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Opinion 92-46
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village … ask whether purchases by a village of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village … the course of a fiscal year (1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-64, p 169; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-35, p 80; 1987 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 94-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements … years) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (procedure for financing in towns); (need for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Permissive … is to be paid for by taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made. No permissive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Opinion 94-28
… with advance planning undertaken for existing or proposed district or extension) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Powers and … feasibility of county-wide wastewater treatment) COUNTY LAW, §250 et seq.; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-d: Expenses … of an existing improvement district or extension, or a proposed district or extension which is ultimately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 90-21
… to mandatory referendum, may transfer to another town official the town clerk's power with respect to the … which transfers any of the powers of the clerk to another official would be subject to a mandatory referendum … carefully consider the increased risks resulting from the loss of such controls. June 15, 1990 Thomas Savage, Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 90-28
… before the agencies specified in the statute (see 1970 New York State Legislative Annual, pp 205, 539), it is well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 2000-1
… in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Payment (of police officers' legal fees as moral obligation) LOCAL LAWS -- Compensation (authority to pay police officers' legal fees) -- Municipal Funds (authority to pay police officers' legal fees) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 97-2
… members); (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) -- Self-Insurance (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) … in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school board member. 1985 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2009-2
… -- Approval by (of town water improvement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (State Comptroller's permission for water … Comptroller's Permission (when required) WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Town Improvements (need for State … amounts to be financed both by the issuance of obligations and from other sources, exceeds one-tenth of one percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Opinion 2009-2
… in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (of town water improvement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (State Comptroller's permission for water improvement) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- State Comptroller's … at 43; Office of the State Comptroller's Disapproval Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 521, at 2). 4 In setting forth the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 89-49
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … a successor executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, … or administration proceedings, and the language of the statute must control. Having concluded that fees are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 88-79
… conclusion, we relied on Kradjian v City of Binghamton , 104 AD2d 16, 482 NYS2d 89 app dsmd 64 NY2d 1039, 489 NYS2d … VIII of the State Constitution". [citation omitted] 104 AD2d at p 18, 482 NYS2d 91 (emphasis supplied). Thus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Operational Advisory No. 35
agencies will have the ability to issue a personal service salary advance payment to eligible employees using the Accounts Payable module of the Statewide Financial System SFS
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/35-personal-service-salary-advancesOpinion 91-54
… and Assessments (authority of village to impose a tax on renters of real property); (authority of village to impose a … TAXES -- Occupancy Tax (authority of village to impose on renters of real property) -- Income Tax (authority of village … property located within the village or an occupancy tax on renters of real property within the village. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Opinion 94-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … those applicable to the fire district treasurer. You ask what are the qualifications for appointment to the office of … or during a vacancy in the office of treasurer, the deputy is vested with all of the powers and may perform all of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8Opinion 93-31
… your letter asking whether commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from … to meetings of the board of commissioners. The Rushford Lake Recreation District was established pursuant to chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 92-50
… CONTRACTS -- Award (preference to local bidder) LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (pre-emption by General Municipal … A county may not adopt a post-1953 local law to provide a price preference to local vendors and contractors who would … pre-empt the field and to preclude the adoption of local laws on or after September 1, 1953. With respect to the scope …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… office completed audits of Village of Massapequa Park , Orange County , Pine City Fire District No. 1 , Town of Porter , Putnam County , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 90-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of … circumstances when a referendum is authorized or required in a town park district on a project to be financed by the issuance of obligations. The courts in this State have consistently held that a municipality may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 92-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 94-18
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … -- Powers and Duties (conveyance for nominal consideration to private not-for-profit corporation) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- … or for nominal consideration. You ask whether it is necessary for the members of a village volunteer fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18