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Opinion 91-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Except as otherwise expressly … the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section ... General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 88-67
… may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory … MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of a village mayor is appointed to the position of village attorney, the mayor does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 2002-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Lighting (as townwide charge in towns) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (maintenance of town … You ask whether the cost of expenses for street lighting in a town and for maintaining a building used as the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 2002-15
… Law §327 are raised on a townwide basis. Similarly, as a rule, the cost of maintaining a town hall building used for … agreement, is also used by a village. As a general rule, all real property taxes raised for town purposes must … as the town board deems necessary for the safety and convenience of the public. Highway Law §327 authorizes towns, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0Opinion 89-42
… known as "Treasury Direct." Under this system, no physical security is issued, the security being evidenced only by an account master record and a description of the security in a securities portfolio associated therewith in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Opinion 93-33
… Holding Corp. , 72 AD2d 737, 421 NYS2d 244; Town of Almond v Penfold , 58 Misc 2d 780, 296 NYS2d 619). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Opinion 96-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to third party for benefit of village) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10; VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102, 5-508, 5-520, 5-532: A … 753, 251 NYS2d 939; see also Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Village Law, §1-102(1) authorizes a village to sell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 91-13*
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (as constituting indebtedness for … corporation) -- Installment Purchase (authority for real property acquisition) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- … that, if the municipal corporation fails to appropriate money for the lease payments, the municipal corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 90-8
… the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys remain operative following the effective date of … the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys remain effective following the amendment of … from sharing in some of the foreign fire insurance tax moneys. The distribution and use of foreign fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 98-18
… (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) FEES -- Imposition of (for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service … (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) -- Powers and Duties (imposition of fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 90-22
… (necessity to pay interest on consumer deposits) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (of consumer deposits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 89-52
… coordination of emergency medical service training) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §§3000, 3051, 3052: A county may establish the … by the Legislature's enactment of Article 30 of the Public Health Law. It also continues to be our opinion, as discussed … of volunteers. Under Article 30-A of the Public Health Law, the Legislature recognizes "...a need to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Opinion 99-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … it is our opinion that the requirements of section 103 do not preclude a political subdivision from utilizing its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2Opinion 96-22
… 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-96-22Opinion 88-51
… board wishes to use the funds and accumulated interest to pay for the dredging of the lake. You ask whether the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51Opinion 94-7
… opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICES -- Fees (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) -- Pre-emption (fees for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7Opinion 88-34
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 88-61
… to those taxpayers who wait until the last minute to pay their taxes to do so by registered or certified mail, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 95-12
… and investment of public funds of "local governments". For this purpose, a local government is defined to include … and 11 are applicable to deposits and investments of funds for an agency's own use and account). Section 10(2)(a) of the … to designate one or more "banks or trust companies" for the deposit of public funds, the disposition of which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12Opinion 91-1
… LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot create exception for public work under county contract) -- Preemption (competitive … -- Competitive Bidding (cooperative bidding for public work) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Purchases Through County or … Municipal Law, §119-o[2][d], [h]; cf . Gallagher v Central School District No. 1 , 43 Misc 2d 360, 251 NYS2d 119, where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1