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Opinion 2003-5
… Retirement and Social Security Law §363-d does not apply to death benefits provided pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b. You ask whether the … Law §363-d applies in the case of death benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 89-65
… INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- Conflict of Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), … Whether a town without the adoption of a local law may engage the services of the town attorneys law firm to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 89-21
… of the highway, regardless of whether the trunk of the tree is located within the highway. Thus, in our opinion, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Opinion 2004-2
… whether a town is prohibited from entering into a contract for the purchase of gravel from a vendor who may obtain at … member. The vendor leases the property from the spouse for "fair market value," and has the right, but not the … municipality that they serve (General Municipal Law §801). For purposes of article 18, a "contract" includes any express …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2Opinion 91-32
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … a public benefit corporation. The county, however, is precluded by this prohibition from reimbursing property … vehicle for granting damages to an injured party where an entry [sic] cloaked with the powers of eminent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32The Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
… has seen a concerning surge in reported hate crimes over the last five years, with the number of incidents increasing by 12.7 percent in 2023 alone. As the number of hate crimes has grown, these crimes are … York State has seen a concerning surge in hate crimes over the last five years with the number of incidents increasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateOpinion 91-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … self-liquidating indebtedness) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Cost of Operation, Maintenance and Repairs" (depreciation not … CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, 5(C): Depreciation is not a "cost of operation, maintenance and repairs" to be deducted from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Opinion 2001-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … of the corporations does not have a prohibited interest in contracts between the county and either corporation. The board member, however, must disclose any interest in such a contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 2002-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (content of … authorizing the establishment of the program must state, in addition to certain other information, the extent to which … or the coverage and amount of any life insurance utilized in the program. Amendments to a service award program are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Opinion 2000-16
… commonly understood meaning. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary defines "family" first as "a fundamental … of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund v Roome , 93 NY 313 [1883], a case upholding the constitutionality of … natural protectors and reduced to poverty and want" (93 NY 313 at 320). Although the reference to "widows and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16DiNapoli Releases East Harlem Economic Snapshot
… sector employment reached a record high and the number of businesses grew by nearly 40 percent. DiNapoli released his Economic Snapshot of East Harlem at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College along with elected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-releases-east-harlem-economic-snapshotOpinion 90-10
… -- Streets and Highways (highway superintendent's duty to trim or remove trees) -- Transfer of Functions (highway superintendent's duty to trim or remove trees) TOWN BOARDS -- Powers and Duties … advisory council nor a conservation board is authorized to prevent the highway superintendent from trimming or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released today by State … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Regardless of where they live, more New Yorkers are feeling pinched by rising housing … said. “When half your income goes to pay for a place to live, you are going to be stretched thin on other every day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideDiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… York state have been able to deposit $20 million in these banks that will help them serve residents and businesses in … and consumer friendly neighborhood financial services are key to promoting personal savings and encouraging local … to their banking needs, while also reducing their reliance on more expensive financial services. I want to thank Spring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesDiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… attacks on September 11, 2001 killed 2,753 people in Lower Manhattan, leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan struggling to rebuild. Fifteen years later, Lower Manhattan continues to recover as it evolves into a … attacks on September 11 2001 killed 2753 people in Lower Manhattan leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotXII.5.K Federally Reportable Payments – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units with guidance on how to determine the federal reportability of payments as well as how to process payments subject to federal reporting, including payments for legal settlements, … Business Units with guidance on how to determine the federal reportability of payments as well as how to process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5k-federally-reportable-paymentsOther Bulletin No. 83
… to Workers’ Compensation Leave Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay (except Paid Sick … are required. Paid Sick Leave Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of … Code update if applicable when they return to the payroll. If the effective date of the return from leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-83-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scfOpinion 98-1
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers … and, whenever possible, provide fixed-route transportation on its fleet of buses. Where appropriate, the authority would … Governor, from the New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, at whose request the bill was introduced, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 92-1
… the contractor for receiving, handling and disbursing the obligations, funds and coupons. (5) Municipal officials … the amount of retainage withdrawn. (6) Before registered obligations are accepted in substitution for retained percentages, ownership of the obligations should be transferred to the municipality, or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Opinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6