NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2511

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to judiciary
Feb 23, 2009	referred to judiciary

2009-S2511 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6461
Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §221-i, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A3216

2009-S2511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the salaries of full-time city court judges in certain cities.

2009-S2511 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2511

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the salary of a
full-time city court judge in the cities of Lackawanna, North
Tonawanda, and Tonawanda


 PURPOSE :

Enactment of this legislation would raise the salary levels of certain
full time city court judges to the levels received by judges serving
in other jurisdictions.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends section 221-i of the judiciary law, as amended by
chapter 493 of the laws of 2006 by establishing the annual salary of
each judge of a city court outside the city of New York.

 EXISTING LAW :

The Unified Budget Court Act of 1976 authorized the State to assume
responsibility for establishing salary for City Court Judges.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In previous court cases, Davis v. Rosenblatt and Wilson v. Crosson the
courts addressed the salary disparity issues between Niagara Falls,
Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse City Courts versus Utica City Court.
At that time, the Court determined that when a salary disparity
existed it was the State's obligation to show a rational basis for the
disparity. Caseload, cost of living, and median income were valid
considerations. The Court in Davis concluded that the State failed to
show a rational basis for the disparity and ordered that the judicial
compensation for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse be
raised to that of Utica. The second case, and a case more directly in
point, is the 1995 decision of Wilson v. Crosson. In that case a City
Court Judge of Rome sued to have his salary elevated to the level of
Utica Court. The Court granted his relief indicating that courts in
two virtually contiguous cities have a "unity of judicial interest".

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill - 2009.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to New York State.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minor fiscal implications for municipal governments involved.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S2511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2511

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the salary of a  full-
  time  city  court  judge in the cities of Lackawanna, North Tonawanda,
  and Tonawanda

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 221-i of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter
493 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 221-i. Salary of judges of the city courts outside the city  of  New
York.  The  annual salary of each judge of a city court outside the city
of New York shall be as follows (where this section  provides  different
salaries for judicial positions on the same court having the same title,
the  greater  salary  shall be paid the person holding the position paid
the greater salary on the day immediately preceding  the  day  on  which
such salaries took effect):

         City                Title

(1)      Albany              City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(2)      Albany              City Court Judge            54,400
(3)      Amsterdam           City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(4)      Amsterdam           City Court Judge            27,200
(5)      Auburn              City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(6)      Auburn              City Court Judge            27,200
(7)      Batavia             City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(8)      Batavia             City Court Judge            27,200
(9)      Beacon              City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(10)     Beacon              City Court Judge            27,200
(11)     Binghamton          City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(12)     Binghamton          City Court Judge            54,400

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09061-01-9

S. 2511                             2

(13)     Buffalo             Chief Judge (FT)           115,100
(14)     Buffalo             City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(15)     Canandaigua         City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(16)     Canandaigua         City Court Judge            27,200
(17)     Cohoes              City Court Judge            54,400
(18)     Corning             City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(19)     Corning             City Court Judge            27,200
(20)     Cortland            City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(21)     Cortland            City Court Judge            27,200
(22)     Dunkirk             City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(23)     Dunkirk             City Court Judge            27,200
(24)     Elmira              City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(25)     Fulton              City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(26)     Fulton              City Court Judge            27,200
(27)     Geneva              City Court Judge            54,400
(28)     Geneva              City Court Judge            27,200
(29)     Glen Cove           City Court Judge            54,400
(30)     Gloversville        City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(31)     Gloversville        City Court Judge            27,200
(32)     Glens Falls         City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(33)     Glens Falls         City Court Judge            27,200
(34)     Hornell             City Court Judge            54,400
(35)     Hornell             City Court Judge            27,200
(36)     Hudson              City Court Judge            54,400
(37)     Hudson              City Court Judge            27,200
(38)     Ithaca              City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(39)     Ithaca              City Court Judge            54,400
(40)     Jamestown           City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(41)     Jamestown           City Court Judge            54,400
(42)     Johnstown           City Court Judge            54,400
(43)     Johnstown           City Court Judge            27,200
(44)     Kingston            City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(45)     Kingston            City Court Judge            54,400
(46)     Lackawanna          City Court Judge (FT)     [108,800] 113,900
(47)     Lackawanna          City Court Judge            54,400
(48)     Lockport            City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(49)     Lockport            City Court Judge            54,400
(50)     Long Beach          City Court Judge (FT)      118,300
(51)     Little Falls        City Court Judge            27,200
(52)     Mechanicville       City Court Judge            27,200
(53)     Middletown          City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(54)     Middletown          City Court Judge            54,400
(55)     Mount Vernon        City Court Judge (FT)      118,300
(56)     Mount Vernon        City Court Judge            54,400
(57)     Newburgh            City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(58)     Niagara Falls       Chief Judge (FT)           115,100
(59)     Niagara Falls       City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(60)     Norwich             City Court Judge            54,400
(61)     Norwich             City Court Judge            27,200
(62)     New Rochelle        City Court Judge (FT)      118,300
(63)     New Rochelle        City Court Judge            54,400
(64)     North Tonawanda     City Court Judge (FT)     [108,800] 113,900
(65)     North Tonawanda     City Court Judge            54,400
(66)     Ogdensburg          City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(67)     Ogdensburg          City Court Judge            27,200
(68)     Olean               City Court Judge (FT)      108,800

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(69)     Olean               City Court Judge            27,200
(70)     Oneida              City Court Judge            54,400
(71)     Oneida              City Court Judge            27,200
(72)     Oneonta             City Court Judge            54,400
(73)     Oneonta             City Court Judge            27,200
(74)     Oswego              City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(75)     Oswego              City Court Judge            27,200
(76)     Peekskill           City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(77)     Peekskill           City Court Judge            54,400
(78)     Poughkeepsie        City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(79)     Plattsburgh         City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(80)     Plattsburgh         City Court Judge            27,200
(81)     Port Jervis         City Court Judge            54,400
(82)     Port Jervis         City Court Judge            27,200
(83)     Rensselaer          City Court Judge            54,400
(84)     Rensselaer          City Court Judge            27,200
(85)     Rochester           Chief Judge (FT)           115,100
(86)     Rochester           City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(87)     Rome                City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(88)     Rome                City Court Judge            54,400
(89)     Rye                 City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(90)     Rye                 City Court Judge            27,200
(91)     Salamanca           City Court Judge            27,200
(92)     Saratoga Springs    City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(93)     Saratoga Springs    City Court Judge            54,400
(94)     Schenectady         City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(95)     Sherrill            City Court Judge            27,200
(96)     Syracuse            Chief Judge (FT)           115,100
(97)     Syracuse            City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(98)     Tonawanda           City Court Judge (FT)     [108,800] 113,900
(99)     Tonawanda           City Court Judge            54,400
(100)    Troy                City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(101)    Troy                City Court Judge            81,600
(102)    Utica               Chief Judge (FT)           115,100
(103)    Utica               City Court Judge (FT)      113,900
(104)    Watertown           City Court Judge (FT)      108,800
(105)    Watertown           City Court Judge            27,200
(106)    Watervliet          City Court Judge            54,400
(107)    Watervliet          City Court Judge            27,200
(108)    White Plains        City Court Judge (FT)      116,800
(109)    White Plains        City Court Judge            54,400
(110)    Yonkers             Chief Judge (FT)           119,500
(111)    Yonkers             City Court Judge (FT)      118,300
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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