Assembly Bill A1115

                             
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                                   1115
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
   municipalities to make purchases from other municipalities' contracts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 103 of the general municipal  law,
 as  separately amended by section 5 of subpart A of part C of chapter 97
 of the laws of 2011 and by chapter 608 of the laws of 2011,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
 any officer, board or agency  of  a  political  subdivision  or  of  any
 district therein authorized to make purchases of materials, equipment or
 supplies,  or  to contract for services, may make such purchases, or may
 contract for services, other than services subject to  article  nine  of
 the  labor  law,  when  available,  through: (A) the county in which the
 political subdivision or district is located; or [through] (B) any coun-
 ty within the state subject to the rules established pursuant to  subdi-
 vision  two  of  section  four hundred eight-a of the county law; OR (C)
 ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT OF ANY COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE
 SUBJECT TO THE RULES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF  SECTION
 FOUR  HUNDRED  EIGHT-A  OF  THE  COUNTY LAW; provided that the political
 subdivision or district for which such officer,  board  or  agency  acts
 shall  accept  sole  responsibility  for  any  payment due the vendor or
 contractor. All purchases and all contracts for such services  shall  be
 subject to audit and inspection by the political subdivision or district
 for which made. Prior to making such purchases or contracts the officer,
 board  or  agency  shall  consider whether such contracts will result in
 cost savings after all factors, including charges for service, material,
 and delivery, have been considered. No officer, board  or  agency  of  a
 political subdivision or of any district therein shall make any purchase
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01475-01-5
              

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 or  contract for any such services through the county in which the poli-
 tical subdivision or district is located or through  any  county  within
 the  state  when bids and offers have been received for such purchase or
 such services by such officer, board or agency, unless such purchase may
 be  made  or the contract for such services may be entered into upon the
 same terms, conditions and specifications at a lower price  through  the
 county.
   §  2.  Subdivision  3  of section 103 of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 608 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
 any officer, board or agency  of  a  political  subdivision  or  of  any
 district therein authorized to make purchases of materials, equipment or
 supplies,  or  to contract for services, may make such purchases, or may
 contract for services, other than services subject to article  eight  or
 nine  of  the  labor  law,  when available[,]: (A) through the county in
 which the political subdivision or district is located; or [through] (B)
 any county within the state subject to the rules established pursuant to
 subdivision two of section four hundred eight-a of the  county  law;  OR
 (C)  ANOTHER  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT OF ANY COUNTY WITHIN THE
 STATE SUBJECT TO THE RULES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION  FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT-A OF THE COUNTY LAW; provided that the poli-
 tical subdivision or district for which such officer,  board  or  agency
 acts  shall accept sole responsibility for any payment due the vendor or
 contractor. All purchases and all contracts for such services  shall  be
 subject to audit and inspection by the political subdivision or district
 for which made. Prior to making such purchases or contracts the officer,
 board  or  agency  shall  consider whether such contracts will result in
 cost savings after all factors, including charges for service, material,
 and delivery, have been considered. No officer, board  or  agency  of  a
 political subdivision or of any district therein shall make any purchase
 or  contract for any such services through the county in which the poli-
 tical subdivision or district is located or through  any  county  within
 the  state  when bids and offers have been received for such purchase or
 such services by such officer, board or agency, unless such purchase may
 be made or the contract for such services may be entered into  upon  the
 same  terms,  conditions and specifications at a lower price through the
 county.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
 ments  to subdivision 3 of section 103 of the general municipal law made
 by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and rever-
 sion of such subdivision pursuant to section 9 of subpart A of part C of
 chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, as amended,  when  upon  such  date  the
 provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.