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Opinion 90-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (regulating activities of fire companies) FIRE COMPANY -- By-Laws (regulating internal affairs of … Concerning the relationship between a village and its fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-19Opinion 98-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Town Building (need … of historic building) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for in town when selling historic building) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … adequate consideration of the building and structures and, in no event, may be less than the expenses incurred by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15Opinion 98-11
… LAW, §25-a: When the last day of the penalty-free period for the payment of real property taxes falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the penalty-free period is automatically extended to the next business day and a real … tax payment postmarked on the day after the last day for the payment of taxes without penalty is timely, when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Opinion 92-51
… to be used for the reimbursement is public or private. You ask whether an industrial development agency (IDA) may … and "miscellaneous" sources. We assume that the spouses are neither officers nor employees of the IDA. Section 856(2) … Law, §64 provides that every public officer who is not allowed any compensation "shall be paid his actual expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-51Opinion 91-12
… have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE … You ask whether moneys raised by a volunteer fire company that is part of a village fire department is property of the … emphasis added). Further, section 204-a provides that the fund raising activity is conducted under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 90-59
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … not be used for purely private purposes (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1983 Opns St Comp, No. 83-103, p 127; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 762; 16 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59State Agencies Bulletin No. 422.3
… of the new process for requesting direct deposit delete or reversal through PayServ. Affected Employees: Employees with … submit Form AC 3197, Request for Direct Deposit Delete/Reversal, to State Payroll Services through the Direct … Deposit mailbox to request a direct deposit delete or reversal. Under the new business process, state agencies will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/4223-new-process-request-direct-deposit-delete-or-reversalOpinion 89-52
… and Duties (power to coordinate training of emergency medical service providers) LOCAL LAWS -- Preemption (county coordination of emergency medical service training) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §§3000, 3051, … 3052: A county may establish the position of emergency medical services coordinator provided that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Opinion 89-25
… reserve fund) SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- … for the needs of the village or its inhabitants. This is in reference to your inquiry concerning the expansion of a … Local Finance Law, §15.00; see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-26, p 47; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-23, p 31). Inasmuch as it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 98-7
… system" to be installed at an intersection of a local road and a State highway located near the firehouse. The … accumulating moneys over a period of more than one fiscal year (see Opns St Comp No. 96-24, p 52; Opns St Comp No. … to control a traffic signal at an intersection of a local road and State road located near the firehouse. Since the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-7Opinion 93-14
… part of a property owner, a county may not be compelled to construct sewer extensions. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the obligation of a county sewer district to extend the sewer system to serve additional properties … Whether property owners have the right to compel the county to extend the sewer system to serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 91-45
… those granted [citation omitted]" ( Blumberg v Town of North Hempstead , 114 Misc 2d 8 at 12, 450 NYS2d 698 at 701, … other duties imposed by law will be neglected (24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 146; 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 503). We have stated that pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45SUNY Bulletin No. SU-123
… A scholarship is an amount given to an individual for study, training, or research; it does not constitute compensation for personal services. According to Internal Revenue Code … scholarship if the amount paid to an individual is used for tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-123-payment-and-reporting-suny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsOpinion 91-29
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … -- Treasurer's Powers (liability for tax moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, … Association of Lakeview may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan, hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 95-10
… a New York court, in construing the language of a boundary description, stated that when "[u]sed in connection with the continuation of a boundary line...it seems to us no possible construction can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 90-32
… without referendum, may not exceed $100,000 (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-58, p 117; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-192, p 244; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-87, p 88; … New York Public Interest Research Group Inc . v Town of North Hempstead , 153 AD2d 743, 545 NYS2d 308). If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Opinion 97-10
… -- Installment Purchase Contracts (authority to use for construction of firehouse) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: … with title to the structure passing to the fire district for nominal consideration at the end of the term. You ask … and title to the structure would pass to the fire district for nominal consideration at the end of the term. We are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 91-5
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … if any, of the town indebtedness outstanding at the time of incorporation is chargeable to the village's … resolutions, rules and regulations in effect at the time of incorporation of the village remain in effect, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 96-23
… CPLR provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or any other general, special or local law relating … or to recover damages for any inquiry to any property or rights for which it is liable, shall be in the name of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Opinion 95-11
… Civil Service Law as head of a village police department is not a "permanent full-time head of the police department" … Civil Service Law as head of the village police department is entitled to salary increases pursuant to the provisions of … base salary of the permanent full-time police officer who is a member of a negotiating unit and who is the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11