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Opinion 99-4
… employees and facilities of town) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Dispose of" (meaning of for purposes of General Municipal … an IDA is expressly authorized to "acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate purposes" … we note in particular that, while the authority to "dispose" of personal property has been held, in certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Monitoring Town Asphalt Road Projects (2012MS-7)
… [pdf] , East Hampton [pdf] , Guilderland [pdf] , Islip [pdf] , Pittsford [pdf] , Salina [pdf] , Shelter Island [pdf] , Southold [pdf] , Thompson [pdf] , and Union … verify that the product matches contract specifications. New York State Labor Law requires vendors hired on a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/04/05/monitoring-town-asphalt-road-projects-2012ms-7County of Rockland – Budget Review (B6-14-24)
… revenue shortfall related to the expiration of the County mortgage recording tax law. At the end of the 2014 fiscal … if it does not renew its law establishing a County mortgage recording tax. If the Legislature does not renew the … The Legislature must either renew the County mortgage recording tax, find another source of revenue or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/11/12/county-rockland-budget-review-b6-14-24DiNapoli Announces Change in Leadership of State Pension Fund's Real Estate Advisory Committee
… “My gratitude goes to Comptroller DiNapoli for appointing me to the chairmanship, to the pension fund’s staff and the … to Comptroller DiNapoli for entrusting the chairmanship to me,” Dubin said. “New York state’s pension fund remains one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-change-leadership-state-pension-funds-real-estate-advisory-committeeOpinion 99-14
… and, instead, connect to a village water distribution system as its water source. In conjunction with this project, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Opinion 96-15
… or from the town's planning and zoning activities is properly chargeable to the area of the town outside of any … part-town and townwide portions of the general fund. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the payment of a … are a townwide or a part-town charge. The general rule is that all taxes for town purposes must be levied on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15RFQual0001 – Medical Examiner Management Services
… is seeking to contract with entities able to provide the services of physicians having general and specialized medical … administrative disability hearings on an as-needed basis (“Services”). To view the advertisement, visit the New York … scheduling, reporting, and coordinating the Physician services; A list of Physicians available to provide IME …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual0001Town of Exeter – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-15)
… in a timely manner and did not remit these collections to the Supervisor in a timely manner. Specifically, the Clerk … of the actual date of receipt. Remit real property taxes to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) on a weekly basis, as … and an accountability analysis by preparing a list of liabilities and comparing it to reconciled bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-15Opinion 2003-6
… FUNDS -- Part-Town Charges (raising costs for town police department in town that includes village with its own police department) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Financing (raising costs for town police department in town that includes village with its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 96-3
… (competitive bidding not an exception); (recoupment of contract cost through fees not an exception) -- Interest in Contract (village trustee providing environmental review … A village trustee would have a prohibited interest in a contract for environmental review and planning services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 88-36
… of a sheriff does not preclude a county from providing a defense or from purchasing liability insurance to protect a … a local law enacted by that County requiring the county attorney to defend county officers in civil litigation was … Public Officers Law, §18, which generally authorizes the defense and indemnification of public officials, the Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 2005-2
… distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax monies is governed by sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law, … initial recipient of the foreign fire insurance tax monies is required, in turn, to distribute the amount received to … the foregoing, since the purpose of the proposed payments is to provide a direct cash reimbursement to firefighters for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 92-37
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to obtain approval of the State Comptroller) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (necessity to obtain … COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (approval of extension of fire district) TOWN LAW, §§172-d, 173: The extension of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 94-30
… of index fees remitted to State) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8018(a); JUDICIARY LAW, §39(2)(e): County clerks … York are required to remit to the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance $160 of the $165 collected pursuant to the first … pursuant to section 8018(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) and section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Opinion 88-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (providing refreshments to trainees at foster parent training session) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (in recognition of municipal service - refreshments to foster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Opinion 2005-8
… services by a paid city fire department, in an amount that is designed to generate revenue in excess of the projected … use of the services (General Municipal Law §122-b[2]). It is a well settled general principle that a municipal fee for … When only an approximation of the actual cost to the users is possible, “‘[e]xact congruence between the cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8Opinion 90-33
… mayor, "during the absence or inability of the mayor, is vested with all the powers and may perform all the duties … during the mayor's absence or disability. Therefore, it is our opinion that, at a village board meeting from which the mayor is absent, the deputy mayor has the power to appoint officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Administration of Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys selfinsured agencies administer their workers compensation plans to
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/25/administration-self-insured-workers-compensation-plansOpinion 89-10
… p 11). April 6, 1989 William H. Butlar, Business Manager Huntington Public Library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10