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Opinion 88-33
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Construction (of laterals … cost of installation of laterals) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (use of general fund moneys to pay cost of … such lateral sewer, drain or water main together with the cost of every other improvement constructed pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Opinion 2002-12
… -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- Water (combining two village water … Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2002-12
… -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- Water (combining two village water … Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Opinion 98-5
… extent inconsistent with this opinion. February 9, 1998 Dennis V. Tobolski, Esq., County Attorney County of Cattaraugus 1 We note that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 91-38
… on plans and specifications) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §102; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A political subdivision … and specifications, required by General Municipal Law, §102, must be returned by a city to unsuccessful bidders and … accompanied by the required bid deposit (1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-235, p 308). The second sentence requires the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38Opinion 2008-5
… You ask the following: (1) Is the village required to pay to the fire company any amount of the consideration paid … (3) May the fire protection contract provide that the town pay any consideration payable to the fire company directly to … L 2007, ch 555, at 14). … Is the village required to pay to the fire company any amount of the consideration paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Opinion 88-29
… under Article 18 because the board member was at all times dealing with the county rather than the town in … the IDA's successor in interest. In view of the close connections between an IDA and the village, local officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… totaling more than $100,000 to Gardner through fraudulent payroll deposits and other payments. To conceal the illegal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeOpinion 2000-4
… costs would only be felt in the future" ( NYPIRG v City of New York , 89 Misc 2d 262, 266, 390 NYS2d 784, 787, affd 48 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4Opinion 94-16
… of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (designation … of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Industrial Development … of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Opinion 2001-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for … municipalities and school districts that sponsor public libraries to elect to confer the benefits of section 18 on employees of public libraries, at the direct expense of the municipality or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Opinion 2009-2
… WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- State Comptroller's Permission (when required) WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Town … State Comptroller's permission) TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to … improvement financed by the issuance of indebtedness that "does not involve the expenditure of a large amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 88-5
… is determined to be reasonable (see also 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 163). Obviously, any determination in this … Opns St Comp No. 85-3, p 3; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-85, p 102). In response to your second inquiry regarding whether … v Agsalud , 633 F2d 760, affd 70 L ed 2d 75, 454 US 801, 102 S Ct 79). Therefore, it appears that "ERISA" would not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B20-7-3)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the … deficit in the City’s general fund and certain other funds as of June 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all … fund operating deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/05/13/city-long-beach-budget-review-b20-7-3Opinion 91-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS - Town Charges (costs of rabies treatment for individual injured within the town) PUBLIC … the health officer immediately to provide the public with notice of the existence of the disease. Until the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31Opinion 99-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (requirement that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer … award program for volunteer firefighters must be held in trust. (2) A service award program may provide death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Opinion 92-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … [Edited for Publication] SALES TAX -- Distribution of (necessity of State Comptroller's approval in absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-53Opinion 91-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- … under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Hospital Review and Planning Council (see 10 NYCRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Opinion 93-12
… (travel expenses - spouse of school board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided advance payment … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference. You state that the board member would pay to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Opinion 94-33
… members" and "life retired members" of a fire department for which a volunteer firefighters' service award program has … a service award program (General Municipal Law, §217 [a]). For this purpose, an "active volunteer firefighter" is a … (see Town Law, §176-b; Village Law, §10-1006; Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402). Although article 11-A …
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