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Opinion 93-23
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services (chair of planning board who performs … LAW, §§801, 803: Whether an electrical contractor who also is the chair of a town planning board has a prohibited … perform electrical services must be determined on a case-by-case basis by examining the chair's powers and duties in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 2007-8
… -- Powers and Duties (audit of fire company) TOWN LAW § 184; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 204-a, 209-z: A town may not … of fire protection districts in towns. Town Law § 184 authorizes towns on behalf of fire protection districts … protection within the fire protection district (Town Law § 184). There is no authority in article 11 of the Town Law, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 96-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … purchase with town of real property and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Capital Improvements (joint construction of a building to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 2004-9
… §2803-a: Purchases by a county on behalf of a "municipal hospital" or for a county nutrition program that receives … in section 103(8) of the General Municipal Law. 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-17, p 59 is superseded to the extent … in Public Health Law §2801(1) would apply (1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-18, p 41; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-2 p 6). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 97-16
… of claim for compensation by assigned counsel in amount fixed by court) -- Payment (without audit of claim for compensation fixed by court) COUNTY LAW, §§722, 722-b, 722-e; COUNTY LAW, … for representation. That section establishes various rates of compensation for time expended in court or before a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Opinion 92-41
… and Expenditures (to repair thoroughfares within the district) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Repairs (by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(21): A fire district may not expend moneys to repair "sidewalks" within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 88-34
… You state that 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 532 and 1986 Atty Gen [Inf Opn] 1109 appear to be in conflict and ask for our … be adopted in the same manner as ordinances. 1986 Atty Gen [Inf Opn] 1109 concludes that a village may establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34DiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's controversial, … experiment to reduce exposed trash and rats in subway stations by getting rid of trash receptacles showed … removed trash cans from the 8th Street station on the R line and at Flushing-Main Street on the 7 line in Oct. 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerState Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… Civil Service Law with respect to certain employees in the Security Services Bargaining Unit represented by NYSCOPBA. Because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligibleOpinion 2007-5
… equipment into another capital reserve fund is not subject to permissive referendum requirements. You ask whether a … of equipment into another capital reserve fund is subject to permissive referendum requirements. General Municipal Law, … the governing boards of counties, among other entities, to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 91-63
… would have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchases by the town from a hardware store if the councilman resides … household expenses, or affect the amount of rental paid by the councilman for office space. Finally, even if there is … Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). Thus, even if not required by the town's code of ethics, we believe the town councilman …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 96-3
… trustee would have a prohibited interest in a contract for environmental review and planning services between the … §§1-102, 4-412, 5-524). Article 18 contains no exception for contracts let pursuant to competitive bidding or, in the … state officers and employees). There also is no exception for contracts, the cost of which is recouped by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) WATER DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A … Town Law, §198 or a local law, use the proceeds from the sale to the county of all the property and facilities of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16XII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… These matching and receiving requirements will help to ensure vouchers are appropriate for payment. In … on Matching Amount Yes The dollar amount on the voucher line must be less than or equal to the dollar amount on the … Method on the purchase order is the Procurement Card, will help to ensure that: Agencies pay vendors only for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingOpinion 88-57
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Rates (schedule of rates may … Opns St Comp, 1968, p 728; 8 Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amendment). … of constitutionality (see, e.g., Cook v City of Binghamton , 48 NY2d 323, 422 NYS2d 919) and, therefore, is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Opinion 89-5
… -- Fees (for notice of pendency affecting more than one parcel) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Notice of Pendency (filing … Laws of New York, Book 7B, CPLR, §6501, p 438). The notice is filed with the clerk of any county where the property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1097
… for all transactions, agencies must process salary changes in the payroll system as timely as possible. Due to the … before submitting these transactions. The procedures in this Bulletin supersede Payroll Bulletin No. 235 which was … Salary increases for unallocated positions* Changes in percentage of time worked Transactions in this category …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1097-retroactive-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1560
… Positions/Budgets > Position Data (Agency). Insert a row on the Position Data (Agency) page using the Pay Period … SAVE. Incumbent Updating If the position is filled, a row will be inserted automatically on the incumbent’s Job … error messages issued.” Click ‘OK’. If the incumbent has a row on the Job Data page that is subsequent to the effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1560-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2017-2018State Agencies Bulletin No. 1723
… for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year … NYSTEP using the Title and Position Management (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1723-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2019-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 1461
… Positions/Budgets > Position Data (Agency). Insert a row on the Position Data (Agency) page using an Effective … SAVE. Incumbent Updating If the position is filled, a row will be inserted automatically on the incumbent’s Job … error messages issued.” Click ‘OK’. If the incumbent has a row on the Job Data page that is subsequent to the effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1461-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2016-2017