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DiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016. Three villages were … System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againOpinion 94-18
… for the members of a village volunteer fire department to form a not-for-profit corporation constituting the … for the members of a village volunteer fire department to form a notforprofit corporation constituting the incorporated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 2003-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Joint District (authority to form in coterminous town/village) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Fire Protection (authority to form joint fire district in coterminous town village) TOWNS -- Powers … townvillage pursuant to Town Law may establish a joint fire district that would encompass only the area of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 2003-5
… to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to retirement. General Municipal Law … Social Security Law applies to benefits for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 90-48
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … would adversely affect a bidder's ability to carry on his business, the bidder has a cognizable due process … based solely on the allegations of these residents, may find the bus company not to be a responsible bidder. General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 90-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (disposition of … TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, any moneys … paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the next succeeding assessment of town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Opinion 2004-9
… CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding (purchases for municipal hospitals and nutrition programs pursuant to … by a county on behalf of a "municipal hospital" or for a county nutrition program that receives federal, state … that receive federal, state, or local government funding" for the joint purchase of goods, supplies and services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 2005-5
… annual employer contributions (see, e.g., 2004 Opns Atty Gen 2; 1991 Opns Atty Gen 8). 1 While the employer contribution required to be paid … benefits (see, e.g., 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-4, p 10). Moreover, even if the reference to “employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Contact Us
… questions, there are several ways to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds: OUF Email Addresses You can reach: Reports … write to us at: Office of the State Comptroller Office of Unclaimed Funds 110 State Street Albany, New York 12236 All … New York State Office of the State Comptroller Office of Unclaimed Funds Remittance Control, 2nd floor 110 State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/contact-usRetirement
… The New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS offers services for the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirementOpinion 88-60
… 841, 358 NYS2d 957; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; see also Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation … operation to private parties ( Williams v Gallatin , 229 NY 248; Rivet v Burdick , 255 App Div 131, 6 NYS2d 79; People …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 2010-2
… separately elected board of commissioners is not required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed for district … In that case, the City of New York was selling two public radio stations. The City's decision to sell the stations to a … not preclude, in this case, consideration of assurances made by the foundation that it would perpetuate the "unique …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… today, called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to strengthen safety measures to prevent oil spills and other hazardous accidents on New York’s railways and require oil transporters to carry sufficient insurance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersOpinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) FEES … general ambulance service within the fire district or the town in which the fire district is located. In addition, you … councils; and a New York state emergency medical services council to develop minimum training standards for certified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 97-24
… is to provide supplemental services to the fire company, i.e. fund raisers and refreshments at emergency incidents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 93-16
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (credit for activities performed by local government employees during … AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL … may not earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 2000-2
… arts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§95, 95-a, 99-i, 240 et seq .; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by … activities. General Municipal Law, article 13 (§240, et seq .) authorizes municipalities to designate, or acquire … on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 USC §951 et seq. ) and to provide that funds, services or facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2002-12
… or the joint performance or exercise of any function or power which each of the municipal corporations "has the power by any other general or special law to provide, perform … by a majority of the voting strength of the governing body of each participant (General Municipal Law §119-o[1]). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2000-15
… §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not volunteer to assist a fire district fire department within New York State on an on-going basis … resides in another state and is a member of an outofstate fire department may volunteer at a New York department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15