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Opinion 90-52
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … MUNICIPAL LAW, §35: Although the town clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of … board who is present, the clerk is under no statutory duty to record the names of other persons attending the meeting. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 92-18
… ). A system of user fees may be established with varying rates to be charged to different classes of users related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18West Seneca Fire District #4 – Procurement (2020M-52)
… guidance for purchases in which alternative proposals or quotations may not be in the best interest of the … and recommendations and indicated they have initiated, or planned to initiate, corrective action. … Determine if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/18/west-seneca-fire-district-4-procurement-2020m-52Opinion 2009-2
… TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (State Comptroller's permission for water improvement) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- State … WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Town Improvements (need for State Comptroller's permission) TOWN LAW § 209-q … of the general levy for town purposes ( see 1989 Ops St Comp No. 89-54, at 122; 1986 Ops St Comp No. 86-45, at 74). 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Opinion 93-11
… WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Outstanding Indebtedness" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §109-b[6][c]) GENERAL … purchase contract is deemed to be existing indebtedness for purposes of determining the political subdivision's power … art VIII, §4). Section 104.00(a) defines "indebtedness", for purposes of calculating the limitations under that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11Opinion 94-3
… by (for proceeding to improve road pursuant to Town Law, §200) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing … to obtain approval of State Comptroller pursuant to Town Law, §200) TOWN LAW, §200: The approval of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 89-26
… .) to provide for a system of annual financial disclosure by localities. The Act distinguishes between "municipalities" … For this purpose, "population" means population as shown by the latest Federal census published as a final population count by the U.S. Bureau of the Census (General Construction Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 93-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … municipal officers and employees for purposes of obtaining information relative to potential conflicts of interest. You … whether our request for these documents is subject to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, §84 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Opinion 89-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- Police Department … December 29, 1989 John C. Jilnicki, Esq., Deputy Town Attorney Town of East Hampton … Whether the town board which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 94-7
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … Law, §209-b(4) from imposing fees upon users of emergency or general ambulance services provided by a village fire … ambulance service in cases of fires, accidents, calamities or other emergencies in connection with which its services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7Opinion 94-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … These provisions are generally parallel to those contained in articles 12 and 12-A of Town Law (§190 et seq.) relative … to pre-empt the subject matter of the proposed local law (Albany Area Builders Association v Town of Guilderland, 74 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 90-27
… the town are authorized to establish a joint fire district by resolution subject to a permissive referendum. The members … commissioners of a joint fire district may be appointed by the town board and village board of trustees or they may … district. You indicate that the town is currently served by a single fire protection district encompassing the area of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Opinion 98-8
… opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Preferred Source (requirement to obtain services from) -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding … CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure microfilming services, when available in the form, … the State Finance Law. You ask whether a town is required to obtain microfilming services from a "preferred source" or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 95-30
… LIBRARIES -- Investments (of moneys raised by taxes and gifts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11; EDUCATION LAW, §§226, 255; … in General Municipal Law, §11, except that investments of gifts, grants or bequests in the form of a true trust are … invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax moneys, such as gifts. General Municipal Law, §11, as amended by chapter 708 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 90-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Opinion 2008-1
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (gifts to school district) -- Exceptions (contracts with … would not have a prohibited conflict of interest under article 18 of the General Municipal Law if he or she also … ask whether there would be a conflict of interest under article 18 of the General Municipal Law if a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-1Opinion 89-46
… LAW, §3; ELECTION LAW, §5-102: An individual who is not a U.S. citizen may not be a member of a town planning board. You ask whether a person who otherwise qualifies for office, but is not a citizen of the United States, may serve as a member of the town planning board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Opinion 2000-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 90-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (member of county board of … 351: A member of a county board of health would have a conflict of interest if he or she is retained as a consultant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 626
… Pay Period 1L Eligibility Performance Advance Requirements PEF employees whose base annual salary is below the Job Rate … who are receiving Workers’ Compensation under the PEF Medical Evaluation Program, the supplement will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/626-april-2006-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-employees