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Opinion 2008-1
… to school district) -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit-corporations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800(2), … also served as a trustee on the board of trustees of a not-for-profit foundation that raises money and makes gifts to … to gifts from, or other matters involving, the not-for-profit foundation for which the board member serves as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-1Preparing and Applying for Retirement
… ready to apply for retirement, you can do everything online. Learn about what you’ll need to submit, what to … Transfer service : If you are still a member of another New York State public retirement system. Reinstate service : If you withdrew your membership in NYSLRS or another New York State public retirement system. In most cases, you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/preparing-and-applying-for-retirementOpinion 2005-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Opinion 2000-14
… in a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers to make annual payments, either in prescribed dollar amounts … … exactly the same as if payments were made in the form of wages …" (89 Misc 2d at 265, 390 NYS2d at 787). In … No. 2000-4, p 10, footnote 3). 4 September 27, 2000 Howard W. Smith, Superintendent of Schools Canton Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Opinion 88-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to … without special legislation. However, a special act and extinguishment of the private right are necessary for … of a frustrated attempt to construct a swimming pool and that the property is not now being used for any municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 89-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation … (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (disposition of … to include "... earnings, wages, salary or bonus payable by an employer... to, or to the estate of, or to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 97-18
… 275: Pursuant to County Law, §215, real property acquired for a county sewer district, that is no longer needed for public use, may be sold, upon a two-thirds vote of the … You ask whether the sale of the real property used for a county sewer district must be approved by a majority of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 96-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … You ask whether several fire districts may join together in an advertising campaign for the purpose of recruiting … agreements. Subdivision one of section 119-o provides, in relevant part, that ". . . municipal corporations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Opinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-d may be paid, in the first instance, from the county's general fund. … undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 96-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Beach Erosion … or appurtenances by beach erosion control district) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-a), 202-b(2): A town board, pursuant to Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 88-9
… to such delegation, the town board must call and conduct a public hearing on the increase or improvement of facilities … of the commissioners. If the town board determines, after public hearing, to authorize the purpose, it may delegate to … have been completed, the town board then must call a public hearing and cause a notice of hearing to be published …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County … that Dennis Mosesman and Elsie Mosesman have been indicted on charges including Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a … cars and create a more than $100,000 no-show job,” said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . “Thanks to my auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandOpinion 98-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … NYS2d 545). Therefore, since a municipal housing authority falls within the definition of "public entity", the governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 91-44
… (health insurance) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (health insurance for fire commissioners) … to Article XI of the Civil Service Law (§160 et seq .) and regulations of the president of the Civil Service … Law, §163[2],[4]; 4 NYCRR 73.1[b]-[i], 73.2). In either case, it appears that the statute and regulations require a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 88-71
… arising from nonpayment of water rents to compromise a claim) CLAIMS -- Compromise or Settlement of (waiver of … rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted by the property owner relative to the accuracy of his water bill. This is in reply to your letter concerning the waiver of penalty charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 94-2
… opinion. CITIES--Fees (exemption from parking meter fees for city officials) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS--Parking … Regulations (exemption from meter fees for city officials) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1200, 1600, … city's authority to enact local legislation imposing fees for parking on public highways is defined exclusively by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Opinion 92-47
… that: All surcharge monies remitted to the municipality by a service supplier and all other monies dedicated to the … of interest to the fund from which the investment was made. Also, since statutes creating dedicated accounts do not … purposes, expenditures for those purposes generally may be made in the first instance from other moneys within the fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Opinion 89-61
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (salary … townwide basis) BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Compensation (salary in town charged only to area of town outside of villages) … does not exist, the town justice court for the town in which the village is located has jurisdiction of matters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 99-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … seasonal) -- Rates (requirements for building permit fees) TOWN LAW, §§130(1), 138, 261; EXECUTIVE LAW, §381: Town … Village of Suffern , 32 AD2d 921, 302 NYS2d 304; Orange & Rockland Utilities v Town of Clarkstown , 80 AD2d 846, 444 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 2008-6
… J., Index No. 209202). Moreover, the daily rate divisor does not fall within any of the exclusions from "other … has been increased subsequent to August 2, 1999 and does not fall within any of the exclusions from "other … officer's collective bargaining agreement, there does not appear to be any conditions placed on the next …
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