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Assembly Bill A6871

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities to make purchases from other municipalities' contracts

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2011-A6871 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4314
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6636
2015-2016: A2523
2017-2018: A185
2019-2020: A1633
2021-2022: A1491
2023-2024: A167
2025-2026: A1115

2011-A6871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to make purchases from other municipalities contracts.

2011-A6871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6871

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  municipalities to make purchases from other municipalities' contracts

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 103 of the general municipal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  343 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this  section,
any  officer,  board  or  agency  of  a  political subdivision or of any
district therein authorized to make purchases of materials, equipment or
supplies, or to contract for services, may make such purchases,  or  may
contract  for  services, other than services subject to article eight or
nine of the labor law, when available, through: (A) the county in  which
the  political  subdivision or district is located; or [through] (B) any
county within the state subject to the  rules  established  pursuant  to
subdivision  two  of  section four hundred eight-a of the county law; OR
(C) ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT OF ANY COUNTY  WITHIN  THE
STATE  SUBJECT  TO  THE RULES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT-A OF THE COUNTY LAW; provided that the  poli-
tical  subdivision  or  district for which such officer, board or agency
acts shall accept sole responsibility for any payment due the vendor  or
contractor.  All  purchases and all contracts for such services shall be
subject to audit and inspection by the political subdivision or district
for which made. Prior to making such purchases or contracts the officer,
board or agency shall consider whether such  contracts  will  result  in
cost savings after all factors, including charges for service, material,
and  delivery,  have  been  considered. No officer, board or agency of a
political subdivision or of any district therein shall make any purchase
or contract for any such services through the county in which the  poli-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10453-01-1

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