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Opinion 91-25
… §207-a(2), (6): A disabled retired firefighter receiving payments pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-a(2) is … Security Law, §363-c) or a similar accidental disability pension. In that case, however, section §207-a(2) requires … between the amount received under such allowance or pension and the amount of the firefighter's regular salary or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Opinion 2006-7
… den 95 NY2d 766, 716 NYS2d 641). The town board, however, does have a fiduciary duty to take appropriate measures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Opinion 88-53
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … pay to inflate their final average salaries." (138 AD2d at 813-4, 525 NYS2d at 734; citations omitted) The court distinguished this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 2005-8
… FEES -- Rates (for ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §122-b: A city may not set fees for the provision of … utility service, or from using such "profits" for the payment of refunds to consumers or for "any other lawful … service may be used for refunds to consumers, or "for the payment or expenses and obligations incurred by [the] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8Opinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … expenditure of municipal moneys for the benefit of private parties unless it is in furtherance of a proper municipal … of the City of New York , 25 Misc 219, 55 NYS 50, affd 40 App Div 331, 57 NYS 1039, 160 NY 691). The reasoning behind …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-327
… 406 Strike/Discip Fine 410 Health Care Spending Account 416 Deferred Comp 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-327-april-2021-april-2022-and-april-2023-state-new-york-unifiedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2066
… 406 Strike/Discip Fine 410 Health Care Spending Account 416 Deferred Comp 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2066-april-2019-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-changes-command-pay-eligibleOpinion 92-14
… deposit refunded without a court order) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§2607, 8010(1); LIEN LAW, §§19, 20: The chief … shall be subject to the provisions of law relative to the payment of money into court and the surrender of such money … a court order directing a commissioner of finance to make payment to the mechanic's lienor, it did not address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14Opinion 2000-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in contracts of his or her spouse except contracts of employment with the municipality; see also General Municipal … 12, 447, p 236). Further, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-30
… do so, the cost of the transportation is a county charge. You ask whether the cost incurred by a village in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Opinion 93-29
… to whether the newspaper is published within the village. You ask whether a village is required to designate as its … supra ; Opn No. 82-173, supra ; see also NY Const, article I, §11). There is, however, no statutory requirement that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Opinion 92-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … and equipment on private property pursuant to contract) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; TOWN LAW, §64(2-a): A … with his private business. Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution, inter alia , prohibits municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 97-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' … COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 95-5
… equipment and costs necessarily incidental thereto. You ask whether a county which has implemented the enhanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5Opinion 92-25
… assume command, or attempted to instruct the fire chief on how to fight a fire (see Memoranda to the Governor by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 96-3
… the contract are defrayed through the imposition of fees. You ask whether a prohibited conflict of interest would arise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A town may not, pursuant to either Town Law, §198 or a local law, use the proceeds … to referendum, unless expressly authorized or required to do so by State statute). Further, it is our opinion that such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 95-9
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … of firefighting service under the program for attendance at regularly scheduled meetings of the fire district board of … volunteer firefighters receive credit for attendance at fire company committee meetings pursuant to General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 2001-1
… forth the terms, conditions and remuneration to be paid. You ask whether a village, pursuant to General Municipal Law … constitutional equal protection guarantees (NY Const, art. I, §11; see, e.g., Gruen v County of Suffolk , 187 AD2d 560, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-9
… and is eligible for the specified additional compensation. You ask whether an industrial development agency may … and welfare of its officers and employees (see Municipal Home Rule Law §10 [1][ii][a][1]), a local government may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9