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Opinion 88-20
… Specifically, County Law, §216 provides that a courthouse cannot be removed from its location in a city or … authorized under that section as a condition to moving the courthouse. There is no other statute of which we are aware … the county may, pursuant to County Law, §216, relocate the courthouse to another location in the county. In our view, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20Opinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local laws, … their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]) and the transaction of their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 94-5
… and distribute a report relative to the fiscal affairs and official acts, programs and meetings of "boards, commissions, … of boards, commissions, departments or agencies as bodies is supported by the legislative history of chapter 161 of the … (Sponsor's Memorandum to L 1982, ch 161). Accordingly, it is our opinion that the report authorized by Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5DiNapoli: Food Giant ConAgra Agrees to State Pension Fund's Proposal to Buy Sustainable Palm Oil
… palm oil shareholder proposal , which it co-filed with Green Century Capital Management. “ConAgra’s commitment to … said. “Palm oil is in many of the products we enjoy every day, but too often suppliers produce it in ways that destroy … place in their supply chains,” said Lucia von Reusner of Green Century Capital Management, which co-filed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-food-giant-conagra-agrees-state-pension-funds-proposal-buy-sustainable-palm-oilState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… remedial actions were planned or enacted. Because there is no information on the lead levels of the untested outlets, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 90-24
… counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 98-23
… of maximum speed limits in villages) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Villages (designation of twenty-five m.p.h. zones) VILLAGE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1600, 1643; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, … A village may not, pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1643 or by local law, impose a village-wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23Opinion 88-8
… also the president and chief stockholder of an automotive dealership would have a conflict of interest if fire district … You ask if a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board … is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any …
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