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Opinion 89-10
… PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - Conferences and Training Schools (authority of public library to provide for cash advances) - Reimbursement For Expenses (authority of … authorization must be by resolution adopted prior to such attendance (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). The governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10Opinion 95-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of … 1210(a),(b), (c), 1223, 1224(b), (k), 1262(a), (c), (d): In the absence of any applicable special law, when a county … tax on the types of transactions taxed by the city imposed in the area of the county outside the city must be allocated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 89-65
… INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- Conflict of Interest (contract by town … may engage the services of the town attorney's law firm to provide additional legal services to the town. Initially, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 88-23
… of construction company) -- Exceptions (no exception for emergency situations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801(1)(b), … interest provisions of General Municipal Law, article 18 for contracts entered into in emergency situations. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Opinion 93-20
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … moneys deposited to his or her credit ( cf . Town Law, §29[3], which authorizes the town board to require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 98-24
… (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 97-13
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (service credit for training taken during a period of suspension); (service credit for training taken without approval) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … serving a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 91-42
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (authority to … 91-12, p 32). Therefore, they are not required to be held in the custody of the village treasurer pursuant to Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 92-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay … to justify the expenditure and the cost is reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the district. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 92-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 92-11
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 90-63
… Expenditures (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations … library workers); (miscellaneous expenses - holiday party for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation … for volunteer library workers, but may not sponsor a party for the senior citizens of the sponsor municipality or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 91-18
… confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is still the opinion of this Office that there is no prohibited conflict of interest if a supervisor … make such designations (Town Law, §29[15]). The town board is required to fix a reasonable compensation for the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Opinion 88-37
… to replace a similar vehicle which was in service for a year or more. Prior opinions, including 11 Opns St Comp, … usefulness are set forth in section 11.00(a). A five-year period of probable usefulness is established by … quoted language, we have expressed the view that the five-year period of probable usefulness established for motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which determines how the retirement … should the member die before them. Generally, this is one of the joint allowance options. The parties should be aware … though the ex-spouse may only be receiving a small share of the overall pension benefit. For a full description of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 95-16
… therein on the basis of the assessed valuations on the latest finally completed assessment roll as of the date of … as used in subdivision one of section 1908 refers to the latest finally completed assessment roll as of the date of … be made on the basis of the assessed valuations on the latest finally completed assessment roll as of the date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Opinion 94-4
… officers and for proper purposes. April 5, 1994 William Kelly, Town Supervisor Town of Chili … Whether vouchers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 94-27
… same manner as a petition for the improvements pursuant to section 200 (Town Law, §200[10]; 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p … deemed benefited by an improvement undertaken pursuant to section 200 (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-353, p 385; … p 35). We continue to adhere to that view. As noted, under section 200 only abutting or fronting owners may submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 89-48
… by the county clerk. November 16, 1989 Rosemarie A. Corbett, Deputy County Clerk County of Saratoga … Concerning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… such as a particular software program or database. For example, access controls can be implemented to limit who … what level and type of protection is appropriate for various resources (e.g., data) and who needs access to … to very few individuals who have a valid business need for such access; and IT users are restricted from performing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controls