NY State Senate Bill S7621

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 23, 2022	vetoed memo.169
Dec 12, 2022	delivered to governor
May 11, 2022	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.105 substituted for a2550
May 10, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2022	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2022	1st report cal.843
Jan 05, 2022	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Dec 22, 2021	referred to rules

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S7621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2550
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2799-cccc, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7114, A9605
2017-2018: S3109, A5481
2019-2020: S1427, A7021

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the office of chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation.

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7621

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the office of
chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill makes a technical amendment, and provides the
following:

1. The Board shall appoint a chief executive officer of RIOC, who.  must
be a resident of Roosevelt Island or become a resident within 6 months
of appointment;

2. The Board shall determine the term of office, fix the compensation
and prescribe the duties for the position; and

3. The CEO must comply with, and be subject to, certain rules that apply
to public officers.

Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately, except
that the term of the current chief executive officer shall end at such
time as a successor chief executive officer is appointed.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) was created in 1984 to
manage Roosevelt Island, oversee its continued development through the
Master Plan and allocate state capital funding and operational support.

The directors of RIOC board are not elected but rather appointed.  Pres-
ently, there is neither residency requirement for all RIOC board direc-
tors nor for the President/Chief Executive Officer. The President/CEO is
primarily responsible for operations of daily life on Roosevelt Island.
There has never been a RI resident appointed to this position but rather
only persons who reside outside the community once appointed
President/CEO has never moved into the community.

This bill provides a step toward self-governance for Roosevelt Island
residents by requiring the next newly appointed CEO to be a resident or
become a resident within six months of his/her appointment. This resi-
dency requirement will ensure the CEO is a member of the community. This
bill would make the next CEO more accountable to the residents he/she
will serve. The RIOC Board of Directors will appoint the CEO, determine
the term of office, fix the compensation to be paid, prescribe the
duties and responsibilities and may remove him/her for cause. This bill
requires greater transparency because the next CEO will be subject to
the Public Officers Law including financial disclosures and a Code of
Conduct.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S.1427 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions

2019: S.1427 - Senate Third Reading Calendar

2017/18: S.3109 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions

2016: S.7114A - Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Minimum.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately, except that the term of the current chief executive officer
shall end at such time as a successor chief executive officer is
appointed.

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7621
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the office of
   chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2799-cccc of the public authorities law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL APPOINT A CHIEF EXECUTIVE  OFFICER
 OF THE CORPORATION.  SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION 1 OF SECTION 3 OF THE PUBLIC
 OFFICERS  LAW,  ANY INDIVIDUAL, EXCEPT THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL
 BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION.  THE BOARD SHALL  DEVELOP  ELIGI-
 BILITY  CRITERIA  FOR  THE POSITION, AND AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS
 FOR SCREENING AND RECOMMENDING ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT.
   (B) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  SHALL  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  ROOSEVELT
 ISLAND  OR  SHALL  BECOME  A  RESIDENT  WITHIN  ONE  YEAR OF THE DATE OF
 APPOINTMENT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE GROUNDS  FOR
 AUTOMATIC  REMOVAL  OF  THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FROM THE POSITION.  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH RELATING TO RESIDENCY FOR THE CHIEF  EXECU-
 TIVE  OFFICER  MAY BE WAIVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDED THAT THE
 BOARD FINDS THAT THERE ARE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES  WARRANTING  SUCH
 WAIVER.  SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE IN WRITING AND BY A MAJORITY VOTE PRIOR TO
 THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
   (C) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO:
   (I) SHALL DETERMINE THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE POSITION; AND  FIX  THE
 COMPENSATION  TO BE PAID, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE
 BUDGET;
   (II) SHALL PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE POSITION;
 AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05651-01-1
 S. 7621                             2

   (III) MAY REMOVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR INEFFICIENCY, NEGLECT
 OF DUTY OR MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE, AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY  TO  BE
 HEARD.
   (D) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SHALL BE CONSIDERED:
   (I)  AN  "EMPLOYEE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE PUBLIC OFFI-
 CERS LAW;
   (II) A "STATE OFFICER" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 73 AND 73-A OF THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
   (III) AN "OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY" FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
 SECTION 74 OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, except that the term of
 the current chief executive officer shall end at such time as a  succes-
 sor chief executive officer is appointed.

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May 11, 2022 - floor Vote

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May 10, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 10, 2022

Apr 26, 2022 - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee Vote

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2022

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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May 11, 2022 - floor Vote

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May 10, 2022 - floor Vote

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Apr 26, 2022 - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee Vote

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2022

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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