Assembly Bill A4785

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York city housing authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A4785 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5042
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L; amd §1678, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2677, S4231
2015-2016: A1936, S2470
2019-2020: S4889
2021-2022: S5424
2023-2024: S6835

2017-A4785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the New York city housing authority.

2017-A4785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4785
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to the New York city housing authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 402 of
 the public housing law is designated paragraph a  and  three  new  para-
 graphs b, c and d are added to read as follows:
   B.  THE CHAIRMAN AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THE
 ADDITIONAL TENANT MEMBER, SHALL: (1) EXERCISE DIRECT  OVERSIGHT  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY'S  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR GENERAL MANAGER AND OTHER MANAG-
 ERS OR SUPERVISORS IN  THE  EFFECTIVE  AND  ETHICAL  MANAGEMENT  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY;  (2)  UNDERSTAND,  REVIEW  AND  MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 FUNDAMENTAL FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AND OPERATIONAL  DECISIONS
 OF  THE AUTHORITY; (3) ADOPT A CODE OF ETHICS FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
 OF THE AUTHORITY CONSISTENT WITH SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED SIX OF THE GENER-
 AL MUNICIPAL LAW; (4) PERFORM EACH OF THEIR  DUTIES  AS  BOARD  MEMBERS,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THOSE IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION, IN GOOD
 FAITH AND WITH THAT DEGREE OF DILIGENCE, CARE AND SKILL WHICH  AN  ORDI-
 NARILY  PRUDENT  PERSON IN LIKE POSITION WOULD USE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUM-
 STANCES, AND MAY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE VIEWS AND POLICIES  OF  ANY
 ELECTED OFFICIAL OR BODY, OR OTHER PERSON AND ULTIMATELY APPLY INDEPEND-
 ENT  JUDGMENT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AUTHORITY, ITS MISSION AND THE
 PUBLIC. AT THE TIME THAT EACH MEMBER TAKES AND  SUBSCRIBES  HIS  OR  HER
 OATH  OF  OFFICE,  OR WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH IF THE MEMBER HAS ALREADY TAKEN AND SUBSCRIBED HIS OR HER OATH
 OF OFFICE, EXECUTE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT, IN A FORM CONSISTENT WITH THE  ONE
 PRESCRIBED  BY THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES BUDGET OFFICE ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 LAW  IN  WHICH  THE BOARD MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE UNDERSTANDS
 HIS OR HER ROLE, AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES AS SET FORTH IN SUBPARA-
 GRAPH FOUR OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT  HE  OR  SHE  UNDER-
 
              

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