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Opinion 93-14
… or detrimental reliance on the part of a property owner, a county may not be compelled to construct sewer … properties in one of the villages, not currently served by the district sewer system, have requested that the system … 1950, p 334; but see Landmark Colony v Town of Oyster Bay , 145 AD2d 542, 536 NYS2d 96; Applebaum v Town of Oyster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 89-26
… population of 50,000 or more (General Municipal Law, §810[1]). For this purpose, "population" means population as shown … Construction Law, §37-b). General Municipal Law, §811(1)(a) authorizes, but does not require, the governing body of … disclosure requirements of General Municipal Law, §812 will apply to that political subdivision. General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 96-17
… volunteer firefighters attending emergency medical service conference); (reimbursement of volunteer firefighters for … firefighters attending an emergency medical services conference if the board of fire commissioners, based on a … firefighters who attend an emergency medical services "conference", presented by a State agency, which includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Creditable Service – State Police Plan
… as an officer of the New York State Division of State Police is creditable. You may also receive credit for service as a: Police officer in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Police officer or member of a police force or department of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/creditable-serviceArchived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… the death of an owner as a trigger for dormancy. Data Breach – Signed into law on December 22, 2021 as Chapter … to notify, within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach or receiving notice of a data breach or network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022Opinion 2004-3
… appropriations financed with non-property tax revenues) WATER RENTS -- Tax Limits (exclusion for capital appropriations financed with water rents) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §§10, 10-a, … appropriations for capital purposes made from its water fund, even when the fund is comprised exclusively of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3Opinion 97-7
… ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court and trust funds) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (unclaimed court … You indicate that the county treasurer's office holds funds which were directed by court order to be deposited into the court and trust fund and that some of these funds are held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 2001-8
… a reference to the petition submitted by taxpayers for formation of a district and substituted a reference to a … no general permissive referendum requirement for district formation ( cf . Town Law §170[4]), we believe that the … to require permissive referendum procedures for district formation (see Memorandum of the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 96-6
… p 230, we concluded that a town board member who provides services under contract to an engineering firm would not have … and procedures to govern all procurements of goods and services not required by law to be made pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Opinion 89-48
… the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Powers and Duties (custody of bonds to discharge liens executed under Lien Law, §37) LIEN LAW, §37: Bonds executed to the county clerk pursuant to Lien Law, §37 … in accordance with subdivision 10 of section 37. The bonds should be considered a court record and permanently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Opinion 2000-16
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in … exclusivity and longevity of relationships, the level of financial and emotional commitment, the manner in which the … 93 NY2d 883, 689 NYS2d 426 [employee health and retirement benefits]; In re Tefft's Will , n.o.r., 130 NYS 2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Opinion 88-36
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY SHERIFF -- Liability (loss of funds) INSURANCE -- Liability … Insurance (authority of county to purchase on behalf of sheriff) COUNTY LAW, §650: A county sheriff is subject to the rule of strict or absolute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 98-2
… such use. You ask whether a fire district may pay for dinner expenses for fire commissioners under the following … bills until the meeting commences. Each commissioner has dinner after the meeting. Town Law, §178-c provides that, … board meeting, scheduled to commence after the ordinary dinner hour. The decision to arrive several hours before the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 99-5
… individual municipalities and school districts to provide funds to support a cooperative library system (Memorandum of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5Opinion 98-13
… Education Law relative to libraries shall apply equally to museums. Education Law, §255(1) provides for, inter alia , a … provisions relative to public libraries apply equally to museums, a town board, pursuant to Education Law, §255, may … Since, as noted, these provisions apply equally to museums, pursuant to this section, a town, as an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Limitations – Career Plan
… of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the … earnings in any year included in the FAS period exceed the average of the previous two years by more than 20 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/limitationsLimitations – New Career Plan
… of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the … earnings in any year included in the FAS period exceed the average of the previous two years by more than 20 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/limitationsLimitations – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the … earnings in any year included in the FAS period exceed the average of the previous two years by more than 20 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/limitationsLimitations – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the … earnings in any year included in the FAS period exceed the average of the previous two years by more than 20 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/limitationsLimitations – Police and Fire Plan
… of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any 12-month period used in the FAS calculation cannot exceed the … earnings in any year included in the FAS period exceed the average of the previous two years by more than 20 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/limitations