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Opinion 2007-5
… the establishment of reserve funds by municipalities and the use of the moneys therein. General Municipal Law § … betterment or improvement or any preliminary studies and surveys relative thereto," as well as the contemporaneous … not included in the definition of “capital improvement” and for which a period of probable usefulness has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 95-5
… -- Emergency (911) Telephone System (use of surplus surcharge revenue to pay principal and/or interest on serial … communication system) COUNTY LAW, §§301(8), 307: Surplus surcharge revenues collected pursuant to County Law, article … implemented the enhanced emergency telephone system (E911) surcharge authorized by County Law, Article 6 (§§300-309 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5Opinion 93-30
… lawfully committed to the sheriff's custody by a local criminal court unless the court delegates the responsibility … Atty Gen Opn No. I90-65; 1977 Atty Gen [Inf Opns] 280; Criminal Procedure Law, §§205.00[2], 500.10[4]). Thus, to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30XII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… Statewide Financial System (SFS) that compares a voucher to a purchase order referenced on the voucher. Where applicable, matching also compares the voucher to receiving and inspection information. Matching is required … These matching and receiving requirements will help to ensure vouchers are appropriate for payment. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingOpinion 2008-5
… of the consideration payable to the fire company (31 Ops St Comp No. 75-1235, at 159 [1975]). There is no statute … before receiving funds under the contract ( see e.g . 1987 Ops St Comp No. 87-28, at 46; 1975 Ops St Comp No. 75-75; 1960 Ops St Comp No. 60-799). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Opinion 91-14
… opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to cooperation agreement for refuse collection) … located within the town but excluded from the district for the collection of village refuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 2006-3
… franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are … franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are … area to be served (see 47 USC §541[a][2]; see, gen.,103 NY Jur 2d, Telecommunications, §191). In this case, the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 88-54
… DISTRICTS -- Extensions (prior to effective date of a consolidation) WATER DISTRICTS -- Extension (prior to effective date of a consolidation) TOWN LAW, §§190, 206, 209: A town board may … water district prior to the effective date of the consolidation. The town board may, however, initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 98-2
… commissioners when a monthly meeting commences at 8:00 pm and ends approximately 9:00 pm or 10:00 pm, and the commissioners customarily arrive … expense, not a fire district expense. Unrelated to your first question, you also ask whether a firefighter may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 95-20
… 2402 requires payment of a fee upon the filing of a petition to commence a proceeding for probate (subd. 1) and upon the filing of a petition to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set forth in subdivision 8 of section 2402. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 93-24
… facilities to be used by residents of the district, as well as members of the fire department. Fire districts are … such facilities to be used by residents of the district as well as members of the fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-55
… Purpose To inform the agency of OSC’s automatic processing of the LLS payment and to provide instructions for payments not processed … To inform the agency of OSCs automatic processing of the LLS payment and to provide instructions for payments not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-55-april-2012-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsu-longevityOpinion 89-4
… notes when town supervisor is director and stockholder of bank); (designation of bank as depository when town supervisor is director and … LAW, §60.10: (1) A town supervisor who is a director of a bank has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank … Whether a town may designate a bank as a depository if the town supervisor is a director of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Opinion 98-21
… AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for emergency ambulance service) -- Fire Districts (contracts for emergency ambulance service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance … of) -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for emergency ambulance service) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-61
… Military Leave. Note: If an employee first meets the five year continuous service criteria in October 2013, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-61-october-2013-district-council-37-dc37-longevity-lumpOpinion 89-47
… in which the fire district is located is currently served by the fire district and two fire protection districts. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-59
Whether a town water district may raise the cost of both operation and maintenance and debt service solely by the imposition of water rates on the users of the water district
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 94-32
… village or if fire department is dissolved); (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to fire … fire department is dissolved); (authority for village to transfer responsibilities to fire company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … the dissolution. There is no authority for a village to transfer its responsibilities in connection with a service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… 31, 2015. Background End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a medical condition in which a person has permanent kidney … ended December 31, 2015, Medicaid paid $909 million for medical services (including inpatient, clinic, … referred ambulatory, transportation, durable medical equipment, and laboratory services) on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseOpinion 93-33
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation (use of newspaper not entered as second-class matter); (use of newspaper entered as second-class matter outside the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33