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Opinion 93-4
… purpose (Local Finance Law, §§10.00[a], 21.00[a]; see also NY Const, art VIII, §2). Clearly, towns are authorized to … Law (see also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-32, p 40). With respect to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 91-3
… OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (control of highway equipment) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (management, custody and control of town property) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(2); TOWN LAW, §§32(1), 64(3): The town … and exclusive authority over the vehicles used by the highway department. Both the town board and the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 90-18
… -- Contracts Requiring Competitive Bidding (purchase of medical supplies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: There is no … solely on the fact that the commodities purchased are medical supplies. You ask whether the purchase of medical supplies by a county department of health is subject …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 2005-2
… incurred in performing firemanic duties. The distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax monies is governed by sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law, unless a special law enacted … other fiscal officer of the authority having jurisdiction and control of the fire department (Insurance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 89-61
… VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Abolition (effect of) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-Town charges (salaries of town officers) TOWN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 93-10
… word "holiday", as used in County Law, §206-a, includes only those public holidays enumerated in section 24 (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… by caregivers. Elder abuse also often goes undetected; only 1 in 24 cases are identified and reported to the proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… seals on three doors that could potentially allow water to leak through. Auditors visited six bus depots where they also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsOpinion 2006-6
… the supervisor generally may determine to take time off for personal reasons in his or her discretion. You ask … generally were free to take as much or as little time off as they might wish under a schedule they controlled (see … equally to leaves of absence. As is the case with time off for illness, an elected town officer may determine to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 2006-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (on the transfer of property of a town sewer district to a county) SEWER … the proposed transfer would constitute a sale for purposes of town law and be subject to the referendum requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Opinion 99-11
… the Local Finance Law contains provisions relative to the cancellation and destruction of obligations. That section … for the State Comptroller to designate the manner of cancellation or destruction of paid obligations. It states as … regulations, set forth in 2 NYCRR, Part 55, for the cancellation and destruction of municipal obligations. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… Lynd v Heffernan , 286 AD 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv to app granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). The primary rationale … proposals or quotations will not be in the best interest of the political subdivision (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… Transportation (Department) is monitoring and evaluating traffic flow at intersections and whether the Department took action … of Transportation Department is monitoring and evaluating traffic flow at intersections and whether the Department took …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… the Justice Center limited auditors' access to records and only permitted review of closed cases for abuse and neglect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityOpinion 94-28
… proposed district or extension is established. Finally, if all or part of the planning relates to a proposed district or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 90-31
… the committee must conduct business and pass resolutions only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 91-59
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … fire insurance tax moneys to provide death benefits to family members of deceased volunteer firefighters, and to … tax moneys to fund a death benefit payable to the family of deceased volunteer firefighters since, in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-59Opinion 93-28
… ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended only in … in part, that: The moneys levied and collected for the repair and improvement of highways, . . . the moneys received … §113 or Highway Law, §285-a] shall be expended for the repair and improvement of such highways . . . at such places …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 94-24
… 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-94-24Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… attend conferences and training classes, generally you may only reimburse them for authorized expenses that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expenses