Senate Bill S6445A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Extends the county-wide shared services initiative and enhances the flexibility within

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6445 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7694
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §239-bb, Gen Muni L

2021-S6445 - Summary

Extends the county-wide shared services initiative and enhances the flexibility within.

2021-S6445 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6445 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6445
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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  enhancing
   flexibility  within the county-wide shared services initiative; and to
   repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law relating there-
   to
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision   2 of section 239-bb of the general municipal
 law, as added by section 1 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018,
 is amended to read as follows:
   2. County-wide shared services panels. a. There shall be a county-wide
 shared services panel in each county consisting of the county  CEO,  and
 one  representative  from  each  city,  town  [and],  village AND SCHOOL
 DISTRICT in the county. The chief executive officer of each  town,  city
 and  village  shall  be  the  representative to a panel and shall be the
 mayor, if a city or a village, or shall be the supervisor,  if  a  town.
 IN  THE  CASE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, A REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE ELECTED BY
 MAJORITY VOTE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT. The county CEO shall serve as chair. All panels  estab-
 lished  in each county pursuant to part BBB of chapter fifty-nine of the
 laws of two thousand seventeen, and prior to the enactment of this arti-
 cle, shall continue in satisfaction of this section in such form as they
 were established, provided that the county CEO may alter the  membership
 of the panel consistent with paragraph b of this subdivision.
   b.  The  county CEO may invite any [school district,] board of cooper-
 ative educational services, fire district, fire protection district,  or
 special  improvement  district  in the county to join a panel. Upon such
 invitation, the governing body of such [school district,] board of coop-
 erative educational services, fire district, fire  protection  district,
 or  other  special  district  may  accept such invitation by selecting a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S6445A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7694
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §239-bb, Gen Muni L

2021-S6445A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the county-wide shared services initiative and enhances the flexibility within.

2021-S6445A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6445A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6445--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local  Government
   -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
   tee   on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to extending  the
   county-wide shared services initiative and enhancing flexibility with-
   in
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 239-bb of  the  general  municipal
 law, as added by section 1 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018,
 is amended to read as follows:
   8.  For  each  county,  new  shared services actions not included in a
 previously approved and submitted plan pursuant to this section or  part
 BBB  of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two thousand seventeen, may be
 eligible for funding to match  savings  from  such  action,  subject  to
 available  appropriation.  Savings  that  are  actually and demonstrably
 realized by the participating local governments are eligible for  match-
 ing  funding.  For actions that are part of an approved plan transmitted
 to the secretary of state in accordance with paragraph b of  subdivision
 seven  of this section, savings achieved [from] DURING EITHER: (I) Janu-
 ary first through December thirty-first from new actions implemented  on
 or  after  January first through December thirty-first of the year imme-
 diately following an approved and transmitted plan, OR (II)  JULY  FIRST
 OF  THE  YEAR  IMMEDIATELY  FOLLOWING  AN  APPROVED AND TRANSMITTED PLAN
 THROUGH JUNE THIRTIETH OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR FROM  NEW  ACTIONS  IMPLE-
 MENTED  JULY  FIRST  OF  THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN APPROVED PLAN
 THROUGH JUNE THIRTIETH OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR may be eligible for match-
 ing funding. Only net savings between local governments for each  action
 would  be eligible for matching funding. Savings from internal efficien-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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