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Opinion 99-13
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … FEES -- Classification (based on whether structure is unheated and seasonal) -- Rates (requirements for building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 99-11
… has expressed the opinion that municipalities and school districts have implied authority to present to officers or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services (physician) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, 104-b: A fire district is not required to … of procurement which furthers the statutory purposes of new section 104-b except in very limited circumstances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 93-28
… superintendent pursuant to section 284 of the Highway Law. You ask whether moneys received pursuant to section 10-c of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 98-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (defense and … indemnification by municipality of employees of a public housing authority) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §30: A town board, by local law or resolution, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 97-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- … or lease, real or personal property suitable for carrying out the program and purposes of the college (Education Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (sale of … for a county sewer district, that is no longer needed for public use, may be sold, upon a two-thirds vote of the board … property used for a county sewer district must be approved by a majority of the qualified electors in the sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 92-46
… that the purchase of certain books available from only one source is not subject to competitive bidding). Finally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 95-18
… villages. Section 15-1502 prescribes the procedure for the sale of burial lots but is silent with respect to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 91-44
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-34, p 52). In particular, we have concluded that the exception from a fire district's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 92-37
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to … subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. This is in reply to your letter concerning the need to obtain the … pursuant to subdivision 1 of the Town Law, §173, in which case the Comptroller's approval is generally not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 2003-1
… within the extension. Towns are authorized to establish and extend water districts upon petition of owners of taxable … of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both articles 12 and 12-A, a public hearing is required (Town Law §§193, … 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 2004-5
… of members of a volunteer fire company. The distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax monies is governed by sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law, unless a special law enacted … and control of the fire department which, in the case of a village fire department, will generally be the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 94-22
… with General Municipal Law, §980-d. The plan must contain all items required by General Municipal Law, §980-a, … for payment of other municipal expenditures. (b) All contracts for improvements, goods or services to be provided in the district shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the law relating to the letting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 94-20
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special assessment for) BONDS … §29.00 (see Local Finance Law, §29.00[a][1],[b]). In the case of an unforeseeable public emergency during a fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES--Fees … chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this State and in all political subdivisions and municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Opinion 2006-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … elected officials were not entitled to receive additional retirement service credit for accumulated unused sick leave … Law §43). For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we do not believe that, as an elected official, she may be given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 2005-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (reimbursement for expenses in operating personal vehicles) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: … reimbursement to firefighters for out-of-pocket expenses in operating their personal vehicles in performing firemanic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2DiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… Immigrants in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the … of 13 percent, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Immigrants have helped stabilize populations in some upstate cities and driven growth in other areas such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaOpinion 94-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for publication] COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (amount of index fees remitted to State) … year. The memorandum of the Assembly Budget Committee (NY Legis Ann, 1990, p 90) clearly indicates that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30