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Opinion 95-31
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement of incoming police chief where prior chief declined salary increases) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (compensation of … the highest ranking subordinate to the head of the police department in such unit, is increased, the salary of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 95-2
… is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a "franchise fee". You state that … is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a franchise fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Opinion 94-10
… Law (§239-o et seq.) governs the establishment and operation of local commissions on human rights. Section 239-o … any other State statute provides for the establishment and operation of a part-town human rights commission (compare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-10Opinion 89-44
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice (reporting requirement to the State Comptroller) … justices are required to file a monthly report with the Justice Court Fund of the Office of the State Comptroller for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-44Opinion 92-55
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and Duties (performing work for private water system) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (services for private water systems) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102(2), 11-1120, … testing of the water within the private water system for the purpose of maintaining the private system and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-55Opinion 91-42
… investment of department funds and village funds); (gift of department funds to village subject to condition … the fire department, in its discretion, may offer a gift of its moneys to the village (see Not-For-Profit … §202). The village board is authorized to accept such a gift upon lawful terms and conditions prescribed by the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 90-12
… of law to the contrary notwithstanding", the obvious meaning of the statute is that only a certification by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Opinion 94-27
… Town Law, §200 authorizes a town board, either upon petition of a prescribed percentage of fronting or abutting … improvement is subject to permissive referendum and the petition requesting a referendum must be initiated, signed and acknowledged in the same manner as a petition for the improvements pursuant to section 200 (Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 2001-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (purchase of personal … machine and refrigerator for fire department use) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to purchase a personal computer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6Opinion 89-24
… in the school district's code of ethics ( Matter of Samuel and Zohn, 25 Ed Dept. 228 [1985]). The inclusion of … self interest or partiality or economic impropriety (see, e.g., Zagoreos v Conklin , 109 AD2d 281, 491 NYS2d 358 [2nd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24Opinion 88-30
… the district) -- Connections (requiring property owners to connect to a district water system) TOWN LAW, §§130(15), … by ordinance, may require district property owners to connect to a district water system in the proper exercise of … board to require that a property owner in a water district connect to the water district water system. You state that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 92-9
… as requiring a physical presence in a courtroom before a judge ( cf ., e.g., People v Thumser , 144 Misc 2d 425, 544 … without actually being present in a courtroom before a judge. In People ex rel Choate v Barrett , 56 Hun 351, 9 NYS … meeting at certain times and places for the hearing and decision of causes and other matters brought before it, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Calendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time for a FSMS Score in All Three Years 2012 - 2014
Calendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time for a FSMS Score in All Three Years 2012 - 2014
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/persistentnonfilingmunis.pdfOpinion 99-4
… feasibility study of expanding the town's municipal water service to help attract industrial or economic development, … or by necessary implication therefrom (see, e.g., Civil Service Forum v New York City Transit Authority , 4 AD2d 117, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Opinion 88-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Use of (exclusion of nonresidents); (imposition of fees and … This provision has been interpreted to authorize the exclusion of nonresidents from the facilities of a park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25XI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… Health) Receiving of perishable foods (e.g., Sysco, Driscoll) Agencies must practice “blind receiving” whenever …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… by the Board. “City officials were repeatedly cautioned by my office about adopting unbalanced and unrealistic budgets,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Arrested in Mayfield Theft
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. "Ms. Hart took advantage of her position and the public's trust by diverting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-arrested-mayfield-theftDiNapoli: After-School Provider Misused $194,320 in Public Funds
… tp://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/bseaudits/bse20140225.htm ### …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-after-school-provider-misused-194320-public-fundsDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… has been slow to reverse the deterioration in service and its financial plan entails considerable risk, according to an … is seeking billions from the state and city to help fund its 2020-2024 five-year capital program, which could include … program was just 83 percent completed 13 years after its start date. In response to the deterioration in service, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decades