Compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3Opinion 89-14
… PROPERTY TAX LAW, §986(1): A collecting officer may not request persons paying their taxes by mail who desire a tax … tax payment. You ask whether a tax collecting officer may request that persons paying their taxes by mail and desiring … part, that: Every collecting officer shall deliver or upon request forward by mail a receipt to each person paying a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14Opinion 90-33
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … subject to village board approval and applicable civil service requirements (see Montero v Lum , 68 NY2d 253, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33