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Opinion 90-34
… We have previously concluded that since section 209-b only authorizes emergency rescue and first aid squads to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 2007-4
… be reserved and carried over into an ensuing fiscal year only “for stated purposes pursuant to law”. Article 2 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2007-5
… capital reserve fund in county) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 6-c: With limited exceptions, a resolution of the governing … funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of (1) the "construction, reconstruction or acquisition" of a specific or type of "capital improvement," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 89-62
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not … independent nominations of individuals to federal, state, county, city, town or village offices (see Election Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 89-36
… There are no permissive referendum requirements either to establish a capital reserve fund for a specific capital improvement or to expend moneys from a capital reserve fund established for … for a specific improvement, where the authority to issue obligations for the capital improvement would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 88-45
… to lend the county money pursuant to the following terms and conditions. Under the proposed plan, the bank would agree … once or in increments. Interest would be payable monthly and the entire principal balance could be paid on any payment … that the obligations shall be only of the kind listed and shall be denominated only as stated. In our opinion, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 88-7
… debt service need not be paid from the assessments. 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 superseded. You ask whether 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 (File No. 3046) reflects the current … balance of an appropriation." We note that 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 failed to consider that Local Finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Opinion 92-25
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (riding on fire vehicles during emergency calls) TOWN LAW, §§176(11), 176-a: A board of fire commissioners may adopt regulations authorizing a fire … the provisions of section 17611 of the Town Law preclude a fire district commissioner who is not a member of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 96-3
… Whether a prohibited COI exists if the contract enters a competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… of a town water district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response to your letter concerning the … excess proceeds from the sale for the construction of a new town hall if the town board submits a proposition on this … the excess proceeds from sale for the construction of a new town hall or whether special legislation is necessary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 92-5
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License … of school district to grant) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 92-42
… there is no requirement in section 64(2) that the town pay only cash consideration under a lease ( cf . Clintwood …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 97-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties … corporations (i.e., town, village, county, city or school district); (b) district corporations; and (c) those … territory coterminous with the county or a tax district or districts within the county (Workers' Compensation Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 92-38
… 555). This procedure is then required to continue until a full set of officers is approved. If a village has no … Village Law, §§4-412, 10-1014; People ex rel. Wallace v Carpenter , 77 Misc 244, 135 NYS 593). Since section 10-1012 … however, that it is a general rule that a legislative body of a public corporation may, subject to its own rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 91-56
… Lakes Solid Waste Management Authority (the Authority) is generally governed by title 30 of the Public Authorities … by any political subdivision thereof shall not be deemed a liability for the purposes of this section. (emphasis added) … such a five-year period, it would be essential to define what is meant by "operative" and to apply a test therefor. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56Opinion 95-9
… for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in … for attending fire district governing board meetings. (2) Points toward a year of firefighting service may not be … company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the number of points credited if a firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 95-5
… discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Emergency (911) Telephone System (use of surplus surcharge revenue to pay … a county which has implemented the enhanced emergency telephone system (E911) surcharge authorized by County Law, … and administration by counties of enhanced emergency telephone service ("E911"). Generally, Article 6 provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5Opinion 91-63
… who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 91-62
… may require". Section 1-102 does not expressly state that only property which is no longer needed for village purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62