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Opinion 88-54
Whether the consolidated district may be extended prior to December 31 and if so what time table must be followed for the extension of the consolidated district
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 98-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … and operates an ambulance. Therefore, in the absence of State legislation, the board of fire commissioners is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 89-4
… (purchase of bonds and notes when town supervisor is director and stockholder of bank); (designation of bank as depository when town supervisor is director and … has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town depository unless the exception in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Opinion 93-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation (use of … Whether a school district may publish notice of the school districts annual meeting in a publication which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health took sufficient steps to control the Medicaid costs of recipients diagnosed with … To determine whether the Department of Health took sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseOpinion 90-9
… BOARD -- Powers and Duties (delegation of authority to make budget transfers) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(3), 5-532; … may not, by resolution or local law, authorize the auditor to audit and order paid certain claims only. VILLAGE LAW, … A village board of trustees may not delegate its authority to make budget transfers between appropriations. VILLAGE LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Opinion 89-59
… in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Imposition of (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital costs) WATER DISTRICTS -- Capital Costs (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 94-32
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (continuation of service award program if fire department ceases to provide service outside village or if fire department is dissolved); (authority to transfer … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Opinion 89-47
… adopt a resolution dissolving a fire protection district and adding the whole of the dissolved district to an … is located is currently served by the fire district and two fire protection districts. The fire district provides … that the two fire protection districts be dissolved and the whole of each of the dissolved districts added to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 97-16
… for time expended in court or before a magistrate, judge or justice, and for time reasonably expended out of … statement submitted to the court, making certain the judge approved the claim and obtaining original receipts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Opinion 91-51
… advance county sewer district user fees and benefit assessments to any other county fund in the manner prescribed … county purposes moneys collected as user fees and benefit assessments on behalf of a county sewer district. County … costs of this sewer district from a combination of benefit assessments and user fees imposed pursuant to article 14-F of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 96-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund … and tax stabilization reserve fund); (use of moneys in fund following abandonment of purpose for which fund … established) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(9), (9-a): Moneys in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 92-16
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts for rental of room owned by officer and used in official … LAW, §802(2)(c): A town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who … to the town tax collector, clerk, justice and supervisor for the use of a portion of their homes as offices from which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 2000-2
… RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by resolution, may provide for bands, movies and similar events as part of its … youth programs. It also may enter into agreements with not-for-profit agencies accepting federal funds pursuant to the … In addition, it may, by local law, further provide for the promotion of literary, graphic, dramatic and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 91-38
… -- Bid Specifications (amount returned from the deposit for copies of) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (deposits on plans … MUNICIPAL LAW, §102; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A political subdivision must return the entire amount of the deposit on plans and specifications for the performance of public work submitted by each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38Opinion 2008-4
… as other town charges ( i.e . on an ad valorem basis) (11 Ops St Comp No. 7841, at 744). 2 Further, Town Law § 202-b … expense payable out of the general fund ( see e.g . 1995 Ops St Comp No. 95-17, at 36; 1988 Ops St Comp No. 88-33, at 61; 1979 Ops St Comp No. 79-748, at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Opinion 89-54
… area. Subdivision 8 of section 209-q provides that the cost of constructing such an improvement shall, as the town … If the town board determines that some or all of the cost of an improvement is to be borne by the area of the town outside of any villages, that portion of the cost to be borne by the area of the town outside of any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-155
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … an adjustment of regular earnings is required to be paid in the final paycheck of the calendar year. Effective Date … rate) are eligible for a year-end adjustment to be paid in the final paycheck of the year, unless the total amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-155-2009-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtOpinion 95-23
… by the town officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim to be based on that officer's review of documentation relating to the claim. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the … the town officer whose action gave rise or origin to the claim may be based on that officer's review of documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 2001-2
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation required in order to be credited with one year of … for activities designated by the program sponsor, selected from the list of activities set forth at subparagraphs i-viii … she must be credited with twenty-five points (1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-9, p 19) 1 . Consequently, a service award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2