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Senate Bill S5651

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the finances of the Troy public library district

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2015-S5651 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Public Libraries
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4, Chap 422 of 2008

2015-S5651 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the finances of the Troy public library district.

2015-S5651 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5651 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 5651                                                  A. 7701

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology

AN  ACT to amend chapter 422 of the laws of 2008, relating to creating a
  public library district in the city of Troy, in the county of  Rensse-
  laer, in relation to the public library's finances

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4 of chapter 422 of  the  laws  of
2008,  relating  to  creating  a  public library district in the city of
Troy, in the county of Rensselaer, as amended by chapter 321 of the laws
of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1. The initial budget for the public library district shall be  deter-
mined by a vote of the voters of the district in the initial election as
hereinafter  provided  for. All future budgets that increase or decrease
THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED TAX LEVY AS COMPARED TO  THE  TAX  LEVY  IN  THE
PRECEDING  FISCAL  YEAR'S  BUDGET  AND the public library proposed total
operating expenditures over the total operating expenditures in the last
preceding fiscal year's budget  shall  be  submitted  to  the  residents
voting  at  the  annual  election of trustees pursuant to section two of
this act. Funds voted for library purposes at the initial  election  and
at  all  future budget elections shall be considered an annual appropri-
ation therefor and shall be levied and  collected  yearly  in  the  same
manner  and  at  the  same  time as other taxes in the city of Troy, AND
SHALL BE PAID OVER IN FULL TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, WITH NO  LESS
THAN  HALF OF THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX LEVY TO BE PAID BEFORE THE FIRST DAY
OF MARCH AND THE FULL BALANCE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX LEVY PAID  BEFORE
THE  FIRST  DAY  OF  SEPTEMBER.   The initial fiscal year of the library

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11219-01-5

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