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Opinion 88-11
… issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary … Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Gewirtz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc 2d 763, 330 NYS 2d 495, affd 45 … affd 39 AD2d 1000, 333 NYS2d 591, land was acquired by a city for park purposes under a 1946 deed containing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 90-54
… the eligible beneficiary defined as a surviving spouse who has not renounced survivorship rights in a separation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 90-52
… -- Powers and Duties (publication of minutes of town board meeting); (publication of State Comptroller's report of … clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each member of the board who is present, … duty to record the names of other persons attending the meeting. A decision to publish the minutes of a town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 2007-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … to supersede in village); (authority to establish fund for annual payments under ambulance services agreement) REAL … Whether a village may hold the proceeds of unneeded village real property sales to finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2007-7
… spent by the elected official to perform an official duty, but may not record blocks of time when an elected … contact at the grocery store or in the gym, whether at night or on the weekend. In each of these situations, the … official is actually called upon to perform an official duty, that time would be considered as part of the work day. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-7Opinion 2008-3
… § 176 [21]; see e.g . , 2003 Ops St Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Except as … NYS2d 918, mod on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523, app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025, app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, … concisely stating the purposes and effect thereof ( id .). The abstract must be prepared by the fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 89-42
… term United States Treasury bills issued in book-entry form, which are registered in the name of the village, under … inscribed in the name of the municipal corporation or fire district , shall be purchased through, delivered to and held … Section 357.21 of the regulations contains provisions for registration of securities and provides, that, except in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Opinion 89-33
… Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (pre-audit of compensation paid to village officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(2), (4), … Whether budgeted compensation for appointive village officers and employees may be paid without prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 92-22
… agreement for compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any agency of the municipality … that the practice does not involve services rendered in relation to any matter before any officer, body or other … the comptroller's private practice appears to have no relation to any action by or on behalf of the village. August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 92-20
… a town may impose a license fee on concerts which take place during the running of a county fair on the fairgrounds. … also utilized as a speedway, and for concerts which take place on a regular basis during the summer. You state that … of exhibitions, performances or entertainments in any place within the town" (Town Law, §136[3]; see also Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 91-6
… vendors holding federal General Services Administration (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in … exception, however, for purchases through federal GSA contracts (31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 133, 1971 Opns St … 103 to permit purchases from vendors holding federal GSA contracts without compliance with State competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 95-2
… a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a municipal "fee" falling within the exemption of … Housing Law, §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a "franchise fee". You state that the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Opinion 2000-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 2002-12
… -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- Water (combining two village water … Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (municipal … cooperation agreement to combine sewer, water and street departments of the two villages) WATER SUPPLY AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Opinion 2001-15
… DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (authority to dissolve a lighting district); (authority of corporation to sign … PROPERTY -- Disposition of (a service contract of a lighting district) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Corporation" … LAW §191; TOWN LAW §202-c(1): A petition to dissolve a lighting district pursuant to Town Law §202-c(1) is proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 2001-4
… -- Compensation (fixed amount for specified services plus hourly rate for revaluation work to be performed by … part of the responsibilities of the assessor (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-187, unreported; see also 5 Op Counsel SBEA … hourly rate for specified additional duties (1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-45, p 105; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-356, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2000-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … to General Municipal Law, article 5-G for the provision of police protection as a joint service. You ask whether two … a municipal cooperation agreement for the joint provision of police protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24DiNapoli: Former Vernon Center Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $300,000
… hard work as well as the efforts of my Assistant, ADA Paul Kelly, who ensured that the defendant was held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-former-vernon-center-fire-department-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-300000Local Government Interactive Data
… allows the public to view and analyze a tenyear window of New York State local government finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/interactive-dataX.6 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… informs New York State agencies of established Special Use Vendor IDs used in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Vendor Management Unit (VMU) has populated the Statewide Vendor File with Special Use Vendor IDs for processing … informs New York State agencies of established Special Use Vendor IDs used in the Statewide Financial System SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6-overview