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Senate Bill S3480

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the office of director of finance

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2019-S3480 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §52, add §43, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1716
2017-2018: S380

2019-S3480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the office of director of finance; requires the state comptroller to prescribe minimum qualifications for directors of finance.

2019-S3480 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3480
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to the director of finance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 52 of the town law, as added by
 chapter 1009 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Appoint, and at pleasure remove, a director of  finance  who  shall
 assist  the  supervisor in the preparation of the preliminary budget and
 the capital budget, if any, and in the administration  of  other  fiscal
 operations  of  the  town  for  which  the  supervisor  is  responsible;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT UNDER  NO  CIRCUMSTANCES  SHALL  THE  SUPERVISOR
 APPOINT HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO SUCH POSITION.
   §  2.  The  town  law is amended by adding a new section 43 to read as
 follows:
   § 43. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION. 1.  THE  STATE  COMP-
 TROLLER  SHALL,  BY  REGULATION,  PRESCRIBE  MINIMUM  QUALIFICATIONS FOR
 DIRECTORS OF FINANCE APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION  FIFTY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  SUCH  QUALIFICATIONS MAY INCLUDE
 FACTORS SUCH AS COLLEGE DEGREE OBTAINED, RELEVANT COURSEWORK  COMPLETED,
 RELEVANT  WORK  EXPERIENCE,  AND ANY OTHER FACTORS WHICH THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE STATE COMPTROLLER MAY ESTABLISH  SEPARATE
 QUALIFICATIONS  FOR  DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN TOWNS OF THE FIRST CLASS AND
 TOWNS OF THE SECOND CLASS.
   2. THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION TO
 ANY PERSON WHO MEETS  SUCH  MINIMUM  QUALIFICATIONS  AND  WHO  OTHERWISE
 DEMONSTRATES  TO  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER THAT SUCH PERSON POSSESSES THE
 CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, TRAINING AND ABILITY TO ADMINISTER  PROPERLY  THE
 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06237-01-9

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