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Opinion 90-30
… apply "to any mortgage granted to or made by the state of New York ... or any political subdivision of the state ...". …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 89-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … reports such a charge, a cash payment equal to one-half of the amount billed. You inquire whether this proposed … Whether this proposed incentive payment constitutes a gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII 1 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 89-38
… retirement system generally would exist where benefits are payable only upon retirement after a designated minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 88-54
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … may be extended prior to December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the … the consolidation is contingent only upon the passage of time. Under these circumstances, since the consolidated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 97-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Purchase Contracts (authority to use for construction of firehouse) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: A fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 92-7
… operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special acts … and that the expenditure will provide personal financial relief to the firefighter and his or her family. You ask … ... Such taxes shall only be used for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt firemen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 91-60
… accounts of public corporations, including OTBs (NY Const, art X, §5; Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law, … 411; Ronan v Levitt , 73 Misc 2d 35, 341 NYS2d 176 affd 42 AD2d 10, 344 NYS2d 624, mot for lv to app den 33 NY2d 514, … in connection with political subdivisions (NY Const, art V, §1) is different from his constitutional authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 91-64
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … are subject to competitive bidding (see 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-4, p 6; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-60, p 62; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-103, p 104). To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 93-25
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … §§6-626; 12-1200: A village which has provided lighting at village expense for a private right-of-way under the … whether the village may continue to provide such lighting at village expense. Village Law, §12-1200 authorizes villages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25Opinion 93-24
… St Comp No. 81-196, p 209; 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Subdivision 14 of … 16 Opns St Comp, 1960, p 175; 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 91; cf ., e.g., General Municipal Law, article 13, authorizing … and tennis are clearly "competitive sporting events" ( cf . Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, §5[1][m], referring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 93-2
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … to change the month of the general village election at either a general or special village election for village … motion, may not hold a referendum on such a proposition at any other time. You ask under what circumstances a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 93-1
… event of a vacancy) -- Deputy (entitlement to salary of principal in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY LAW, §§401(3), … is entitled to the salary fixed for the office of the principal when acting in the case of a vacancy in the office of the principal. You ask whether 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 240 still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 95-11
… Opns St Comp No. 92-29, p 76; 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-35, p 106; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-23, p 39; 1984 Opns St … police departments. It is a basic principle of statutory construction that "[w]here the language of the statute is … (McKinney's Statutes, §76; Matter of Cristo Brothers, Inc. , 97 AD2d 274, 470 NYS2d 781, affd 64 NY2d 975, 489 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 2000-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of … You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer … department. General Municipal Law §209-i (1-a) provides in relevant part that a "volunteer firefighter" 1 who, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 99-15
… of municipalities and "quasi-municipal corporations" (NY Const., art III, §1, art XVI, §1; see, e.g., Greater … gen., Real Property Tax Law, article 4). Moreover, in view of the express language in article XVI, §1 of the State … St Comp No. 87-64, p 96; see Kinkead v Village of Round Lake , 187 AD2d 905, 591 NYS2d 80; Torsoe Bros. v Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 2001-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … (fixed amount for specified services plus hourly rate for revaluation work to be performed by appointive assessor); … Whether the compensation of an appointive town assessor may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 91-31
… the county governing board declaring that the health and welfare of the people of the county requires compulsory … 1986, under Public Health Law, §2145, that the health and welfare of the people of the county required compulsory, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31Area #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… the risk that data, hardware and software systems may be lost, damaged or compromised by unauthorized or inappropriate … given to certain individuals when there is a breach of the security of the system as it relates to private information. … with an encryption key that has also been acquired: (1) Social Security number; (2) driver’s license number or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyOpinion 89-28
… capacity); (payment of the cost of preparing a general map, plan, and report); (of preliminary study) WATER … of the new storage tank may be allocated. Section 99-d(1) of the General Municipal Law provides that the governing … of the several districts to share that cost. Under Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, (§119-m et seq. ), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Opinion 92-23
… storage tanks and the erection of a switching station near a well) TOWN LAW, §§198(12)(a), 215(8): A separate board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23