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Opinion 89-53
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES--Recipients (basis for allocation between or among fire companies in a multi-company fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Where foreign fire insurance tax … Concerning how foreign fire insurance tax moneys should be allocated to each volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 89-41
… to an eligible "active volunteer firefighter" in the form of a lump sum, a life annuity with or without survivor benefits, period certain annuities, or any other form provided under the program (see General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 2000-5
… and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway fund to) -- Highway Fund (transfer of moneys from to a snow and ice … and road repair reserve fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-f: HIGHWAY LAW §141: Surplus moneys originally raised and … surplus moneys originally appropriated by a town for town highway snow and ice removal may be paid into a snow and ice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5Opinion 2005-8
… that the statutory scheme under which municipalities can charge fees for ambulance services is intended to … may provide services under General Municipal Law §122-b through, among other departments, their police or paid fire … or companies that initially were volunteer organizations, but began to employ one or more paid members. The amendment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8Opinion 88-32
… informing the public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have … an advertisement in a local newspaper stating the name, phone number, address and office hours of the town clerk. … stating the clerk's name, office address, office hours and phone number (see Town Law, §30, describing powers and duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Opinion 94-11
… with the annual inspection dinner. September 12, 1994 Raymond F. Concannon, Esq., Attorney at Law North Merrick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Opinion 93-18
… Firefighters' Benefit Law, §3[10]). Thus, section 216(2) does not require a town board to conduct a mandatory … sixty percent of the town board. Further, section 216(2) does not require a town board to vote on a proposal selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Opinion 94-8
… - - Eligibility (deputy fire district treasurer) TOWN LAW, §177-b; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9: In order to qualify for appointment as deputy … to the office of fire district deputy treasurer. Town Law, §177-b provides that the board of fire commissioners of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8Opinion 95-13
… in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Proceeds (use of excess) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (use of excess bond proceeds) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §165.00: A school district which has excess proceeds of outstanding bonds issued for a completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-13Opinion 2000 - 13
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY - Membership (eligibility to join second company) … §176-b(10): An individual who is a member of a volunteer fire company may not join a second company unless he or she … Whether a member of a volunteer fire department who seeks membership in a second volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-13Opinion 93-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- … where meetings of the board are normally conducted may not be reimbursed as actual and necessary expenses. This is … commissioners shall receive no compensation for services, but is silent with respect to whether the commissioners are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Corcraft's Textile Procurement Practices
… Supervision. Corcraft's mission is to employ offenders in real work situations to produce quality goods and services … sales. During the five-year period April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2013, Corcraft had 44 textile contracts … which specifications were tested. As a result, they did not adequately ensure open competition, and there was limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/corcrafts-textile-procurement-practicesMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… manufacturers to pay rebates to state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs dispensed to Medicaid recipients. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… Program The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is responsible for developing regulations and providing guidance to assist … physicians or psychiatric nurse practitioners to use TMH for assessment and treatment services, followed in 2016 by … TMH practitioners. OMH also issued a blanket attestation for providers to complete that wished to offer TMH during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followPatient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Patient Safety Center Activities … was named after Lisa Smart, a 30-year-old woman who died in 1997 as a result of a medical error introduced during … goals, best practices, and reporting of adverse events in office-based surgery. The Department is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenues-followCity of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… the City’s general, transportation, sewer and recreation funds accumulated as of June 30, 2018. Local Finance Law … The proposed budgets for the general and recreation funds are not structurally balanced because they include subsidies from other funds to finance their operations. The proposed budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B17-6-10)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2017-18 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $45 … City of Yonkers Budget Review B17610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b17-6-10Oversight of Young Adult Institute, Inc.'s Family Support Services Contracts
… and consistent with contract requirements, including those in the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR … that had FSS contracts. Our audit covered seven contracts in total: five FSS contracts for the two fiscal years ended … such as FSS, which are designed to help families care for a relative with a developmental disability at home. As of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/oversight-young-adult-institute-incs-family-support-services-contractsOpinion 2003-2
… shall, within thirty days thereafter, hold a joint public hearing at one location within the proposed joint district … upon such proposal and shall cause notice of such public hearing to be published in a newspaper having general … the village, not less than ten days before the date of the hearing (emphasis supplied). The above-quoted references to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 2000-18
… service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities performed … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint … to the joint fire district. This is in response to your request for our opinion with respect to several issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18