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Opinion 88-72
… of a town sewer district within the county district. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the formation of a town … sewer district. You indicate that a portion of the town is within the boundaries of a county sewer district. You … with facilities in a nearby city. You ask whether it is permissible for the town to establish a sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72Opinion 88-1
… purposes if the proceeds from the sale of the parcel are used by the village to purchase or lease a parking lot as … to convey unneeded real property, municipal lands which are impressed with a public trust may not be alienated … that lands held for the purpose of public parking are similarly impressed with a public trust and, therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 88-15
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … between the village and the agency (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-443, p 129; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-430, p 484; 1982 … as school district attorney, the school district's code of ethics should be consulted to ascertain whether it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15Opinion 92-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … to justify the expenditure and the cost is reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the district. You ask … purchase equipment for use by its volunteer firefighters in connection with physical fitness training to improve or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 91-18
… confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is still the opinion of this Office that there is no prohibited conflict of interest if a supervisor … make such designations (Town Law, §29[15]). The town board is required to fix a reasonable compensation for the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Town of Hornellsville – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-112)
… the membership. Furthermore, in accordance with relevant case law, in the case of a multi-company fire department, FFI … of the Town, outside of the District, constitutes the Town’s two fire protection districts, for which the Town contracts … The bookkeeper assists the Supervisor with the Town’s accounting functions, including calculating the FFI tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-hornellsville-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-112Opinion 2001-12
… in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library … (authority of library board and governing board of sponsor to provide for defense and indemnification of library … either (1) the board of trustees of the library may elect to confer the benefits of section 18 on library employees as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-122025ABC State of New York General Obligation Bonds, March 2025 (POS)
Under State law, the Bonds are legal investments for State-chartered banks and trust companies, savings banks, ins. comp., fiduciaries and investment companies and may be accepted by the State Comptroller and the State Superintendent of Fin. Serv. where the deposit of obligations is required by law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/nys-go-2025abc-pos.pdf2025ABC State of New York General Obligation Bonds, March 2025
Under State law, the Bonds are legal investments for State-chartered banks and trust companies, savings banks, ins. comp., fiduciaries and investment companies and may be accepted by the State Comptroller and the State Superintendent of Fin. Serv. where the deposit of obligations is required by law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/nys-go-2025abc-os.pdfOpinion 2002-13
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department … expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable expenditures to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 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-90-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 992
… enacted by the New York State Legislature authorize the payment of the 4% increase for the payroll periods for which payment is made in paychecks dated May 26, 2010. OSC will be … Pursuant to Article 8, Section 130.7 of the Civil Service Law, the combination of an employee’s annual salary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/992-2010-salary-increases-employees-represented-civil-service-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 993
… in graded and NS (SG 600) positions, trainees (SG 800) and hourly employees. The agreement also provides for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/993-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employees-federationState Agencies Bulletin No. 997
… The emergency appropriations enacted by the New York State Legislature authorize the payment of the 4% increase for the … for FEE basis employees, except for employees budgeted as per diem but paid as FEE. No increase for employees who were on a Leave of Absence (other than Workers’ Compensation Leave) on the effective date of the increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/997-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employees-federationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2123
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023 PEF Performance Advances and provide … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2023 PEF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2123-april-2023-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2223
… field and the Approved Salary Rate field. Position and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position … Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2223-april-2024-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1110
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed … To explain OSCs automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1110-retroactive-april-2011-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-employeesOpinion 88-73
Whether a town of the second class may establish a capital reserve fund for improvement district purposes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73State Agencies Bulletin No. 2334
… payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2334-april-2025-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advancesOpinion 99-7
… and Agency Fund, p 2-T-8; see General Municipal Law, §36). With respect to the purposes for which such moneys may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7