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Opinion 89-48
… guarantee that the obligation of the contractor and/or subcontractor will be met. We have been unable to discover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Opinion 88-37
… previously in service for three years or more, or in the case of a police or fire vehicle , in service for one year or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Opinion 92-24
… GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication which does not satisfy … as an official newspaper. A town board is not required to designate an official newspaper, but if it elects to do so the board must follow the order of selection set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 97-13
… (service credit for training taken during a period of suspension); (service credit for training taken without … §217(c)(i): A volunteer firefighter serving a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A volunteer firefighter in a fire district fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 92-4
… DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for its … a fire district may expend fire district moneys to pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 92-11
… or required to purchase or maintain insurance. In the case of expenditures from the fund to pay settled or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local laws, … their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]) and the transaction of their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 98-24
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law … that section is entitled to all powers, rights, privileges and immunities granted by law to volunteer firefighters … including benefits under the VFBL, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he or she were a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 94-4
… rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, … or may contain a signature affixed by a signature stamp. Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain … have concluded that a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 94-27
… ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for road improvement against non-fronting owners) TOWN LAW, §§200, 202(2): The cost of a road improvement undertaken pursuant to Town Law, §200 may be … owners. You ask whether a town may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law, §200 against both abutting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 91-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department funds and village funds); (gift of department … may agree to transfer to the village treasurer the custody of moneys presently held by the fire department for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 95-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Central High School Districts (apportionment of expenses among school districts included therein) WORDS … to be used for the apportionment required by section 1908 of the Education Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… access controls is determining what level and type of protection is appropriate for various resources (e.g., … and who needs access to those resources. The objectives of limiting access are to help ensure: Outsiders (e.g., … is effective. You should periodically compare the list of current active employees (i.e., employee master list) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… 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 each option, see the Pension Payment Option Descriptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… fees incurred by officers and employees while attending conferences. A “conference” is defined as a convention, … for personal reasons beyond the time needed to attend conferences, subject to the employee charging the personal … or school district credit card. Cash Advances for Conferences If your local government or school district does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to record as much information as possible about the goods or services … Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsOpinion 91-53
… (additional compensation for chairman of board of assessors) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … (4) The town board may direct the chairman of the board of assessors to coordinate the town's re-evaluation project as … special district; and whether the chairman of the board of assessors may be paid an additional salary to act as "project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 91-7
… DISTRICTS -- Contracts (authority to contract with village fire department) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency … the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire department may provide general ambulance service to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 98-9
… . . ." (Town Law, §198[10-f][b]; see also 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-26, p 46). The above-mentioned provisions were … such fee belongs to the municipality (see, e.g., 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 204; 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-49, unreported; 25 Opns St Comp, 1969, p 90; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 91-16
… -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption (publication of notice of unredeemed lands) -- Tax Sale (cost of publication of notice) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8007; PUBLIC OFFICERS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16