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Opinion 96-16
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) WATER DISTRICTS -- … of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A town may not, pursuant to either Town … 141; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-53, p 84; see also Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3]). Accordingly, since the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 95-9
… credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for … for attending meetings of committees of a fire company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro … firefighters receive credit for attendance at fire company committee meetings pursuant to General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 2001-1
… Loans (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) PUBLIC … AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (overtime pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) -- Overtime (pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers … The governing board of the industrial development agency, in fixing the executive director's total compensation, … previously expressed the view that the word "compensation" in similar contexts generally connotes the total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Opinion 2000-21
… or towns and village or villages a joint fire district for the purposes hereinafter stated and in the manner … joint fire districts in "such" town or towns. This language suggests that, in order for a village to be included … village; Town Law §189-a[2][b], [3][b], specifically referencing the town outside village for purposes of posting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-13
… TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire … or company (see, e.g., 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-6, p 16; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; 1982 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2002-14
… appropriateness of settlement) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; VILLAGE LAW §§1-102(5), 4-400(1)(l), … monies to the property owners under these circumstances. Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution prohibits … or private corporation, association or undertaking. Article VIII, §1 generally prohibits the expenditure of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 94-12
… a fire district to lease portions of its real property not required for fire district purposes. Section 176(14) does not … exchange for fair and adequate consideration (1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-55, p 57; 27 Opns St Comp, 1971, p 175). Further, … of the property and soliciting price quotations from several prospective lessees or obtaining a professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 2003-7
… opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of for preliminary costs and feasibility studies) … feasibility studies) TOWN LAW §277(4): Moneys, in lieu of land for park, playground and other recreational purposes, … to, and necessary to proceed with, an improvement to park land. Such moneys also may be expended to undertake a study …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7Opinion 90-34
… Law, §§9104[a][1]-[3], 9105[d][2][B]-[D]). In a multi-company fire department, the treasurer or fiscal officer … §§9104[a][4], 9105[d][2][E]). Each fire department or fire company which receives foreign fire insurance tax moneys must use them for the benefit of the department or company, as determined by the membership of the department or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 2007-4
… due on the annual ambulance service contracts at issue here (see, e.g., 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-398, unreported; … obligations or for certain other specified purposes. We are informed that the real property in question herein was not financed by the proceeds of any obligations that were outstanding at the time of the sale and therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2007-5
… 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," or (2) the acquisition of a specific item or type of “equipment” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 88-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … You ask whether, in our opinion, the proposed program is legal. The Local Finance Law is the exclusive law governing … Whether a line of credit between and the county is legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 89-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Elections (signing multiple nominating petitions) ELECTIONS … petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not prohibited from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 90-24
… the board's power to hire bond counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still represents the views of this … by a municipal governing board (see, e.g., 1986 Opns St Comp 86-31, p 52). We have also recognized, however, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 88-7
… that an appropriation for debt service must be used to make the debt service payments even though surplus bond … former Town Law, §115 and which authorizes a town board to make additional appropriations or to increase existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Opinion 88-10
… TAXES -- Gross Receipts Tax (liability of municipality for) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Modification (addition of amount of … §103: A petroleum business awarded a municipal contract for fuel oil may not add on the amount of the gross receipts … asked whether the successful bidder on a county contract for fuel oil may add on to his bid price, as a separate line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Investors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts
… Wynn’s alleged abusive behavior have reached a settlement agreement, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … DiNapoli said. “We are gratified that the reforms in this agreement and those undertaken following the initiation of … employees and shareholders against future harm.” “This agreement institutes a number of landmark reforms to improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resortsOpinion 89-36
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds (referendum requirements where capital improvement has a period of probable usefulness of … permissive referendum requirements either to establish a capital reserve fund for a specific capital improvement or to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36DiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… The size of New York City’s immigrant workforce was flat over nearly a decade, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through 2023, … The size of New York Citys immigrant workforce was flat over nearly a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peak