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Opinion 91-19
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district to make gift to fire company) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 90-35
… a political subdivision will spend in the aggregate over $5,000 for the purchase of fuel oil during a fiscal year, the … a fire district. You state that the district has budgeted $5,000 for fuel oil and usually does not expend over $5000 for … districts, within the county (see also County Law, §408-a[2]). In determining whether it may be reasonably anticipated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Opinion 90-2
… issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Contracts (with town library by village) -- Grants (by village to town library) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (contract for library services with, or grant to town library) … which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is supported by town-wide taxes, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 89-57
… (3) Permit the use of town highway machinery, snow and ice removal equipment, tools and equipment in or by any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 89-33
… discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and … BOARD -- Powers and Duties (pre-audit of compensation paid to village officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(2), … having direct supervision, unless the board determines to require such prior audit. You ask whether budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "New York's landmark bottle bill motivated New Yorkers to recycle more and protect … New York's Returnable Container Act, known as the "bottle bill," was enacted in 1982 to reduce litter, ease the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billOpinion 96-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- … Whether a village police department which was established by a resolution of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 92-31
… ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties … activities and financial reports. The village may not sell advertising space in such a newsletter. You ask whether a village, at village expense, may publish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 97-20
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 96 - 11
… board motion in lieu of petition) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (submission of resolution for sale of real … town purpose (see also Town Law, §§81, 220; cf . 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-203, p 216). As a general rule, when real … St Comp No. 94-12, p 19; 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-21, p 36; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-37, p 84). The method of sale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Opinion 96-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- State Comptroller Approval (necessity for in Adirondack Park fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … Whether approval of the State Comptroller is required prior to the purchase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 94-6
… Contracts (tenant member of housing authority employed by residential management corporation) -- Public Housing Authorities (tenant member employed by residential management corporation) PUBLIC HOUSING … Law, §36, when a public housing authority contracts with a residential management corporation to operate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6Opinion 94-3
… in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for proceeding to improve road pursuant to Town Law, §200) … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing expenses for street improvements against abutting owners); (necessity … improvement of a private road pursuant to Town Law, §200 when it is proposed that the improvement will be financed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 94-26
… taxes within the area of the town within the village. Article 19-A of the General Municipal Law (§980 et seq.; L … to permissive referendum, to provide for the provisions of article 19-A to be applicable to the establishment or … improvement districts in the municipality. For purposes of article 19-A, the term municipality is defined to mean a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 95-14
… computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer … purposes, and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Opinion 93-8
… Internal Revenue Code affects the yield received by the holder of the bond or note. Section 54.90 of the Local … to pay additional interest in an amount that varies from holder to holder according to how the change in Federal or State law … Internal Revenue Code affects the yield received by the holder of the bond or note …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8XI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the original contractor … OSC will update the New York State Vendor File information for the defaulted contractor to route future payments under … amends the original contract, route the transaction to OSC for approval, and submit the following to OSC: Surety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversIX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants
… and needed, agencies must submit a written request to the Division of the Budget (DOB) to approve the transfer of federal grant funds to a state fund. The following information must be provided … provided and needed agencies must submit a written request to the Division of the Budget DOB to approve the transfer of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9c-transfer-procedureVII.3.A AP Adjustment Voucher Preparation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… On-line agencies enter an Adjustment Voucher in the Accounts Payable module within SFS. SFS Navigation: … – ROAs) since any other Pay Terms would result in a delay of posting the returned payment in SFS by the amount indicated. For guidance on payment terms … Online agencies enter an Adjustment Voucher in the Accounts Payable module within SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3a-ap-adjustment-voucher-preparationNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… households expect a loss of employment income within the next four weeks, according to new data from the Census … or foreclosure will happen to their household within the next two months. In addition, one-third said that it has been … households expect a loss of employment income within the next four weeks according to new data from the Census Bureaus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020