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Opinion 95-24
… a mandatory reserve fund for the payment of debt service to the extent that the aid is not applied directly to pay for the project or to retire obligations issued in anticipation of the aid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 91-46
… the State and local governments ( Olmsted v. Meahl , 219 NY 270, 114 N.E. 393). As a clerk of the courts, the County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 96-15
… and partially from townwide functions, the town board should apportion the cost of the judgment equitably between … and partially from townwide functions, the town board should apportion the cost of the judgment equitably between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 2003-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … plan service award program cannot exceed a monthly payment for life of twenty dollars for each year of firefighting … of State stated that "[u]nder the proposed statute the pay-out would be an amount between five and twenty dollars per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3Opinion 2003-4
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … that no claim may be presented, audited or paid unless it is either verified under oath or certified, to be true and … v City of Long Beach , 286 NY 382 at p 388). 2 Further, it is also well established that when the Legislature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 2003-5
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Death Benefits (line-of-duty presumption for paid firefighter) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §208-b; … and consists of: an amount equal to the greater of the salary received by the member during the year immediately preceding his death, or the salary received during the year preceding such injuries; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 98-4
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … tax rolls, as provided in Real Property Tax Law, §554(9). At the outset, we note that it is the policy of this Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 89-65
… OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- Conflict of Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 89-21
… , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662 [4th Dept 1930], affd 254 NY 582, 173 NE 876 [1930]; Embler v Town of Wallkill 132 NY 222 [1892]; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-6, p 6; see also Luceri v County of Orange , … superintendent of the other town. Section 187 does not address the issue of with whom complaints concerning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Opinion 2004-2
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … code of ethics should be reviewed to ascertain whether it contains any pertinent provisions. If the contract between … by the vendor from the spouse of a town board member. It appears that the vendor would obtain gravel to fulfill the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2Opinion 91-32
… Mahon v Board of Education of the City of New York , 171 NY 263; Teachers' Ass'n Central High School District No. 3 v … VIII, §1 (see, e.g., Ausable Chasm Co. v State , 266 NY 326; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 98 AD2d 8, 470 NYS2d 181, affd 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32DiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… young and family-oriented and supports an influx of tourism and shopping, according to an economic snapshot … P. DiNapoli. The neighborhood’s growth shows no sign of slowing as it continues to add new residential units, office space and more than 2 million square feet of new or redeveloped retail space that will be completed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotDiNapoli Releases East Harlem Economic Snapshot
… of the jobs in the area. The private sector average salary ($71,700) grew faster in East Harlem (51 percent) than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-releases-east-harlem-economic-snapshotOpinion 2002-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … of proposition to establish a service award program for volunteer firefighters); (need for when amending a … monies from a local business, monies raised through fire company fund raising activities, or "excess funding" in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Opinion 2000-16
… life insurance) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Family" (meaning for purposes of foreign fire insurance tax special acts) … is required to use foreign fire insurance tax monies for the care and relief of indigent and disabled firefighters … uses such monies to purchase a group life insurance policy for the members of the association, the members of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Opinion 91-55
… STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, 5(C): Depreciation is not a "cost of operation, maintenance and repairs" to be deducted … Apparently, municipalities which account for revenues on a cash basis have not been including depreciation as a cost … 457, we noted that the "except" clause resolved a conflict between section 6-k, and Local Finance Law, §123.00 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Opinion 92-15
… disability in a substantial degree (see McNamara v City of Syracuse , 60 AD2d 753, 400 NYS2d 604; see also Geremski v Department of Fire of City of Syracuse , 72 Misc 2d 165, 338 NYS2d 543, affd 42 AD2d 1050, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15Opinion 2001-9
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … must disclose any interest in such a contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803, and avoid contravening the … implied ..." (General Municipal Law §800[2]). "Interest" is defined in section 800(3) as a "direct or indirect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 90-10
… 153; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§239-x, 239-y; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): Neither a conservation advisory … v City of Lockport , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662, affd 254 NY 582; Embler v Town of Wallkill , 132 NY 222; 1989 Opns St … danger to users of a town highway, we note that Municipal Home Rule Law, §10(1) authorizes a local government to adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more … the percentage of homeowners above the affordability level rose from 26.4 in 2000 to 33.9 percent in 2012. For some New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewide