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Opinion 99-11
… be cancelled by either perforating the obligation with the word "Paid" or "Cancelled" and the date of payment, or by writing or stamping the word "Paid", as well as the date of payment, on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… LAW, §§103, 104-b: A fire district is not required to advertise for sealed bids to contract for the services of physicians to give physicals to volunteer firefighters of the fire … Whether a fire district is required to advertise for sealed bids to engage the services of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 2006-6
… or without pay, to its “officers or employees,” and adopt rules and regulations in relation thereto. Section 92 does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 2006-9
… of property of a town sewer district to a county) TOWN LAW §198(12): The transfer of property and facilities of a … transfer would constitute a “sale” for purposes of Town Law §198(12) and, therefore, be subject to the referendum … of that statute. Section 198(12)(b) of the Town Law provides that the governing board of a town improvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… 24/7 and is responsible for citywide traffic management, incident response, traffic signal operation and maintenance, … and information dissemination. The Department coordinates incident response with its Office of Emergency Response, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… $5 billion in damages to MTA assets, including serious damage to the Queens Midtown Tunnel, the Hugh L. Carey … on Sustainability — to help identify the potential for damage to their transportation systems. B&T officials said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsOpinion 94-28
… feasibility of county-wide wastewater treatment) COUNTY LAW, §250 et seq.; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-d: Expenses incurred by a county for advance … supervisors has authorized a contract with an engineering firm to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been substantiated. These records encompassed … said. "Even though the Justice Center is over three years old, we don't know how effectively it is operating or whether … needed. This isn't about finger-pointing if some of the old system's problems still exist. It is about keeping New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityOpinion 93-28
… Local Highway Assistance ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways … board and town highway superintendent which is required by section 284 of the Highway Law. Section 10-c of the … town board and the highway superintendent to determine, by agreement, how certain moneys for highway repairs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 91-59
… Association (need to be member of association to receive benefits); (use of money for retirement and death benefits) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Volunteer and … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide death benefits to family members of deceased volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-59Opinion 94-24
… discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (for bonds with proposed maturity of more than five years) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (procedure for financing in towns); … Whether the construction of a new town hall is subject to permissive referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Opinion 90-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … AND HEARINGS -- Voting Procedures (authority to allow act by majority of quorum) LOCAL LAWS -- Voting Requirements … to allow act by majority of quorum) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §353-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §41; MUNICIPAL HOME …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… board should provide guidance for managing travel and conference expenses to avoid any problems arising, such as: … extends business travel beyond the time required for a conference Explain the rules related to travelling with a … other non-employee (In some instances, reimbursements for conference and other travel expenses may be governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesOpinion 2004-5
… Law §§9104[a][4]; 9105[d][2][E]; see also 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-53, p 120). Sections 9104 and 9105 provide … benefit of the department or company (see, e.g., 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-6, p16; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 99-13
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … higher building permit fee for structures that would have no heat and would be used on a seasonal basis than for … Clarkstown , 80 AD2d 846, 444 NYS2d 670; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-42, p 69; see also Executive Law, §381[2]). "Exact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 89-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased … Concerning the disposition of an unclaimed paycheck of a deceased county employee who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9CUNY Bulletin No. CU-598
… should be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit (Form AC 934-P ) and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC 1476-P ). If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been … payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-598-2011-2018-iatse-local-one-retroactive-general-salaryOpinion 98-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §30: A town board, by local law or resolution, may agree to confer … for the costs incurred under section 18. You ask whether a town may confer the benefits of Public Officers Law, §18 upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Resources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… resulting from hazardous waste sites, agricultural and non-agricultural non-point pollution and ongoing problems … perfluorinated compounds. Response to growing threats from invasive species and hazardous algal blooms. Food donation … of a capture system; or determines the destruction or removal efficiency of a control device used to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-fundingOpinion 91-1
… in part within the county. The county is required to adopt rules prescribing the conditions under which and the manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1