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Opinion 90-58
… -- Insurance Transactions (village board members selling to village employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 806: … of an individual insurance policy by a village trustee to a village employee in the employee's private capacity is … 18 of the General Municipal Law, but may be subject to restrictions under a local code of ethics. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 2000-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … municipal officer or employee in one or more positions of public employment, the holding of which is not prohibited by law"). Although article 18 does not require a board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 89-62
… Mode of Selection (signing multiple nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, … voter is not prohibited from signing nominating petitions for two or more candidates for the same fire district office unless the board of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Management of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… public schools (excluding charter schools). New York City (NYC) students apply to NYCPS’ high school programs across NYC by submitting one application in which they may select up … school through MySchools, the official online platform for NYC families to search for and apply to public schools. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmOpinion 88-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Maintenance … serviced by his company unless the pertinent exceptions in General Municipal Law, §802 apply. Abstention from voting … General Municipal Law, §802 contains several exceptions for contracts which would otherwise be prohibited by section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 90-61
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Preemption (financing town … -- Assessments (authority to impose benefit assessments in water supply district) -- Water Supply Districts … basis. Town Law, §§202 and 202-a provide the manner in which assessments shall be raised in town special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61VI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… be set aside in a reserve segregation where no spending can occur. During conversion, any amount not yet segregated … passed in a particular legislative session, authority can only be moved between appropriations that were originally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewOpinion 95-9
… a year of firefighting service may not be granted pursuant to General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v) to active volunteer firefighters for attending meetings of … award program established by a fire district pursuant to article 11-A of the General Municipal Law (§214 et seq .): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 92-16
… Duties (rental of home as office) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (payment of rental to town officers); (by town from volunteer … A town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who utilizes a … that a town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who utilizes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 88-43
… (reimbursement of sheriff's personnel account for General Municipal Law, §207-c salary payments) COUNTY … from county's workers' compensation self-insurance fund for General Municipal Law, §207-c salary payments) COUNTIES … from county's workers' compensation self-insurance fund for General Municipal Law, §207-c salary payments) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 91-44
… (health insurance) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (health insurance for fire commissioners) … to Article XI of the Civil Service Law (§160 et seq .) and regulations of the president of the Civil Service … Law, §163[2],[4]; 4 NYCRR 73.1[b]-[i], 73.2). In either case, it appears that the statute and regulations require a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 94-26
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments … a local law, subject to permissive referendum, to provide for the provisions of article 19-A to be applicable to the … supra; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-69, p 137). Article 19-A does not limit the authority of a town to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26What Tier Are You In?
… When you join NYSLRS, you are assigned to a tier based on your date of membership. To find out what tier you are in, sign in to Retirement Online and look under … 2009 Tier 5 January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2012 Tier 6 April 1, 2012 or after There are no Tier 4 New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/what-tier-are-youOpinion 96-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 98-11
… considered timely under Real Property Tax Law, §925 (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-264, p 284; cf . 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-39, … section 925 (see, e.g., 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-346, p 102). Accordingly, when the last day of the penalty-free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation
… To determine the extent of progress that the Office of General Services (OGS) has made in implementing the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program. The … needs and potential service gaps, and work with strategic partners to increase the pool of certified SDVOBs to address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/07/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementationMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Follow-Up)
… Background In 2008, changes to the State’s Public Health Law required a new Medicaid outpatient payment methodology (known as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claims-followOpinion 93-4
… TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings (authority to issue bonds to finance judgments) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … purpose (Local Finance Law, §§10.00[a], 21.00[a]; see also NY Const, art VIII, §2). Clearly, towns are authorized to … Law (see also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 98 - 19
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment … Installment Purchase Contracts (referendum requirement for in fire district) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for in fire … for installment purchase contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: An installment purchase contract of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 93-15
… LAW, §123: Neither the board of trustees nor the separate treasurer of a town public library is required pursuant to … to Town Law, §123, the board of trustees or the separate treasurer of a town public library is required to annually … and that the library board of trustees has appointed a treasurer of the library who holds only private source moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15