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Opinion 89-26
… OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (applicability to fire districts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §811: A fire district is authorized to promulgate a form of annual statement of financial … disclosure for its officers and employees, but if it fails to do so there is no requirement that the officers or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Distressed Provider Assistance Account
… Fund, Distressed Provider Assistance Account, annually, for two years. These funds were to be used to provide … as a percentage of statewide county collections for the period of December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019. $50 … as a percentage of statewide county collections for the period of December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2020. $50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/distressed-provider-assistance-accountArchived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… the laws of 2022 – A.7730/S.6619-A (Abbate/Gounardes) – Increases the age at which the ordinary death benefit … – A.7742-A/S.9360 (Lavine/Thomas) – Provides coverage for virtual currency, authorizes the promulgation of … and recognizes the death of an owner as a trigger for dormancy. Data Breach – Signed into law on December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022Opinion 2004-3
… discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Tax Limit (exclusion for capital appropriations financed with non-property tax revenues); (exclusion for pay-as-you-go financing) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Tax Limit (exclusion for capital appropriations financed with non-property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3Opinion 97-7
… trust funds which have been held by the county treasurer for five years, without a further court order. Section … or the commissioner of finance of the city of New York, for five years, together with all accumulations of interest … heretofore paid to the state, . . . is hereby assumed for the benefit of those entitled to receive the same, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 96-19
… with town of real property and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION … acquisition of real property by town and fire district for construction purposes) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (joint … district of real property and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 2001-8
… fire protection district) -- Taxes (setting of lower rate for owners of multiple parcels) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- … fire protection district. (2) There is no authority for a fire district to establish a scale of tax rates so that … (Town Law §185[1-a]; Report to the Governor on Legislation for L 1966, ch 907, Department of Audit and Control, June 17, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 96-6
… the insurance agency. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning a potential conflict of interest … of the insurance agency, it appears that the only basis for concluding that the supervisor has an "interest" in the … 1955, p 732, we concluded that a town may not contract for insurance with an insurance brokerage firm when a member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Archived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… authorities (IDAs) by requiring standard application forms for requests for financial assistance, uniform criteria for the evaluation and selection for each category of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016Opinion 89-48
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Powers and Duties (custody of bonds to … the county clerk. November 16, 1989 Rosemarie A. Corbett, Deputy County Clerk County of Saratoga … Concerning i where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… misdemeanor and traffic cases and are responsible for imposing and collecting a wide range of fines, surcharges … some of the relevant issues. Consolidation Process for Justice Courts in Villages If a village has its own … village justice no longer exists, the town justice court for the town in which the village is located has jurisdiction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 2000-16
… of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund v Roome , 93 NY 313 [1883], a case upholding the constitutionality of … natural protectors and reduced to poverty and want" (93 NY 313 at 320). Although the reference to "widows and … of these moneys as "relief of deserving beneficiaries" (93 NY 313 at 327), and as "an honorable obligation founded upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16X.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Customer to create a revenue contract in the SFS, for Interagency billing and payment processing and to track … Refer to Section 3 - Vendor Registration of this Chapter for additional guidance on how to register a vendor. The VMU … a Business Unit needs to bill and/or track receivables for vendors that will provide revenues to only that Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersNYSLRS Fact Sheet
… retirees 45,485 beneficiaries ERS (as of March 31, 2024) Average salary: $61,754 Average pension for all ERS retirees and beneficiaries: $27,870 Average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/resources/nyslrs-fact-sheetOpinion 88-36
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … v Boyle , _____ Misc 2d _____, NYLJ, June 24, 1988, p 28). After noting the constitutional prohibition of Article … sheriff (see also, Dooley v Boyle , NYLJ, June 24, 1988, p 28, quoted supra ). We believe there is a meaningful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 98-2
… local government charge when the local government is faced with business of an immediate nature and meetings are … use in fighting fires. You indicate that there is concern with respect to policing this practice. We believe that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 99-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … 1967, p 387, superseded to the extent inconsistent. This is in response to your inquiry concerning a proposed contract … library system. You indicate that the school district is not currently served by a library and is contemplating a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5Opinion 98-13
… registered by regents) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (imposition of for visiting town building containing historical material) … material, and may, by local law, impose fees and charges for those who visit the town building. A town also may grant money for the support of a museum registered by the regents or may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Limitations – Career Plan
… excluded from the computation of your FAS. Also, payment for up to 30 days of accumulated unused vacation will be … in your FAS calculation is limited to 15 percent of your salary in any given year. Tier 6 If the earnings in any year … Earned compensation that exceeds the Governor’s annual salary is excluded (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/limitationsLimitations – Regional State Park Police Plan
… to 15 percent of your salary in any given year. … Regional State Park Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/limitations