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Opinion 93-32
… 34, 811, 813; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §§87, 89: In connection with an examination into the accounts and financial affairs … access to annual financial disclosure statements filed with the local board of ethics by municipal officers and … Joseph's Hospital v Axelrod , 74 AD2d 698, 425 NYS2d 669, app den 49 NY2d 706, 428 NYS2d 1026; but see Xerox v Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Opinion 92-19
… the "Rules of the Road" would apply upon private roads open to public traffic. A suburban town with a population … within residential subdivisions on private roads that are open to public motor vehicle traffic. You have inquired … private complexes or areas, including a "private apartment house complex" and a "private condominium complex". In our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19Opinion 2000-3
… State Comptroller) TOWN LAW, §§194, 195, 209-f, 209-g: A town clerk must cause to be filed with the State … or extension of a town special district under Town Law, article 12 is required to be filed with the Office of the … questions, the town board, pursuant to Town Law, §194(2)(b), may adopt a resolution approving the establishment or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3Opinion 91-30
… a "contract" with the State or county vendor within the meaning of General Municipal Law, §800(2) because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 2004-4
… Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Legal Services (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §800(3): If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 94 - 23
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23Opinion 2007-3
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … no increase on or after August 2, 1999) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §207-m: A village chief of police is not entitled to … in effect without change from June 1, 1997 through May 31, 2008. You ask whether, pursuant to section 207-m, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 88-39
… v Hickey , supra ) and exists when a criminal action for an offense may be commenced in the court, and when the … Justice Court Fund of the Office of the State Comptroller for distribution pursuant to State Finance Law, §99-a. Unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 90-1
… must be paid into the town-wide general fund. A town by local law may authorize a gift of an amount equal to a … Environmental Conservation Law, §27-0925, as amended by chapter 674 of the Laws of 1989 (eff. January 1, 1990), … which prohibits municipalities from giving or loaning any money or property to or in aid of any individual, private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 2004-7
… a village to sell, to a corporation, individual or water district outside the village, the right to make connections … charges imposed by a town board, on behalf a town water district, on property owners in adjoining towns who are permitted to use water from the district. Under section 198(3)(d), the county governing board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 88-50
… account the more complete facts at its disposal and the best interests of village taxpayers, to make a good faith …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 2006-1
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … period has been performed ( id .). We note that section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law authorizes towns to adopt … officers and employees. Further, Municipal Home Rule Law § 10(1)(ii)(d)(3) authorizes towns to supersede any provision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 90-15
… 150; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (d)(3); NY CONST, art VIII, §1: A town, by … of deputy police commissioner ( cf . Town Law, §§20, 30[10], 32[2], 35[3], 42, providing for the establishment of … certain elective offices in towns of the first and second class, respectively, and provides that "(a)ll other officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 89-41
… hearing) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §216; TOWN LAW, §179: A mandatory referendum to establish a service award program … of a fire district pursuant to General Municipal Law, Article 11-A. General Municipal Law, Article 11-A (§214 et … firefighters of: (1) a "political subdivision"; or (2) fire departments and fire companies located in a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-65
… receive a copy of a receipt or receipts pursuant to the "Freedom of Information Law" (Public Officers Law, §84, et … authorized to render advisory opinions regarding the Freedom of Information Law, for its opinion in this regard. Aside from obtaining copies under the "Freedom of Information Law", we believe that a town may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 88-60
… VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102(1); 4-412: An agreement to operate a facility at a park which is termed a license or concession, … LAW, §103: A true license or concession arrangement, which does not involve a direct or indirect expenditure of public … fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60State Agencies Bulletin No. 327-A
… a portion of the payment to the NYS Health Care Spending Account for qualified, un- reimbursed medical expenses. For … dated May 7, 2002, Health Insurance/Health Care Spending Account Productivity Gain Exchange Program: Sick Leave Use FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/327-2002-productivity-gain-program-lump-sum-payments-employees-representedOpinion 89-27
… -- "Compensation" (for purposes of County Law, §200) NY STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, §11; UNITED STATES … protection provisions guarantees (U.S. Const, 14th Amd; NY Const, art 1, §11; see also Internal Revenue Code, §89, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 2000-22
… municipal service) -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm); (town attorney or town attorney's law firm representing clients before town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.2
… Payroll Bulletin No. 1971.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide step-by-step guidance for … entry and provide details of the Direct Deposit Audit Locked Queries for audit purposes. Affected Employees … Options Go Paperless: Employees may check the box to opt out of receiving a printed copy of their Direct Deposit pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19712-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-query