Labor & Employment Law

Summaries of recent Informal Opinions of the Attorney General

Summaries of recent Informal Opinions of the Attorney General
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Informal Opinion 2008 - 5 Members of the city board of ethics are city officers and thus by virtue of Education Law § 2502(7), may not simultaneously serve on the school district board of education.

Informal Opinion 2008 - 6 Public Officers Law § 73-b prevents the county sheriff from appearing in public service announcements paid for with money from the county?s handicapped parking education fund, even when that fund is composed only of mandatory surcharge moneys.

Informal Opinion 2008 - 7 A volunteer firefighter who lives on the main land but berths his boat at a marina near a fire department pursuant to a transient permit does not have a "residence" in the area of the fire department for purposes of General Municipal Law § 209-i(1-a).

The Attorney General issues formal opinions only to State Departments and Agencies. Informal Opinions are issued to political subdivisions of the State upon request by a local officer.

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on June 19, 2008 (boomark / email).