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Opinion 2008-2
… to municipal service) -- Interests in Contract (town board member providing hauling services as sole proprietor) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 801, 802 (1) (h): A newly elected town board member has an interest in a … required, however, to disclose the interest in accordance with General Municipal Law § 803. In addition, the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 90-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … was necessary in order to carry out the statutory mandate can be supported. While the ordinance does not set out … to pay its independent contractors directly. May 8, 1990 Ira J. Cohen, Esq., Town Attorney Town of Mamakating … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14Opinion 2005-7
… either by payment in person or payment by electronic funds transfer, of water rents imposed on behalf of a town … either by payment in person or payment by electronic funds transfer, water rents imposed on behalf of a water … a rule, the function of collection and custody of public funds are duties that are attended with a high degree of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Opinion 89-24
… INTEREST -- Collective Bargaining Agreement (school board member holding position in state teachers association) -- … §2103(4); General Municipal Law, §§801, 802(1)(f), 805-a, 806: A school board member does not have a conflict of … conflict of interest when: (1) the person holds a position with a state teachers association which "also represents" the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24Contract Submission System Guide for the Office of the Attorney General Users
… amendments submitted by their own authority or authority group. An authority group consists of a parent and its subsidiary State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/contract-submission-system-guide-office-attorney-general-usersContract Submission System Guide for Public Authority Users
… be added or removed, as needed by the contracting entity's Government Authorizer. Contract Entry Role Allows user to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/contract-submission-system-guide-public-authority-usersOpinion 92-33
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in town); (expenditures to fund contract with chamber of commerce) PARK DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (expenditures … for the purpose of contracting with a local chamber of commerce for publicity services. LAWS OF 1928, CHAPTER 477, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… WESTCHESTER – New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced … in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply of $365,000 to pay the personal legal expenses of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonOverlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… fire) purposes. Rates per $1000 of both assessed value and full value are presented, and aggregate rates are provided to … convey the full tax burden within each municipality. Full value tax rates enable the user to compare tax rates across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsOpinion 93-8
… prior to their stated final maturity. March 9, 1993 Jean M. Roncallo, Esq., Assistant Town Attorney Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Opinion 97-20
… the members of the fire department or company, as the case may be, determine to be for the benefit of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 92-44
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: The chief of police of a city, who is the permanent full-time head of the police department, is not required, pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m, … Municipal Law, §207-m, the chief of police of a city, who is the permanent full-time head of the police department, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44Opinion 92-35
… 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-92-35Opinion 92-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of … reports. The village may not sell advertising space in such a newsletter. You ask whether a village, at village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 2012-1
… of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of assessment review) REAL PROPERTY … would be required to disclose the interest in accordance with General Municipal Law § 803. You ask whether a member of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 92-17
… the long-standing interpretation of this Office. In that case, a town brought suit against the county and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 96-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … police department must be given to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services within 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 96-1
… capital notes or budget notes, and the fire district is situated wholly or partly within a town which is wholly or partly within the Adirondack Park and has within … You ask whether approval of the State Comptroller is required prior to the purchase of real property by a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 2000-19
… foreign fire insurance tax monies are used exclusively for the purposes set forth in the special act governing the … to making the elevator handicapped accessible may be paid for with foreign fire insurance tax monies. You ask whether a … may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to pay for installation of an elevator in a building owned by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Opinion 91-16
… Public Officers Law, §70-a or CPLR §8007 applies in the case of notices published pursuant to section 1014. We need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16