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… was to determine whether daily workers’ compensation payment requests by claimants and medical providers (claims) … compensation claims data into the Board’s automated payment system, where the claims are subjected to various … Board and submitted to our Office for approval prior to payment. Key Findings Our examination of daily payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/09/2015-year-end-reportOpinion 90-64
… for park district) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park district) TOWN LAW, §202-b; … to increase or improve facilities of a town park district is not subject to referendum. A bond resolution authorizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 2003-6
… costs for town police department in town that includes village with its own police department) POLICE AND POLICE … costs for town police department in town that includes village with its own police department) -- Police Department (raising costs in town that includes village with its own police department) TOWN LAW §150(1): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 90-44
… opinion. VILLAGE BOARD -- Compensation (statement of in notice of budget hearing as excluding fringe benefits) PUBLIC … a village board of trustees which must be published in the notice of public hearing on the tentative budget refers only … This is in response to your inquiry concerning the notice of public hearing with respect to the tentative budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 89-55
… of power over promotions) TOWN LAW, §§150, 152; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3): A town board may adopt … promotions to the chief of police, we note that Municipal Home Rule Law, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1) empowers local governments to … Pursuant to the foregoing provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law, it is our opinion that a town may adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 2010-1
… the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of park trust moneys to fund the purchase of … Whether monies held in a park land trust fund pursuant to village law may be expended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 92-28
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Tax Anticipation Notes (payment of proceeds to a public … LIBRARIES -- Finances (issuance and payment of proceeds of tax anticipation notes); (payment of interest on tax anticipation notes) -- Investments (interest earned on) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 92-50
… a price preference to local vendors and contractors. Under the proposal, a contract could be awarded to a local vendor or contractor whose bid price is no more than 10% higher than the non-local lowest responsible bidder who … consolidations, codifications or restatements of pre-1953 special or local laws applicable to a local government. Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 97 - 12
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (planning board secretary as employee of … or to which he or she has appointment power (see 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-28, p 65). Further, General Municipal Law, … no violation of section 805-a as a result of the secretary's employment by the engineer, the town's code of ethics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-4
… and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of the City of Glen Cove may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to … and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of the City of Glen Cove may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to … and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of the City of Glen Cove is governed by chapter 796 of the Laws of 1980. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 97-21
… General Municipal Law, that the treasurer of each public library file an annual report of financial transactions with … 263 of the Education Law provides the following: Every library or museum, other than a school library, which enjoys any exemption from taxation or receives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 95-29
… and dissolve the district. Moneys received from the sale of the property and facilities of the water district … the proposition is approved, the moneys received from the sale must be placed in a reserve fund to amortize any … This alternative, however, does not apply in the case of a sale to a public authority. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 98-6
… (consideration of $750 or less) -- Family Relationships (spouse of county board member as sole proprietor) GENERAL … that the board of supervisors would audit claims submitted for payment under the contracts. For purposes of this … Based on these principles, we believe that, even if the award of the printing contract to the supervisor's spouse is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 91-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other … which includes the village. We are in receipt of your letter asking whether fire apparatus of a village could be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 2000-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint fire district when village is within two towns) … Whether in the proposed formation of a joint fire district containing a village located within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-10
… and repair of the cemetery, provided that such property falls within the definition of historic and/or cultural place … and a public hearing. Whether the property in question falls within that definition is a question of fact to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-13
… the members of a volunteer fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable … tax monies received by a fire district treasurer may be used to pay expenses of softball, billiard and bowling … Law provide that foreign fire insurance tax monies must be paid to the treasurer or other fiscal officer of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2001-1
… to be paid ( Murray , supra ). 1 January 29, 2001 John S. Edwards, Esq., Village Attorney Village of West …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… in connection with other matters. May 15, 2001 Lynn Ball, Secretary/Treasurer Campbell Fire District #1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service … by a village treasurer may be used to fund a length of service award program for volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6