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Opinion 90-63
… (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … workers); (miscellaneous expenses - holiday party for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation (authority to … for the senior citizens of the sponsor municipality or school district. You ask whether a public library may fund a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 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
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised … fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness … the type of conditioning necessary for the firefighters to efficiently fulfill their firemanic functions, the nature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 98 - 19
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (referendum requirement for installment … contracts for the financing of equipment, machinery and apparatus (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There … is "subject to such vote, referendum or such referendum and vote, as the case may be, in the same manner as provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 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
… fiscal officer of the village and that it shall be his or her responsibility to have custody of all moneys belonging to … (see General Municipal Law, §119-n). As to the village's home rule power in this instance, we note that villages are …
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-95-16Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… in the member’s pension. If the DRO does not explicitly state which party pays the additional cost of a pop-up …
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-fieldsIX.8.A Accounting for Federal Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… of Appropriation/AP Adjustment Vouchers of this Guide for further information. There are two main reasons for processing refunds in AP: When the refund relates to a … the adjustment voucher will restore the contract value. For 1099 reporting, the adjustment voucher will adjust the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8a-accounting-federal-refundsOpinion 91-20
… those services provided by the emergency rescue and first aid squads of the fire companies serving the fire … those services provided by the emergency rescue and first aid squads of the fire companies serving the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 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-91-7