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Opinion 2000-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: There is no provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) … Municipal Law §806, however, a town board may require in its code of ethics that town board members abstain from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-30
… and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties (transportation of … and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) CORRECTION LAW, §500-c; COUNTY LAW, §657-a: If, … an individual from a village justice court to a county jail after the individual has been arraigned in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Opinion 93-29
… the village, without regard to whether the newspaper is published within the village. You ask whether a village is required to designate as its official newspaper the only newspaper which is "published" in the village. The Village Law contains no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Opinion 92-42
… v Warren County Board of Supervisors , 179 AD2d 118, 581 NYS2d 885; Murphy v Erie County , 28 NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 97-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' … COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 95-5
… equipment and costs necessarily incidental thereto, then that proportionate amount of the debt service on those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5Opinion 92-25
… extent inconsistent herewith. September 21, 1992 Joseph Frank, Esq., Attorney Elmont Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 96-3
… prohibited interest in a contract for environmental review and planning services between the village and either the trustee individually, or the firm of which the … the primary stockholder, to provide environmental review and planning services, if the contract is entered into after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) WATER DISTRICTS -- … of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A town may not, pursuant to either Town … 141; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-53, p 84; see also Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3]). Accordingly, since the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 95-9
… credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for … for attending meetings of committees of a fire company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro … firefighters receive credit for attendance at fire company committee meetings pursuant to General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 2001-1
… Loans (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) PUBLIC … AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (overtime pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) -- Overtime (pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers … The governing board of the industrial development agency, in fixing the executive director's total compensation, … previously expressed the view that the word "compensation" in similar contexts generally connotes the total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Opinion 2000-21
… This conclusion is further supported by subdivision 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for … into a city. We note also that Town Law §189-a[4][e] provides that the provisions of Town Law, article 11, … notwithstanding the specific reference in section 189-a(4)(e) to "extension," but not to the "diminution," the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-13
… TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire … or company (see, e.g., 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-6, p 16; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; 1982 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2002-14
… appropriateness of settlement) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; VILLAGE LAW §§1-102(5), 4-400(1)(l), … monies to the property owners under these circumstances. Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution prohibits … or private corporation, association or undertaking. Article VIII, §1 generally prohibits the expenditure of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14State Agencies Bulletin No. 845
… guidelines and procedures for determining if a worker should be treated as an independent contractor or as an … Contractor Status Determination Worksheet should be used in conjunction with Attachments A and C to … the guidelines contained in this Bulletin that the worker should be treated as an independent contractor with respect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/845-agency-compliance-internal-revenue-service-irs-policy-regarding-workerOpinion 90-62
… made by any citizen resident of the town or by the county district attorney, and shall be made to the Appellate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 90-55
… police officer injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-c. In … with an injured paid firefighter receiving his full salary pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-a. Section … of lieutenant was entitled to continue to receive his full salary as lieutenant, even after the municipality abolished …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 90-34
… Law, §§9104[a][1]-[3], 9105[d][2][B]-[D]). In a multi-company fire department, the treasurer or fiscal officer … §§9104[a][4], 9105[d][2][E]). Each fire department or fire company which receives foreign fire insurance tax moneys must use them for the benefit of the department or company, as determined by the membership of the department or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 2007-4
… due on the annual ambulance service contracts at issue here (see, e.g., 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-398, unreported; … obligations or for certain other specified purposes. We are informed that the real property in question herein was not financed by the proceeds of any obligations that were outstanding at the time of the sale and therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4