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2015 Year End Report
… daily workers’ compensation payment requests by claimants and medical providers (claims) during the period January 1, … daily workers compensation payment requests by claimants and medical providers claims during the pe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/09/2015-year-end-reportOpinion 90-64
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities … AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (bond resolution for park district) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 2003-6
… FUNDS -- Part-Town Charges (raising costs for town police department in town that includes village with its own police department) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Financing (raising costs for … Whether town taxes to support the town police department are to be levied only against taxable …
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
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- … which presently awards all promotions within the town police department may delegate that authority to the chief of …
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
… e.g., Education Law, §2021[21]; Real Property Tax Law, §1318), it should, consistent with the statutory obligation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 92-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (preference to local bidder) LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (pre-emption by General Municipal Law, §103) -- Pre-emption (preference to local bidder) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 97 - 12
… be prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to … or employee from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using … be prohibited from disclosing any confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-4
… tax moneys to fund a death benefit payable to the family of a deceased firefighter because death is a … benefits solely by reason of the disability or death of a family member of a firefighter (1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-36, supra ). Of course, if the disability or death of a family member renders a firefighter "indigent" within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 97-21
… from requiring pub library treasurers to annually report fin transactions with the NYS Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 95-29
… DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) TOWN LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The governing board of … property and facilities of the water district to a public authority and dissolve the district. Moneys received from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 91-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … -- Apparatus and Equipment (transfer of by village to joint fire district without consideration) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (transfer of firefighting equipment to joint fire district without consideration) CONSTITUTIONAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 2000-21
… 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for extension of a joint fire district by "each town and … each … which the village is located must participate in the extension process. In addition, consistent with the … with the provisions of article 11-A, shall apply to the "extension, operations and maintenance" of any joint fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 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-2002-13Opinion 2001-1
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess … terms, conditions and remuneration for the overtime work ( Murray v Levitt , 47 AD2d 267, 366 NYS2d 674 app den 37 NY2d … forth the terms, conditions and remuneration to be paid ( Murray , supra ). 1 January 29, 2001 John S. Edwards, Esq., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… rewards) TOWN LAW §176(31); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §91(1): A fire district may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of … to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law §176[1], [22]; General Municipal Law §§209, 209-b; Volunteer …
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
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … the Town Law, irrespective of whether the establishment or extension is subject to prior approval of the State Comptroller. You … Whether a resolution approving the establishment or extension of a town special district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on State Budget Extender
… a delay and employees on the institutional payroll should watch closely." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-extender