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Opinion 98-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (county coroner paid by county for burial of public assistance recipients) COUNTY CORONER -- Conflicts of Interest (payment by county for burial of public assistance recipients) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 96-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … on the whole area of the town, unless the Legislature, by statute, requires or permits any given expenditure to be … board may provide the amount necessary to pay the judgment by taxation or pursuant to the Local Finance Law. Section 121 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 2001-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Therefore, a member of a town board, who is also employed by a village located partially within the town, does not have … the town and the village for the provision of services by the village that are related to his or her village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 97-25
… represent that they will not perform compensated services for applicants to the board until after the board approves … to the agency until after the agency approves the application. This is in reply to your request for our opinion … and installs the signs for the clients under the approved application. We understand that the board member is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25Opinion 92-14
… in contemplation when it provided in Section 20 that the funds shall be returned to the owner 'upon the discharge of … provisions of CPLR, §8010 are applicable to a deposit of funds made pursuant to section 20 of the Lien Law because … simply shifted from the real property in question to the funds so deposited with the county treasurer ( Hafker v Henry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14Opinion 2000-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … public employment, the holding of which is not prohibited by law"). Although article 18 does not require a board member … may regulate or prescribe conduct not expressly prohibited by article 18, and generally may provide for the prohibition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 96-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … violations of toll collection regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring); (payment of fees pursuant to General … violations of toll collection regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 90-30
… entitled to a fee for recording a satisfaction of mortgage where the county department of social services is the … of social services (see Social Services Law, §106). You state that when one of these mortgages is paid in full, … official. August 20, 1990 Norris L. Webster, Esq., County Attorney County of Orleans … Whether a recording fee is due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 88-46
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Municipal Funds (cooperative investments) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (as cooperative activity) … to be adhered to for each type of investment, an approved list of trading partners with investment limits and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46Opinion 89-62
… in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Elections (signing multiple nominating petitions) ELECTIONS -- Fire Districts … district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not prohibited from signing nominating … of candidates for fire district office is governed by subdivision 7 of section 176 of the Town Law which states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Creditable Service – State Police Plan
… this special plan, service as an officer of the New York State Division of State Police is creditable. You may also receive credit for service as a: Police officer in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/creditable-serviceOpinion 93-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … properties in one of the villages, not currently served by the district sewer system, have requested that the system … in determining whether a particular parcel is benefited by a public improvement, the test to be applied is whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 96-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … an emergency medical services "conference", presented by a State agency, which includes workshops and lectures, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Distressed Provider Assistance Account
… Part ZZ of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2020 amended New York State Tax Law Section 1261 to direct the Office of the State … 56 of the Laws of 2020 requires OSC to do the following: By April 15, 2020, OSC must determine how much in sales tax … sales tax distributions will be affected in February 2021. By January 1, 2021, OSC must determine how much in sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/distressed-provider-assistance-accountArchived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… to an information-risk contract. Investment of Retirement Funds – S.9051 (Jackson) – Permits investment of retirement funds in mortgages guaranteed by New York state homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022Opinion 2004-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … amount of real property taxes that may be imposed annually by counties, cities and villages. Insofar as here relevant, … city … described in this section, the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year, i n addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3Opinion 97-7
… on the issues discussed 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 Duties (receipt of unclaimed court and trust moneys) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 96-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … -- Real Property (joint acquisition of real property by town and fire district for construction purposes) TOWNS -- … entered into pursuant to article 5-G must be approved by each participating municipal corporation or district by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 96-6
… 18, l1 Op St Comp 1955, supra , is no longer an accurate statement of law to the extent that it suggests that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Opinion 89-48
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … of bonds to discharge liens executed under Lien Law, §37) LIEN LAW, §37: Bonds executed to the county clerk pursuant to Lien Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48