Bill Text: NY A00222 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Extends the term of existence of the city of Syracuse parking authority by seventeen years.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A00222 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A00222-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           222

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to extending the
          term of existence of the city of Syracuse parking authority

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 1475-c of the public authorities
     2  law, as added by chapter 477 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1.  A  board  to  be  known as "city of Syracuse parking authority" is
     5  hereby created. Such board shall be a  body  corporate,  constituting  a
     6  public  benefit  corporation,  and its existence shall commence upon the
     7  appointment of the members as provided in this section. It shall consist
     8  of a chair and four other members, who shall be appointed by  the  mayor
     9  of  the city. Of the members first appointed, one shall be appointed for
    10  a period of one year, one for a period of two years, one for a period of
    11  three years, one for a period of four years, and one  for  a  period  of
    12  five  years.  At  the  expiration  of such terms, the terms of office of
    13  their successors shall be five years.   Each member  shall  continue  to
    14  serve  until  the appointment and qualification of his or her successor.
    15  Vacancies in such board occurring otherwise than by  the  expiration  of
    16  term  shall  be  filled for the unexpired term. The members of the board
    17  shall choose from their number a vice chair and may choose  a  secretary
    18  and  treasurer  who need not be members. The mayor may remove any member
    19  of the board for neglect of duty or misconduct in  office,  giving  such
    20  member  a  copy  of the charges against him or her and an opportunity of
    21  being heard in person, or by counsel, in his or  her  defense  upon  not
    22  less  than  ten days' notice. The members of the board shall be entitled
    23  to  no  compensation  for  their  services  but  shall  be  entitled  to
    24  reimbursement  for  their  actual and necessary expenses incurred in the

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  performance of their official duties.  The powers of the authority shall
     2  be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members  of  the  board.
     3  Such  board  may  delegate to one or more of its members or to its offi-
     4  cers, agents and employees such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
     5  Such  board and its corporate existence shall continue only for a period
     6  of [fifteen] thirty-two years, and thereafter until all its  liabilities
     7  have  been  met and its bonds have been paid in full or such liabilities
     8  or bonds have otherwise been discharged. Upon its ceasing to exist,  all
     9  its rights and properties shall pass to the city.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.