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Opinion 98-24
… if injured during the time such services are rendered. You ask whether a fire district which, pursuant to General … Municipal Law, §209-i(1-a), accepts the services of an individual who is a member of a fire company in a … that the "home area" of the firefighter at the time of injury is responsible for VFBL benefits (see Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 94-4
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … statement of the officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with … the town board or town comptroller, as the case may be, has required an original signature. You ask whether vouchers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 94-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for road improvement against non-fronting … Whether a town may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law 200 against both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 91-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative … Whether a village and a village fire department may agree to transfer to the village treasurer the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 95-16
… date of the apportionment (see Doyle v Town of Diana, 203 App Div 239, 196 NYS 864; cf. Hurley v Cheshire, 234 App Div 464, 255 NYS 486, affd 259 NY 582, "last preceding" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… IT access controls prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT … The first step in implementing adequate access controls is determining what level and type of protection is appropriate for various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… payment option, which determines how the retirement benefit will be paid. There are several options that a member … can choose from. All options will pay the member a monthly benefit for life. The Single Life Allowance is the maximum … when the member dies. There is a larger benefit reduction (cost) for the Pop-Up Joint Allowance in order to provide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… attending conferences. A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or conference of firefighters or officers, if … A conference is defined as a convention conference or school conducted for the betterment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to record as much … Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide Financial System SFS to record as much …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsOpinion 91-53
… members who do not have such additional assignments. The salary fixed, however, may not exceed the amount set forth in … board of assessors to coordinate the town's re-evaluation project as part of the responsibilities of the chairman's … of assessors may be paid an additional salary to act as "project coordinator" of the town's re-evaluation project. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 91-7
… (authority to contract with village fire department) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department … for emergency and general service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (circumstances in which district may … contract for provision of) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (by fire department other than the one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 98-9
… ambulance district must receive those services without a fee or charge. This is in response to your inquiry concerning … You ask whether the ambulance company may impose a fee on those making use of the company's services within the district and provide for the payment of that fee to the company. Town Law, §198(10-f)(a) prescribes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 91-16
… however, generally connotes items such as illustrations, maps, pictures, and varying arrangements of lines of unequal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 2002-7
… LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures (necessity for referendum when expending reserve fund moneys) -- … -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish); (necessity for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Public Libraries (not required … library may determine to accumulate library fund monies for capital purposes. The expenditure of such monies is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 90-2
… §256: A village may contract with a town public library which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is supported by town-wide taxes, for library services … contract for library services with a town public library which was established by the town within which the village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 89-45
… with defending proceedings commenced under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR). Town Law, §267 … with defending proceedings commenced under Article 78 of the CPLR. We note that when compensation is paid in … with defending proceedings commenced under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules CPLR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 89-33
… be paid without prior audit by the board of trustees, upon certification of the officer or employee having direct … officer or employee having direct supervision of the claimant to the effect that such services indicated on such … the officer or employee having direct supervision of the claimant. As you will note, this statute encompasses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 2012-1
… of a town board of assessment review) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800 (3), 801, 803: A member of a town board of … disclose the interest in accordance with General Municipal Law § 803. You ask whether a member of a town board of … would have a prohibited interest in a contract of his firm to sell products for use by the town highway department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 96-24
… reserve fund for a "type" of equipment, that is, a kind or class of firefighting equipment (e.g., "fire fighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 92-35
… Property Tax Law (RPTL), §987 requires town tax collecting officers to mail to the county a notice of unpaid taxes with … limits). RPTL, §987 requires local tax collecting officers to mail a notice of unpaid taxes 1 , subsequent to … Property Tax Law RPTL 987 requires town tax collecting officers to mail to the county a notice of unpaid taxes with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35