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Opinion 2003-1
… §202(5), the cost of an extension to a town water district is charged against only properties within the extension. The … the town board. You ask whether the cost of an improvement for an extension to an existing town water district is borne … the original district. Subdivision 5 also makes provision for charging to the properties within the extension a portion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 97-7
… the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court and trust funds) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (unclaimed court and trust moneys) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (receipt of unclaimed court and trust moneys) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, §§600, 1404: Moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 91-44
… commissioners) INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover fire district fire commissioners under State health … The State health insurance plan is operated pursuant to Article XI of the Civil Service Law (§160 et seq .) and … of the Civil Service Commission promulgated pursuant to that Article (see Civil Service Law, §160; 4 NYCRR 73). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 96-21
… or appurtenances by beach erosion control district) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-a), 202-b(2): A town board, pursuant to Town Law, §202-a, may authorize the replenishment of sand and the installation of a sand-filled geotube at a … Whether the procedures of Town Law 202b authorize the replenishment of sand and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21DiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… New York’s Health Department (DOH) and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) can do … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York has thousands of water systems supplying drinking water but, as we’ve seen … systems with their security and emergency preparedness. As of December 2022, 318 of New York’s largest water systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersOpinion 97-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses … of a dormitory for the county community college. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal to build a … and duties of the college board of trustees and the county in this regard, and not those of the Board of Trustees of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Credit for Military or Additional Service – State Police Plan
… credit toward your retirement benefit for military service or other public employment. Military Service If you served in … receive credit whether your military service was before or after you joined NYSLRS. For more information, visit our … attach/include a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214). (It must show that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/credit-military-or-additional-serviceCredit for Military or Additional Service – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214). (It must show that you were honorably discharged.) Additional Service for … information or to verify whether your previous service would increase your pension benefit. For additional service … and If your tier or retirement plan allows you to stop making contributions after a certain period of time, you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/credit-military-or-additional-serviceOpinion 94-22
… The district management association, however, may be the recipient of district funds paid as fair and adequate … imposed on behalf of a business improvement district may be turned over to, and be controlled and directly expended by, the district … imposed on behalf of a business improvement district may be turned over to and be controlled and directly expended by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 94-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … [edited for publication] COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (amount of index fees remitted to State) FEES -- Court Fees (amount … 392e the county clerk is only required to remit $95 of such fee to the State and whether consequently the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
… that campuses are making accurate residency determinations for students and thus charging the correct tuition rates. The … staff. Of the 64 institutions, 28 offer graduate programs. For fiscal year 2020-21, SUNY had an overall budget of $11.9 … As stated in SUNY Policy 7810: Residency, Establishment of for Tuition Purposes (Residency Policy), each campus is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/determination-residency-tuition-purposesOpinion 93-4
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Bond Resolution (when two-thirds vote required) -- Referendum … be authorized by a two-thirds vote of the town board and is neither subject to mandatory referendum nor is the town … its own motion. You ask whether a town board may adopt a bond resolution for the purpose of financing a tax certiorari …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 89-11
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … Associations (use of tax moneys to rent meeting room) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; Laws Of 1975, Chapter 543: The … Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Opinion 93-10
… HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(3): A non-charter county must keep its offices open on the day after Thanksgiving and may … the transaction of ordinary business at county offices. You ask whether the offices of a non-charter county are … Therefore, pursuant to County Law, §206-a, the county must keep its offices open on the day after Thanksgiving (see also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Opinion 91-3
… TOWN LAW, §§32(1), 64(3): The town board may require all town vehicles, including those used by a superintendent … as town property. You ask whether a town board may require all town vehicles, including those used by the town … of the town" and "the management, custody and control of all ... property of the town ..." (emphasis added). Further, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 2005-2
… monies to reimburse active members of the department for mileage expenses incurred in performing firemanic duties. The … monies to reimburse active members of the department for mileage expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 89-61
… villages. The salary of the town building inspector is chargeable only to the area of the town outside of any … of village justice does not exist, the town justice court for the town in which the village is located has jurisdiction … of matters arising within the village. As a general rule, all moneys raised by real property taxes for town purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 90-18
… of medical supplies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: There is no exception to the competitive bidding requirements of … of medical supplies by a county department of health is subject to the competitive bidding requirements of General … 103 applies, the purchase of medical supplies by a county is subject to those requirements. There are several statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… is responsible for assessing the adult’s needs and risk of harm, which may also require coordination with law … policy requires APS providers to sufficiently document the assessment of the client’s needs, their due diligence in … contain all required information critical to an accurate assessment, and lacked documentation that deficiencies were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsOpinion 88-53
… -- Retirement Benefits (exclusion of compensation for working vacations from calculation of final average … SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§302(9)(d), 431: Compensation paid to police officers or firefighters for working scheduled vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is not includable in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53