NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8468A

Senate Bill S8468A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 06, 2018	print number 8468a
Jun 06, 2018	amend (t) and recommit to local government
May 08, 2018	referred to local government

Bill Amendments

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A (Active)

2017-S8468 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10319
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §857, Gen Muni L; add §1952-a & 2305, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S88, A3002

2017-S8468 - Summary

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each industrial development agency to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

2017-S8468 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8468

SPONSOR: KAMINSKY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation
to requiring each industrial development agency to live stream all meet-
ings relating to agreements for a payment in lieu of taxes and to record
such meetings and make the recordings available on the webpage of the
industrial development agency or the municipality

 
PURPOSE:

To provide each locality with immediate and future access to all meet-
ings held by industrial development agencies in relation to payments in
lieu of taxes.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 874 of the general municipal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:

(3-a) The agency shall record and live stream all meetings during which

an agreement for a payment in lieu of taxes( PILOT agreement) is
proposed, debated, voted upon, reviewed or appealed. Such recordings
shall be made available on the agency's website within five business
days of the meeting. In the event that the agency does not have a sepa-
rate website, the recordings shall be made available on the local
municipality's website. All such recordings shall be maintained for a
period of not less than five years.

Section 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While constituents may want to attend every governmental meeting, due to
scheduling conflicts, they cannot always be physically present to do so.

Live Streaming has become a valuable tool for governments to increase
civic engagement. Governments of all sizes have taken to streaming meet-
ings as a way to increase transparency, accountability as well as commu-
nicate their message to residents. This bill will provide constituents
the option to view Industrial Development Agencies (IDA) meetings at a
time that suits them.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2017-S8468 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8468
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring each
   industrial development agency to live stream all meetings relating  to
   agreements  for a payment in lieu of taxes and to record such meetings
   and make the recordings available on the  webpage  of  the  industrial
   development agency or the municipality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 874 of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   (3-A)  THE  AGENCY  SHALL  RECORD  AND LIVE STREAM ALL MEETINGS DURING
 WHICH AN AGREEMENT FOR A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILOT  AGREEMENT)  IS
 PROPOSED,  DEBATED,  VOTED  UPON,  REVIEWED OR APPEALED. SUCH RECORDINGS
 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE AGENCY'S  WEBSITE  WITHIN  FIVE  BUSINESS
 DAYS  OF THE MEETING. IN THE EVENT THAT THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE A SEPA-
 RATE WEBSITE, THE RECORDINGS  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  ON  THE  LOCAL
 MUNICIPALITY'S  WEBSITE.  ALL  SUCH RECORDINGS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR A
 PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15249-01-8

2017-S8468A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10319
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §857, Gen Muni L; add §1952-a & 2305, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S88, A3002

2017-S8468A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8468A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8468A

SPONSOR: KAMINSKY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general municipal law and the
public authorities law, in relation to requiring each industrial devel-
opment agency to live stream all open meetings and public hearings and
make the recordings of such meetings and hearings available on the
webpage of the industrial development agency

 
PURPOSE:

To provide each locality with immediate and future access to all meet-
ings and public hearings held by industrial development agencies

(IDAs)

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends the General Municipal Law and the Public Authorities
Law to require IDAs, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings
and public hearings on their website. This bill would also require IDAs

to post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on
their website.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

The amended language now includes all open meetings and public hearings
held by an IDA as opposed to just meetings where payments in lieu of tax
agreements are being discussed.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While constituents may want to attend every governmental meeting, due to
scheduling conflicts, they cannot always be physically present to do so.

Live streaming has become a valuable tool for governments to increase
civic engagement. Governments of all sizes have taken to streaming meet-
ings as a way to increase transparency, accountability, as well as,
communicate their message to residents. This bill will provide constitu-
ents the option to vie IDA meetings at a time that suits them.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law.

2017-S8468A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8468--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  public  authorities
   law,  in  relation  to requiring each industrial development agency to
   live stream all  open  meetings  and  public  hearings  and  make  the
   recordings  of  such meetings and hearings available on the webpage of
   the industrial development agency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 857 to read as follows:
   § 857. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND  PUBLIC  HEARINGS.    THE
 AGENCY  SHALL,  TO  THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AGENCY SHALL POST VIDEO
 RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE WITH-
 IN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND SHALL MAINTAIN  SUCH
 RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1952-a to read as follows:
   § 1952-A. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.   THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC  HEARINGS  ON  ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AUTHORITY SHALL POST
 VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE
 WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND  SHALL  MAINTAIN
 SUCH RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   §  3.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 2305 to read as follows:
   § 2305. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC  HEARINGS.    THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC  HEARINGS  ON  ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AUTHORITY SHALL POST
 VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15249-03-8

 S. 8468--A                          2
 
 WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND  SHALL  MAINTAIN
 SUCH RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   §  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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