Senate Bill S6645

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Imposes a residency requirement for public members to the board of directors of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 07, 2012	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

2011-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9521
Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Corporations
Laws Affected:: Amd §3, Chap 899 of 1984

2011-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes a residency requirement for public members to the board of directors of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation.

2011-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6645

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend chapter 899 of the laws of 1984, relating to creating a public
benefit corporation to plan, develop, operate and maintain Roosevelt
Island, in relation to imposing a residency requirement for members

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To require that all seven public members of the Roosevelt Island
Operating Corporation (RIOC) Board be residents of Roosevelt Island
for at least one year.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1:
-Amends subdivision 2 of section 3 of chapter 899 of the laws of 1984,
relating to creating a public benefit corporation to plan, develop,
operate and maintain Roosevelt Island, as amended by chapter 766 of
the laws of 2005 to require that all seven public members of the
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) Board be residents of
Roosevelt Island for at least one year. 'Resident' is defined as a
person of the age of eighteen residing on Roosevelt Island for a
period of not less than one year.

Section 2:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the

appointment of public members to the board of directors of the
Roosevelt Island operating Corporation on or after such date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) is responsible for
decisions that have a huge impact on the lives of Roosevelt Island
residents - from housing to transportation, parks, sanitation, and
more. Islanders know that the Island only works when RIOC is
accountable and responsive to the community. Unfortunately, the
current make-up of the Board prevents RIOC from functioning as it
should.

RIOC has nine members all of which are appointed by the Governor with
the advice and consent of the Senate. Aside from the Commissioner and
Budget Director, there are seven public members of the board, however
only one of which is required to be a resident of Roosevelt
Island. Without having a Board that is reflective of the community it
governs, there is no way that RIOC can effectively deliver the
assistance and services the Island needs.

By requiring that all seven of its public members be residents of the
Island, this legislation makes RIOC more representative of the
Island. This will ensure that elected officials are familiar with the
Island and the unique and complex issues surrounding its governance.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.


EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
appointment of public members to the board of directors of the
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation on or after such date.

2011-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6645

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend chapter 899 of the laws of 1984, relating to creating a
  public benefit corporation to  plan,  develop,  operate  and  maintain
  Roosevelt  Island, in relation to imposing a residency requirement for
  members

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 3 of chapter 899 of the laws of
1984, relating to creating a public benefit corporation to plan,  devel-
op,  operate and maintain Roosevelt Island, as amended by chapter 766 of
the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  2. The board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of nine
members. One member shall be the commissioner, who shall  serve  as  the
chair;  one member shall be the director of the budget; and seven public
members shall be RESIDENTS OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND WHO SHALL BE appointed by
the governor with the advice and consent of the  senate.  Of  the  seven
public  members, two members[, one of whom shall be a resident of Roose-
velt Island,] shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor of
the city[; and four additional members shall be residents  of  Roosevelt
Island].    FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, "RESIDENT" SHALL MEAN A
PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN RESIDING ON ROOSEVELT ISLAND FOR A PERI-
OD OF NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR. Each member shall serve for a term of four
years and until his or her successor shall have been appointed and shall
have qualified, except that [(a)  two  of  the  initial  public  members
appointed  by  the  governor,  one  of  whom  is a resident of Roosevelt
Island, and the Roosevelt Island  resident  member  appointed  upon  the
recommendation  of  the  mayor  of the city shall serve for terms of two
years each, and (b)] the commissioner and the  director  of  the  budget
shall  serve  so long as they continue to hold their respective offices.
Any action taken by the directors of the corporation shall be  taken  by
majority  vote of the directors then in office. The elected public offi-
cials who represent Roosevelt Island shall  be  representatives  to  the

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

                                                           LBD14847-02-2

S. 6645                             2

board  of directors of the corporation entitled to receive notice of and
attend all meetings of such board but shall not  be  entitled  to  vote.
Failure  to  give  such notice shall not [effect] AFFECT the validity of
any action taken at a meeting of such board.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
appointment of public members to the board of directors of the Roosevelt
Island operating corporation on or after such date.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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