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Opinion 89-62
… Selection (signing multiple nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A … petitions for two or more candidates for the same fire district office unless the board of fire commissioners … petitions for different candidates for the same fire district office. The nomination of candidates for fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 93-14
… county on behalf of the district. You indicate that the owners of two properties in one of the villages, not … costs of the district. You ask whether the property owners have the right to compel the county to extend the … and sufficient, that all the property and property owners within the district were benefited thereby, that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Creditable Service – State Police Plan
… and Community Supervision; or Service as a paid firefighter for an employer that participates in PFRS. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/creditable-serviceArchived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… – A.7612/S.7019 (Otis/Krueger) – Requires the Office of Information Technology Services to notify, within 24 hours … breach or receiving notice of a data breach or network security breach, the chief information officer or, where appropriate, the chief …
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
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in Abandoned Property Law, §600 should be transferred to the Comptroller pursuant to article 6 of the Abandoned … Whether such clauses prohibit or otherwise preclude the county treasurer from turning over to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 96-19
… and Duties (joint purchase with town of real property and construction of building for use as town hall and fire … MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Capital Improvements (joint construction of a building to be used as town hall and fire … of section 119-o, as amended by the Laws of 1996, chapter 620, generally limits the term of a municipal cooperation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 96-6
… to procurement of insurance) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§104-b, 800(3): A town supervisor who places insurance through … We reached this conclusion relying on former Town Law, §104 and former Penal Law, §1868 which essentially prohibited … is subject to the requirements of General Municipal Law, §104-b. Section 104-b requires a town to adopt written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… a single court may be initiated by one of the following: Petition of Registered Voters Must be addressed to each town … each of the affected towns; one will receive the original petition, and the other town or towns will each receive a … resolution to the voters of each town at the next general election, provided it occurs more than 60 days after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 89-48
… who physically holds the bonds and (iii) whether the bonds can be returned. Pursuant to section 37 of the Lien Law, a … who physically holds the bonds and iii whether the bonds can be returned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Opinion 2000-16
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in … of foreign fire insurance tax special acts) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: When an exempt firefighters' benevolent … or adoption. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16X.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
Business Units must use a Centralized Corporate Customer to create a revenue contract in the SFS for Interagency billing and payment processing and to track revenue received from Federal Grant sources
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersOpinion 88-36
… general principles of substantive law (see Teddy's Drive Inn, Inc. v Cohen , 47 NY2d 79, 416 NYS2d 782, 390 NE2d 290; … a defense for a sheriff in civil litigation arising out of acts done in the performance of his duties. We are … We note in this regard that General Municipal Law, §6-n empowers municipal corporations, including counties, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 98-2
… (Town Law, §176-a[1]). It is our opinion that, in the exercise of these powers, the board of fire commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 99-5
… SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Library Appropriation (authority to contract with cooperative library system) -- Powers and … library system. You indicate that the school district is not currently served by a library and is contemplating a … by the regents, or with any municipal or district body having control of such a library, or with the trustees of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1852.1
… for tax year 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Notice 2021-07 provides … are fringe benefits. Per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Rules and Regulations, most Fringe Benefits are taxable … the Personal Use of Employer-Provided Chauffeur Services Guidelines for Qualified Nonpersonal Use of Vehicles Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18521-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedLimitations – Career Plan
… than 20 percent. The amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Also, payment for … than 20 percent, the amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for … than 20 percent, the amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/limitationsLimitations – New Career Plan
… than 20 percent. Any amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Also, payment for … than 20 percent, the amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for … than 20 percent, the amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/limitationsLimitations – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… than 20 percent. The amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Also, payment for … than 20 percent, the amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for … than 20 percent, the amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/limitations