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Opinion 89-55
… over promotions) TOWN LAW, §§150, 152; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3): A town board may adopt a local law, subject to mandatory … to the chief of police, we note that Municipal Home Rule Law, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1) empowers local governments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 2010-1
… , 1 NY3d 98, 769 NYS2d 445, cert denied 541 US 974, 158 L Ed 2d 469, 124 S Ct 1883; Bayswater v Planning Board of the Town of Lewisboro … NYS2d 445, cert denied 541 US 974, 158 L Ed 2d 469, 124 S Ct 1883, [quoting this passage from the Bayswater case]). 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 92-28
… NYS2d 993. Section 259(1) does not prescribe a specific date on or before which library tax moneys must be placed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 92-50
… law to provide a price preference to local vendors and contractors who would not otherwise be entitled to a contract … charter to provide a price preference to local vendors and contractors. Under the proposal, a contract could be awarded … law and which provides for a bid price preference to local contractors or vendors who would not otherwise be entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 97 - 12
… LAW, §§801, 805-a: An arrangement whereby the recording secretary of the town planning board is employed by a … further personal interests. You ask whether the recording secretary of a town planning board may be employed by a local … Whether the recording secretary of a town planning board may be employed by a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-4
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of moneys to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's spouse) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: … to a member of the Association solely by reason of the death of his or her spouse. You ask whether the Volunteer and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 97-21
… 263 of the Education Law relieves libraries from requiring pub library treasurers to annually report fin transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 95-29
… may be sold to a water authority, and the district then dissolved. As a general rule, in the absence of a special act of the State Legislature, a town water district may be dissolved only if three years has elapsed since the … may be conveyed to a water authority, and the district dissolved, pursuant to the provisions of Town Law, §198(12). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 98-6
… county board member as sole proprietor) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(h), (2)(e), 803: A county … would not have a prohibited interest in a contract with a firm of which the supervisor's spouse is the sole proprietor … prior county board approval (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §§10, 23[2][f], 24[2][b]; cf . County Law, §408; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 91-4
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … conveyance of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire district … apparatus of a village could be transferred, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 2000-21
… 22-A (§22-2210 et seq.) contain provisions relating to the establishment of joint fire districts in towns and … law, located in said town or towns are hereby authorized to establish in such town or towns and village or villages a … hearing and permissive referendum requirements applicable to the establishment of the joint fire district by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-10
… discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Privately-owned cemetery (authority of town to acquire by gift as historic … property) HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Privately-owned cemetery (authority of town to acquire by gift as historic … Powers and Duties (acceptance of gift of privately-owned cemetery deemed historical property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-13
… (paying expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided … pay for expenses for the department's annual fund-raising drive. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax monies … connection with the fire department's annual fund-raising drive (see General Municipal Law §204-a). The distribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Straight Talk About Financial Planning For Your Retirement
… request that a statement be mailed to you by completing a form. Visit the SSA’s website to find out more about your … are several ways you can contact us: Email: secure contact form ; Call: 1-866-805-0990 or 518-474-7736 in the Albany, … Premiums Savings & Investments Savings, Stocks & IRA Deposits Other Personal Care Gym Fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/straight-talk-about-financial-planning-your-retirementOpinion 2001-1
… Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"; 29 USC §201 et seq .) at a rate higher than that provided for in the FLSA, without … Under section 90, overtime may be at the basic pay rate "or at such other rate as [the] governing board … may authorize." Article VIII, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… §91(1): A fire district may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for felonies and misdemeanors directly connected to vandalism … You ask whether a fire district may offer a reward for information leading to the conviction of the persons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 2000-3
… cause to be filed with the State Comptroller a certified copy of each determination or order establishing or extending … 194 provides that the town clerk "shall file a certified copy of such resolution, in duplicate, in the office of the … set forth in subdivision 6 of section 194, a certified copy of the section 194(2) resolution approving the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3Annual Employer Contributions – Employer Contributions and Rates
… for the invoice due approximately 18 months later. The 2026 invoice (current year’s invoice for the payment due February 1, 2026) uses: The … your final annual invoice . The 2027 invoice (next year’s invoice for the payment due February 1, 2027) will use: The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/annual-employer-contributionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on State Budget Extender
… state operations: "The passage of a budget extender bill will ensure that more than 60,000 state employees will be paid this week. However, since the extender was passed after the time in which OSC indicated it must be done to avoid any disruptions, there may be a delay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-extender