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Opinion 90-27
… of functions or duties in a county with an alternative form of government). However, given the requirement that each … conduct of referenda on petition in towns, is applicable "[w]henever this chapter [the Town Law] shall expressly provide … in villages, similarly provides that it shall apply "[w]henever this chapter shall expressly provide that an act or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Opinion 88-23
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… interested in justice court consolidation. Office of Court Administration Phone: (800) 268-7869 Email: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 88-55
Whether a village has authority to audit or require the audit of the books and records of the incorporated fire company which constitutes the village fire department
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Opinion 89-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Requirements (mandatory referendum - transfer of powers of town supervisor) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35Opinion 2007-1
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … with the county’s procurement policies and procedures. You ask whether the procurement of paratransit services by a … to light and rapid rails systems as well as bus systems, even when bus and rail systems share all or part of the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1Opinion 2006-10
… school district, BOCES, fire district, the State of New York or the United States government and any agency or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Post Retirement Reporting Page How-To Guide
This guide shows you (as an employer contact with the Employer Reporting Submitter, Employer Reporting Uploader, Payroll or Personnel security role) how to report retirees using the Post Retirement Reporting Page in Retirement Online.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/employers/pdf/post-retirement-reporting-page-how-to-guide.pdfOpinion 99-15
… entirely by user fees. 1 The power to tax lies solely with the State Legislature, although this power may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 93-25
… to create a public street by prescription or public use. With regard to the situation presented in your letter, we do …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25Opinion 93-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of outdoor competitive sports facility by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may not improve vacant … St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Subdivision 14 of section 176 of the Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 93-2
… that former subdivision four was to be superseded by the new provisions (see McKinney's Sessions Laws of 1977, p 578). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 2001-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2000-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of out-of-state … §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not volunteer to assist a fire district fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 89-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … retirement system generally would exist where benefits are payable only upon retirement after a designated minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 90-30
… or care granted or applied for may accept a deed of real property and/or a mortgage thereon on behalf of the social … of the person and for repairs and taxes paid on the property (Social Services Law, §106[2][a][1]). There are … requirements pertaining to satisfaction of mortgages. Real Property Law, §275 provides that upon payment in full of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 89-56
… gifts because they would be paid as part of the employee's overall compensation package (see also 1985 Opns St Comp … billing by health service providers under the town's self-insurance plan. Since such payments would be an … a provision would not contravene Article VIII, §1 because benefits provided under a collective bargaining agreement are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 93-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … involved a clerk who had been appointed as deputy to the State Superintendent of Insurance. The pertinent statute in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 92-7
… her family. The special act incorporating the Association does not define the term "indigent". In the absence of a … the courts have construed the word "indigent" to mean "destitute of property or means of comfortable … family. The special act incorporating the Association also does not define the phrase "care and relief", nor are we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97-10
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Installment Purchase Contracts (authority … alteration or renovation of buildings or any physical public betterment, including any land or rights to land … erection or construction of a building or any "physical public betterment". Based on the facts presented, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10