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Opinion 89-4
… the town as depository is because the other bank refused to comply with the town's preferred policy of requiring … to be held by a third party custodian. (2) A town may sell obligations to a bank of which the town supervisor is a … in the case of default so that the municipality can continue to meet expenses. With regard to our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Opinion 98-21
… Whether Article 5G of the General Municipal Law states a town and local fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 90-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … §10(1)(ii)(e)(3): In a village which has established the office of village auditor, the village board of trustees may … grant the auditor authority to audit and order paid some, but not all, claims against the village. You also ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Opinion 89-47
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … fire protection district is dissolved) -- (assessment of capital costs in district as extended) FIRE PROTECTION … Whether the dissolution of the fire protection districts and the addition of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-59
… priority over §266 [user fees] and in some instances, if not in all, they provide the only means by which a special … use of words such as 'shall' and 'must' in a statute does not always mean that its provisions are mandatory to the … 'may' where it is evident from the entire act that it was not intended to receive peremptory construction. [Citations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 94-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (continuation of service award program if fire department ceases to provide … Concerning the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Medicaid 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 end stage renal disease who were … medical equipment, and laboratory services) on behalf of 10,906 Medicaid recipients who were diagnosed with ESRD. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseOpinion 93-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation (use of newspaper not entered as second-class matter); (use of … Whether a school district may publish notice of the school districts annual meeting in a publication which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Opinion 89-54
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS--Capital Reserve Fund … a town may provide water improvements as a town function in the area of the town outside of any villages or in any portion of that area. Subdivision 8 of section 209-q …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Opinion 2008-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … general fund) PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase and Improvement of Facilities (costs not payable from town general fund); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Opinion 96-22
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … reserve fund would be used to pay tax certiorari judgments or settlements. Section 6-e of the General Municipal Law … a specific capital improvement which has been completed or acquired, and those established for a specific capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 92-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts for rental of room owned … tax collector clerk justice and supervisor for the use of a portion of their homes as offices from which they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 97-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. COUNTIES -- Assigned counsel (determination of amount of compensation) -- Powers and Duties (audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Opinion 91-51
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … collected as user fees and benefit assessments on behalf of a county sewer district. County sewer districts are … collected as user fees and benefit assessments on behalf of a county sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 91-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (amount returned from the deposit for copies of) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (deposits on plans and … Concerning what portion of the deposit on copies of plans and specifications required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38Opinion 2000-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (promotion of literary, graphic, dramatic and performing arts) PARKS AND … Whether a village may authorize the expenditure of moneys to promote performing arts and cultural development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-12
… 1003 depending on the employee's rating cycle in order to stop the Performance Advance from being added to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-12-performance-advance-payments-rent-regulations-servicesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-155
… RGS . For judges who served the entire calendar year and did not have a status change or change in salary, the total … page. For judges who served the entire calendar year and did not have a status change but had a change in their … 1, 2009 and are still active on December 31, 2009 and did not have a subsequent status change, the total RGS will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-155-2009-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtOpinion 91-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … 202(5), 209; VILLAGE LAW, §14-1436: A town, on behalf of a town sewer district, may contract with a county to … Whether the town on behalf of the town district and the county on behalf of the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Opinion 2006-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … RULE LAW §23(2)(e): A town board may reduce the salary of an elected town officer, other than a town justice, during … Whether the salary of an elected town officer other than a town justice may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5