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Opinion 89-26
… statements. You ask whether fire district officers are required to complete and file annual financial disclosure … disclosure requirements of General Municipal Law, §812 are not applicable on either a mandatory or optional basis … Whether fire district officers are required to complete and file annual financial disclosure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 96-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (payment of … certain college courses) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-g: A fire district may pay the expenses of volunteer firefighters … J. Mac Brien, Secretary Board of Fire Commissioners, Roosevelt Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Archived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… 2022 – A.7730/S.6619-A (Abbate/Gounardes) – Increases the age at which the ordinary death benefit commences to be … System (TRS) is in service to the full retirement age. Abandoned Property – Signed into law on November 22, … savings program and the New York achieving a better life experience (ABLE) savings account program. Direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022Opinion 2004-3
… non-property tax revenues); (exclusion for pay-as-you-go financing) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Tax Limit (exclusion for … non-property tax revenues); (exclusion for pay-as-you-go financing) FEES -- Tax Limits (exclusion from tax limit of … in this section, the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year, i n addition to providing for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3Opinion 97-7
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court and trust funds) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (unclaimed court and trust moneys) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers 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 … Both the town and the fire district must comply with all statutory requirements applicable to the individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 2001-8
… protection district to be dissolved (Town Law §185[4]; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 219). Accordingly, pursuant to the … Opns St Comp, 1966, p 142; 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 166; 7 Opns St Comp, 1951, p 353; 5 Opns St Comp, 1949, p 530). … contracts then in force and effect (Town Law §185[5]; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 219, supra ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 96-6
… the court concluded that the likelihood that such a de minimis non-statutory interest would or did in fact … commissions split with the insurance agency is more than a de minimis portion of the supervisor's annual income, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Archived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… / S.5795 (Marcellino) – To provide increased transparency in school district fiscal operations by requiring publication … – Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax check-off monies are deposited and requires … (Farrell) / S.5299 (DeFrancisco) – Allows for an increase in the dollar amount the Comptroller is permitted to hold in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… courts play a vital role in the New York State Unified Court System, as these courts have broad jurisdiction and … justice courts is a local responsibility and maintaining a court may pose administrative and financial challenges. As a … services by pooling resources and streamlining the court system by centralizing services. This resource document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 89-48
… for Discharge of Mechanic's Lien". You ask (i) where and how the bonds are to be indexed on your records, (ii) who physically holds the bonds and (iii) whether the bonds can be returned. Pursuant to section 37 of the Lien Law, a … Law, §37[8]). Section 37(10) of the Lien Law addresses how these bonds are to be indexed. Specifically, it states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Opinion 2000-16
… required to use foreign fire insurance tax monies for the care and relief of indigent and disabled firefighters and … 201, 544 NYS2d 784 [rent control]; McMinn v Town of Oyster Bay , 66 NY2d 544, 498 NYS2d 128 [zoning]; City of White … the tax, we believe that the Court, in the parlance of the day, was speaking more generically of the worthiness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16X.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… CNY01 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0420000013 COC01 STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION 0420000014 CPB01 CONSUMER PROTECTION … JUSTICE SERVICES 0420000019 DCS01 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE 0420000020 DDP01 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PLANNING … DOB01 DIVISION OF BUDGET 0420000027 DOH01 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 0420000028 DOL01 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 0420000029 DOP01 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersOpinion 88-36
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY SHERIFF -- Liability (loss of funds) INSURANCE -- Liability … misconduct of deputy sheriff or other employee of sheriff's department. Deputy sheriff or other employee also may be … Whether a sheriff is personally responsible for cash shortages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 98-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE CHIEFS -- Powers and Duties (control of use of personal equipment at fire) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners … Whether a fire district may pay for dinner expenses for fire commissioners under certain circumstances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 99-5
… contracts were unauthorized (see 22 Opns St Comp, 1966, p 511; 22 Opns St Comp, 1966, p 302). Section 256(1) was …
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) … Section 253(1) of the Education Law similarly states that all provisions of section 253 through 271 of the Education Law relative to libraries shall apply equally to museums. Education Law, §255(1) provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 1852.1
… for tax year 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Notice 2021-07 provides … gross wages. This income is reportable on the employee’s Form W-2 and is subject to income and employment taxes. … regulations. Agencies must also retain the form for four (4) years so that it is available in the event of an OSC or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18521-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedLimitations – Career Plan
… date of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the earnings in the preceding 12-month period by more than 20 percent. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/limitationsLimitations – New Career Plan
… date of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the earnings in the preceding 12-month period by more than 20 percent. Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/limitations