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Opinion 88-72
… in the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (of town district within county district) COUNTY LAW, §250; TOWN LAW, §§190, 209: The establishment of a county sewer … Concerning the formation of a town sewer district within the boundaries of an existing county sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… Adults Keeps Rising January 2022 PDF Version Message from the Comptroller The safe and efficient operation of the corrections system in … and an overview of the costs of providing medical care. The evidence indicates that more work in refining New … This report provides updated information regarding the overall correctional system population an analysis of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingOpinion 98-10
… Highway Law, §277 exempts property within villages which form a separate highway district maintained at village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-10Opinion 91-18
… an "interest" in a contract with the municipality if the officer or employee has any of the powers or duties listed in … Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … to the extent possible under these circumstances. May 20, 1991 Leo P. Letourneau, Supervisor Town of Champlain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Opinion 90-24
… the board's power to hire bond counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still represents the views of this … by a municipal governing board (see, e.g., 1986 Opns St Comp 86-31, p 52). We have also recognized, however, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-15-14)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2015-16 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/08/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-15-14Opinion 89-28
… capacity); (payment of the cost of preparing a general map, plan, and report); (of preliminary study) WATER … may authorize the payment of the expense of a general map and plan for the establishment or extension of a water … a specific amount to pay the cost of preparing the general map and plan. This cost is, in the first instance, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Opinion 2001-12
… of Erie , 1991, 171 AD2d 369, 577 NYS2d 993, affd 80 NY2d 938, 591 NYS2d 131; see also Education Law §216-a). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Opinion 99-15
… §§11-1108, 11-1118, 14-1406, 14-1410; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XVI, §1; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §300: A village may not provide a partial real property tax … Property Tax Law, §§305[2], 516[2], 900, 1410[2], 1420). Article XVI, §1 of the State Constitution provides that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 92-4
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for its active volunteer … expend fire district moneys to pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for active volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 88-1
… enterprise under the Act (see Beneficial Finance v Dallas , 571 F2d 125; Chait v Active Fire , 101 Misc 2d 533, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 91-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … self-liquidating indebtedness) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Cost of Operation, Maintenance and Repairs" (depreciation not … CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, 5(C): Depreciation is not a "cost of operation, maintenance and repairs" to be deducted from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… Retired Suffolk County Police Det. Sergeant Terrance Hoffman will … Retired Suffolk County Police Det Sergeant Terrance Hoffman will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedOpinion 93-23
… has a prohibited interest in a contract with the town to perform electrical services must be determined on a … course of his or her official duties, use such information to further his or her personal interests or agree to be paid for electrical services rendered in relation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23MTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers
… Purpose To determine whether the MTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers performed medical examinations for NYC Transit and MTA Bus employees in … To determine whether the MTANYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers performed medical examinations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/10/mta-nyc-transit-medical-assessment-centersOpinion 92-41
… the fire district in question is located on a narrow island in a town. You state that in the district "[t]here are … not be liable for losses incurred by reason of delayed response time due to road obstructions (see Timmons v Harvey … any "public roads, walks, places and avenues" on any island in the town, even though such roads, walks, places and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 99-2
… for the construction of a town salt storage shed. You ask whether it would be a violation of competitive … for: (1) plumbing and gas fitting; (2) steam heating, hot water heating, and ventilating and air-conditioning … competitive bidding requirements for the construction of a town salt storage shed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2Opinion 2002-13
… TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire … or company (see, e.g., 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-6, p 16; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; 1982 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 99-7
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … the fire department or, "if such fire department does not have a treasurer or other fiscal officer then to the fiscal … tax moneys if the fire district fire department does not have its own treasurer. 2 In such cases, the fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Opinion 2003-1
… Opns St Comp No. 91-10, p 24), unless the petition, in the case of an article 12 district, or the notice of hearing, in the case of an article 12-A district, states that the costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1