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Opinion 2003-1
… works, pumping stations and main water lines, including lands, of the original district … as the town board shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 90-31
… CONSTRUCTION LAW, §41; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A committee formed by seven towns to operate a joint airport … Law, §353-a must act by majority vote of the whole committee. The participating towns may not, by local law, authorize the committee to act by majority of the quorum present at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 97-18
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Real Property (sale of real property of county sewer district) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Real Property (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 94-20
Whether a village may impose a special assessment to fund costs in excess of amounts appropriated for removal of snow
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 88-2
… for the purpose of financing local improvements (1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-24, p 33). In Opn No. 85-24, supra , we stated … as to amount to a confiscation of property (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-64, p 96; DWS v County of Dutchess , 110 AD2d … received (see Village Law, §§14-1416, 22-2200; 1975 Opns St Comp, No. 75-225, unreported). In 1980 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2Opinion 89-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to purchase liability insurance for vehicles owned by the village fire department) … VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to indemnify third parties against … to be responsible for maintaining the requisite liability insurance on the fire-fighting equipment used by the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Opinion 91-8
… 801; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §61.00(a); TOWN LAW, §177: When a secretary-treasurer of a fire district performs the functions … respect to the sale, issuance or payment of bonds, the secretary-treasurer would not have a contractual interest … superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask whether the secretary-treasurer of a fire district would have a conflict …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8Opinion 90-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of … police officer injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-c. In … Whether a village which abolishes its police department is still required to pay a police officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 95-9
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the … board of commissioners) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the … a year of firefighting service under a length of service award program for attending fire district governing board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 93-30
… for the cost of transportation to county jail) CORRECTION LAW, §500-c; COUNTY LAW, §657-a: If, after an individual is arraigned by the … charge. December 7, 1993 Elizabeth Newman, Esq., County Attorney County of Chautauqua Samuel L. Drayo, Jr., Esq., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30XII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… again during the nightly batch processes. Matching will run on all vouchers that reference a purchase order, except … to monitor all of its match exceptions. Agencies can run the match exceptions report in the SFS at Accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingOpinion 91-14
… purposes of such district" (General Municipal Law, §119-n[b]). A town is required to pledge its full faith and credit … A. Paider, Esq., Chief Deputy Town Attorney Town of Oyster Bay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 2006-3
… terms and conditions as it may deem proper and as may be permitted by law.” Pursuant to this authority, towns, by … Law §219[2]). 1 This Office has stated that, as a general rule, unless a statute provides otherwise, and except for … revenues received as a result of a part-town function or activity, revenues received by a town are credited to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 88-54
… district may be extended prior to December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the … district may be extended prior to December 31 and if so what time table must be followed for the extension of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 98-2
… or prohibit such use. January 20, 1998 Joseph R. Attonito, Esq., Attorney at Law Selden Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 95-20
… a surrogate's court should charge a petitioner one filing fee or separate filing fees for each type of relief sought in … the determination of the same issue, then a single filing fee should be charged. This is in reply to your letter … requesting our opinion as to whether more than one filing fee should be paid in a proceeding in Surrogate's Court where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 93-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures … (construction of outdoor competitive sports facility by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may not improve vacant land owned by the … Whether the fire district may permit such facilities to be used by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 2001-4
… for specified services plus hourly rate for revaluation work to be performed by appointive assessor); (salary … may be temporarily increased to reflect additional work involved in conducting a town-wide revaluation. You … for a limited, fixed number of hours and that the work in connection with the revaluation would cause an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 89-4
… is a director of the bank and a shareholder of less than one percent of the bank's outstanding stock. You state that there is only one other bank in the town and that one of the town councilmen is a member of that bank's … is a director of the bank and a shareholder of less than one percent of the banks outstanding stock …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Opinion 98-21
… for those calls requiring a greater degree of emergency medical treatment than the emergency rescue and first aid … villages, cities and counties to provide: an emergency medical service, a general ambulance service or a combination … for the purpose of providing prehospital emergency medical treatment or transporting sick or injured persons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21