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Opinion 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-2007-4Opinion 2007-5
… funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of (1) the "construction, reconstruction or acquisition" of a specific or type of "capital improvement," or (2) the acquisition of a specific item or type of “equipment” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… P. DiNapoli today wrote to President Biden in support of his planned veto of a resolution that would undo a U.S. Labor Department (DOL) … allows managers of retirement funds that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to consider … DiNapoli today wrote to President Biden in support of his planned veto of a resolution that would undo a US …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionOpinion 89-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Elections (signing multiple nominating petitions) ELECTIONS … petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not prohibited from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 90-24
… the board's power to hire bond counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still represents the views of this … by a municipal governing board (see, e.g., 1986 Opns St Comp 86-31, p 52). We have also recognized, however, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 89-5
… notice of pendency serves as constructive notice of the litigation and avoids the hardship of the common law rule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 88-7
… that an appropriation for debt service must be used to make the debt service payments even though surplus bond … former Town Law, §115 and which authorizes a town board to make additional appropriations or to increase existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Opinion 88-10
… TAXES -- Gross Receipts Tax (liability of municipality for) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Modification (addition of amount of … §103: A petroleum business awarded a municipal contract for fuel oil may not add on the amount of the gross receipts … asked whether the successful bidder on a county contract for fuel oil may add on to his bid price, as a separate line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Town of Lewis – Records and Reports (2025M-17)
… and reports? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – November 30, 2024 Understanding the Program The Supervisor, as chief … records. We reviewed all 15 asset and liability accounts recorded in the accounting records for the general fund, … determined that 12 accounts were overstated by a combined total of $894,197 and eight accounts were understated by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/15/town-lewis-records-and-reports-2025m-17Henderson Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-67)
… and reports? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – February 27, 2025 We extended the audit period to review the District’s … 20, 2025, the outstanding AFRs were between 171 and 1,998 days late. The Board did not ensure that an annual audit of … of New York State Town Law, a written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/henderson-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-67Open Book New York
… Search Millions of State and Local Government Financial … see Additional Financial Information . State Contracts Search 260,000 contracts that State agencies have with … and those that don't require approval by the Office. Search Contracts Also see State Contracts by the Numbers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/open-book-new-york