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Opinion 92-28
… for library purposes. September 30, 1992 David S. Shaw, Esq., City School District Attorney Beacon City School District Stephen J. Wing, Esq., Attorney for Howland Public Library Howland Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 96-15
… -- Expenses (judgment arising from his or her actions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Expenses (judgment arising from zoning and planning function) TOWN LAW, §§121, 138, 261: The … of the building inspector or from the town's planning and zoning activities is properly chargeable to the area of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 97-26
… of district); (authority to use equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire … or unusual circumstances, properties within a particular area of the fire district will benefit to a greater extent … only to a zone of assessment, to be used, on occasion, for fire protection elsewhere within the fire district. (3) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 95-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Limit (withholding State aid as penalty for levy in excess of) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- State Aid (applicability of provisions … Whether the provisions of section 54a of the State Finance Law authorize the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Opinion 95-24
… -- Mandatory Reserve Funds (criteria for establishing) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (use of State aid); … the proceeds of obligations which remain outstanding may be expended for any school purpose as provided in Education … of the city school district. You ask whether this aid may be used to pay operating expenses of the school district or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 95-3
Concerning the proper distribution of county sales tax revenue when the county and several cities within the county each impose a sales tax on certain transactions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 98-4
… established in a county, the duties of the tax levying body provided for in Real Property Tax Law, §554 in … officer is the official to whom the county tax levying body may delegate authority to perform duties in connection … on tax rolls. Subdivision 9 authorizes a tax levying body to delegate, by resolution, to "an official who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 91-46
… the State and local governments ( Olmsted v. Meahl , 219 NY 270, 114 N.E. 393). As a clerk of the courts, the County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 2004-1
… dated March 24, 1964 from Senator Eustis Paine to Hon. Sol Neil Corbin, referring to acquisitions of "specialized … dated March 24, 1964 from Senator Eustis Paine to Hon. Sol Neil Corbin). 2 Prior to 1956, section 209-b(1) provided for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 2000-7
… the 200,000 who is an officer and owner of 33 1/3% of the stock of a corporation would have a prohibited interest in a … circumstances. The commissioner owns 33 1/3% of the stock of the corporation and is the corporation's … to this contract. The amount of the consideration paid by the fire district under the contract would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Opinion 2004-2
… supplies gravel from the property to the town, and (1) the lease was entered into in anticipation or as a direct … with the town, or (2) the rental payment required by the lease varies on the basis of the amount of gravel removed … in the contract prohibited by article 18. If the lease was not entered into in anticipation or as a direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2Opinion 91-32
… by OCRRA of any real property designated as the site for any facility shall be subject to approval of the … affected by its location contiguous to [a] landfill site ..." ( Vim Construction Co., Inc v Board of Assessors of … domain on behalf of OCRRA for the purpose of acquiring a site for the OCRRA localities, or if its role in approving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32DiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… The terror attacks on September 11, 2001 killed 2,753 people in Lower Manhattan, leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan struggling to … The terror attacks on September 11 2001 killed 2753 people in Lower Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotOpinion 90-10
… HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): Neither a conservation advisory council nor a conservation board is authorized to prevent the … the objection of the town's conservation advisory council. Generally, a town is under a "continuing" and … a town board to establish a conservation advisory council. The general purpose of a conservation advisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10DiNapoli Releases East Harlem Economic Snapshot
… Economic growth is strong in East Harlem, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Over … 40 percent. DiNapoli released his Economic Snapshot of East Harlem at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter … Economic growth is strong in East Harlem according to a report released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-releases-east-harlem-economic-snapshotOpinion 92-15
… Award (effect on eligibility under General Municipal Law, §207-c) -- Disability Benefits (payment to deputy … sheriff eligible for benefits under General Municipal Law, §207-c) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §30(3): When a deputy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15Opinion 91-55
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- … governing board of any municipal corporation operating an electric public utility service shall establish solely by … In this Office's memorandum to the Governor concerning the bill which became chapter 457, we noted that the "except" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Opinion 2001-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … must address certain specified subjects, including private employment in conflict with official duties, may regulate or … private remuneration and whether the duties of the private employment directly involve the procurement, preparation or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 2002-1
… of proposition to establish a service award program for volunteer firefighters); (need for when amending a service award program for volunteer firefighters) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (content of … arising in connection with a service award program for volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Opinion 2000-16
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in special acts); (use of tax moneys by to purchase group life insurance) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Family" (meaning … and their families, and uses such monies to purchase a group life insurance policy for the members of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16