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Town of Guilderland – Sales Tax Revenue Allocation (2025M-62)
… 2025 Understanding the Audit Area Counties are authorized to share some of their sales and use tax collections with … the Town. As a result, it is important for Town officials to accurately budget for and allocate sales tax revenue to maintain equity among taxpayers. During the audit period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-sales-tax-revenue-allocation-2025m-62Operational Advisory No. 27
… Subject: Accounting Date Policy Change Confirmation Reference: Guide to Financial … be changing the policy regarding the use of Accounting Date in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). This notice … issued on December 1, 2016. The definition of Accounting Date, as defined in the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/27-accounting-date-policy-change-confirmationOpinion 98-9
… fix a schedule of municipal fees or charges to be paid by persons requesting the use of those services. Absent action … on a town-wide basis or within an ambulance district, persons within the town or the ambulance district must … provision has been made for the imposition of user fees on persons requesting the use of the services provided by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 91-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in which district may contract for provision of) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (by fire … under which the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire department may provide general ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 2002-5
… rights for open space preservation. If the reserve fund is established for the purchase of development rights of a specific parcel, the establishment of the fund is subject to permissive referendum requirements. If the fund is established generally for acquisitions of rights in land …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 88-30
… to a district water system in the proper exercise of its police powers. (2) The costs of establishing and operating … charge upon all the properties in the district. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the authority of a town … stated as follows: "It is the commonest exercise of the police power of a state or city to provide for a system of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 89-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (filing fees on appeals to Appellate Divisions and Court of Appeals) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8017(a), 8022; … Whether a county department of social services is subject to the fees prescribed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Opinion 93-5
… Law, §108 would not, by itself, invalidate the budget. You state that, although a town's budget was finally adopted … notice, later than the date specified in Town Law, §108. You ask whether the town should petition the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 93-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d … which impairs the powers of any other public corporation (NY Const, art IX, §2[d]; Municipal Home Rule Law, §§10[5], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 97-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-17
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure … The phrase "local officer or employee" is defined, in relevant part, as "the heads (other than local elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17Opinion 92-49
… constituting park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a town recreational trail is subject to permissive … the proposed recreational trail would constitute a park for the provisions of law relating to the holding of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 92-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of … or fees, however, may not be imposed to generate revenues in excess of such cost for the purpose of offsetting the general cost of county government. This is in reply to your letter concerning user fees imposed for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40Opinion 95-4
… be guided by this code of fair procedure. March 1, 1995 Charles E. Drake, County Attorney County of Hamilton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 95-17
… is an administrative department of the town (see Greater Poughkeepsie Library District v Town of Poughkeepsie , 81 NY2d 574, 601 NYS2d 94). With certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 92-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the city may honor a council members request to donate his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27Opinion 92-10
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (unclaimed redemption payments on bearer serial bonds) BONDS AND NOTES -- Redemption (disposition of unclaimed moneys representing amounts paid on matured bearer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10Opinion 91-21
… estates - county chief fiscal officer's right to fees and commissions); (fees and commissions - right of county chief fiscal officer to remit … county chief fiscal officer is entitled to retain fees and commissions received in his or her capacity as administrator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21Opinion 2003-6
… is in reply to your inquiry concerning taxes levied to support the operation a police department in a town that … its own police department. You ask whether town taxes to support the town police department are to be levied only … police department are not subject to town taxation to support the town police department. Former Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 2008-3
… NYS2d 918, mod on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523, app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025, app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, 458 NYS2d 543, rearg den 58 NY2d 824, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3