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Opinion 2007-4
… general fund (see Village Law §5-506[1][b]; 1996 Opns St Comp No. 96-4, p 7; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 374; 5 Op St Comp, 1949, p 500; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-238, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2007-5
… requirements for transfer from capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (referendum … of monies from capital reserve fund in county) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 6-c: With limited exceptions, a resolution of … established for a specific improvement or specific item of equipment into another capital reserve fund is not subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 89-5
… issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for notice of pendency affecting more than one parcel) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Notice of Pendency (filing fee when affecting more than one … A county clerk may not charge additional fees for filing a notice of pendency if the notice affects more than one parcel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 89-62
… multiple nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is … of the district. Thereafter the ballots prepared for the election of fire district officers shall specify the names of … proper blank spaces for each office to be filled at such election. If any such resolution shall be adopted, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 88-7
… the assessments. 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 superseded. You ask whether 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 (File No. 3046) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7State Agencies Bulletin No. 845
… To provide guidelines and procedures for determining if a worker should be treated as an independent contractor or as … of each agency’s internal procedures for making worker status determinations. Attachment A IRS guidelines for … be used in conjunction with Attachments A and C to make a worker status determination. This worksheet may be used “as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/845-agency-compliance-internal-revenue-service-irs-policy-regarding-workerOpinion 92-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … emergency calls) TOWN LAW, §§176(11), 176-a: A board of fire commissioners may adopt regulations authorizing a … Whether the provisions of section 17611 of the Town Law preclude a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 96-3
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … the trustee individually, or the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, irrespective of whether the contract is awarded after competitive bidding or if some or all of the costs of the contract are defrayed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of … district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response to your letter concerning the proposed sale to a … approved, the moneys received from the sale must be placed in a reserve fund to amortize any outstanding obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 92-42
… owner of a parking lot pursuant to which the town would lease a portion of the lot for town parking purposes and, in … the value of the benefit received by the town under the lease. You ask whether a town may enter into an agreement … towns to acquire real property for lawful town purposes by lease, purchase or condemnation. Pursuant to this authority, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 97-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in … -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §§62, 66, 71: A village housing authority is eligible to participate in a workers' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 95-9
… credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for … for attending meetings of committees of a fire company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro … firefighters receive credit for attendance at fire company committee meetings pursuant to General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 95-5
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Emergency (911) Telephone System (use of surplus surcharge revenue to pay principal … issued to finance purchase of emergency communication system) COUNTY LAW, §§301(8), 307: Surplus surcharge revenues … which has implemented the enhanced emergency telephone system (E911) surcharge authorized by County Law, Article 6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5Opinion 93-29
… of an official newspaper ( cf . former Village Law, §89[8], repealed by L 1972, ch 892; Town Law, §64[11]). The … ( cf . Town Law, §64[11] and former Village Law, §89[8], generally providing that a newspaper "published" in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Opinion 2000-21
… a village located within two towns both towns must take part in the process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-13
… 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, p 16; 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-2002-13Opinion 2002-14
… village property owners adjacent to the construction site reported that they were experiencing significant water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-12
… (General Municipal Law §805-a[2]) and prohibits appearances before municipal boards in certain circumstances … municipal officer or employee in one or more positions of public employment, the holding of which is not prohibited by … Further, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-30
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties (transportation of … charge. You ask whether the cost incurred by a village in transporting an individual from a village justice court to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Opinion 2001-1
… Act minimum requirements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §90; 29 USC §201 et seq .; NY CONST, ART. VIII, §1: A village … of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"; 29 USC §201 et seq .) at a rate higher than that provided for … longer than that prescribed in the federal statute (29 USC §207[a],[o]). Because it is now well-established that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1