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Opinion 2001-11
… the fire district and corporation for the sale of radios to, and the repair of radios for, the fire district if, as … The assistant chief, however, would be required to disclose his or her interest in the contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803(1). You ask whether an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Opinion 94-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments … donations made to a school district from private sources in the form of gift, grant or bequest, the investment of … endowment or extraclassroom activity funds, depends on the meaning and intent of the provision. We believe that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15DiNapoli: City of Corning's Economic Development and Smart Growth Initiatives Build on Stable Fiscal Picture
… The City of Corning, home to a Fortune 500 company and serving as a regional hub for art and culture, has avoided many of the challenges faced by other upstate communities in recent years and has plans to generate economic expansion and advance … The City of Corning home to a Fortune 500 company and serving as a regional hub for art and culture has avoided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-city-cornings-economic-development-and-smart-growth-initiatives-build-stable-fiscal-pictureOpinion 90-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EMPLOYEES -- Death Benefits (police officers - eligibility of children) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Death Benefits … Concerning section 208f of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 90-4
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing dredging of pond within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … 22-2200: A village may dredge a privately owned pond within the village where such pond is an integral part of the village's drainage system and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 2005-5
… when employer contribution to retirement system for the next subordinate officer is increased) GENERAL … New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System for the plan of which the next subordinate police officer in … is in reply to your inquiry concerning the requirements for compensating a village police chief under General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 89-64
… territory of a town and operates principally as a village (see Village Law, Article 17). You indicate that the … Comp, 1963, pp 120, 280, and 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 39; see also Davies v Mayor , 83 NY 207). In the absence of a … matter of negotiation between the seller and the village (see Glass v City of Binghamton , 6 AD2d 944, 176 NYS2d 18; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Opinion 97-9
… member's business) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Zoning Changes (effect of negative impact on board member's business) GENERAL … least one lower court has held that an application for a building permit and subsequent issuance thereof constitutes a … section 801 is not applicable. Even though section 801 does not prohibit the board members' participation in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 92-56
… (payment of flat monthly allowance for use of private automobile on official business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Terms … (as including payment of monthly allowance for use of automobile on official business) LAWS OF 1972, CHAPTER 791; … a flat monthly fee as an allowance for use of his or her automobile on official business as part of the terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Opinion 91-46
… In reaching its conclusion, the Court discussed the home rule powers conferred upon counties by article IX of the … officers to whom article XIII, §7 does not apply. The Appellate Division decision in Levy , supra , supports this … in Blass v Cuomo , _____ AD2d _____, 570 NYS2d 326, the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46DiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… a child poverty rate that is one of the worst in the nation and alarmingly high in some cities. “A staggering … York state’s child poverty rate is one of the worst in the nation. New York ranked 41 st in the nation in 2022. The rate was at least six percentage points …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsDiNapoli Examines Fiscal Hurdles Facing Key NYC-Supported Agencies
… New York City is financially accountable for numerous entities that … Thomas P. DiNapoli released updated reports on three major city-supported agencies — the New York City Department of Education (DOE), the New York City Housing … New York City is financially accountable for numerous entities that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-examines-fiscal-hurdles-facing-key-nyc-supported-agenciesOpinion 2004-2
… gravel vendor) -- Purchase and Sales (purchase of gravel from vendor leasing real property from spouse of board member) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §800(3): … in anticipation or as a direct consequence of the vendor's contract with the town, or (2) the rental payment required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2Opinion 91-13*
… REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (as constituting indebtedness for purposes of the Constitution and Local Finance Law); (as … of Participation (as constituting indebtedness for purposes of the Constitution and Local Finance Law) … -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (lease of public facility for use by a municipal corporation in performance of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 2002-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses … for open space preservation); (referendum requirements in connection with establishment for acquisition of … for open space preservation); (investment of monies held in) -- Deposits and Investments (of monies in capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 91-9
… Law) SECOND CLASS CITIES LAW, §§4, 75; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A city of the second class has implied … expenditures for the next ensuing fiscal year ...". The Appellate Division held that both items were legal and … an illegal purpose. (5 NYS2d at 314). In affirming the Appellate Division's decision, the Court of Appeals noted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9Opinion 91-40
… (rescheduling of work days to avoid conflict with military duty) MILITARY LAW, §242(5): (1) A municipal officer or … to compensation for time spent on ordered military duty for the greater of 30 calendar days or 22 working days. … an employee's first 30 calendar days of ordered military duty do not include at least 22 working days, the employee is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to … above the affordability level increased from 40.5 percent in 2000 to 50.6 percent in 2012, while the percentage of homeowners above the … Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideOpinion 2006-11
… board member has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an … or performance of any portion of town orders from the auto parts store, he or she is paid a salary by the store and … a prohibited interest if the town makes purchases from an auto parts store that employs the board member as its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 2008-1
… with not-for-profit-corporations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800(2), 802(1)(f), 803: A school board member would not have … § 1709 [12]). Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§ 800 et seq .) contains provisions of law that relate to … district officers and employees (General Municipal Law § 800 [4], [5]). Pursuant to General Municipal Law § 800 (3), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-1