Bill Text: NY S04795 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to members and powers of intergovernmental relations councils.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S04795 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S04795-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4795

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 12, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  members  and
          powers of intergovernmental relations councils

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

     1    Section 1. Section 239-n of the general municipal law, as  amended  by
     2  chapter  728 of the laws of 1961, the section heading, the opening para-
     3  graph and paragraph a of subdivision 1  and  subdivisions  2  and  3  as
     4  amended  and paragraph h of subdivision 1 as added by chapter 203 of the
     5  laws of 1983, paragraphs f and g of subdivision 1 as amended  and  para-
     6  graph  e of subdivision 1 as added by chapter 96 of the laws of 1962 and
     7  paragraphs i, j and k of subdivision 1 as added by chapter  605  of  the
     8  laws  of  1993,  is renumbered section 239-nnn and is amended to read as
     9  follows:
    10    § 239-nnn.  Intergovernmental  relations  councils.    1.  Any  county
    11  outside  the  city  of  New  York, city, town, village, school district,
    12  board of cooperative educational services, [or] fire district or  public
    13  benefit  corporation or any combination thereof, may create by agreement
    14  an intergovernmental relations council to strengthen  local  governments
    15  and  to  promote  efficient  and  economical provision of [local govern-
    16  mental] public services within or by such participating [municipalities]
    17  members, and to that end such council shall have power to:
    18    a. Make surveys and studies and conduct research programs  to  aid  in
    19  the  solution  of  local governmental problems and in efforts to improve
    20  administration and services.
    21    b. Provide for the distribution of  information  resulting  from  such
    22  surveys, studies and programs.
    23    c.  Consult and cooperate with appropriate state, municipal and public
    24  or private agencies in matters affecting municipal government.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 4795                             2

     1    d. Devise, recommend  and  implement  practical  ways  and  means  for
     2  obtaining  greater  economy and efficiency in the planning and provision
     3  of [municipal] public services [and make recommendations  in  accordance
     4  therewith].
     5    e.  Promote the general commercial, industrial and cultural welfare of
     6  the participating [municipalities] members.
     7    f. Otherwise promote strong and  effective  local  government,  public
     8  health,  safety, morals and general welfare by means of local and inter-
     9  community planning or performance of  [municipal]  public  services  and
    10  governmental functions.
    11    g.  Employ  such persons and adopt such rules and regulations as shall
    12  be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this section.
    13    h. Provide a forum for local governments to explore and develop  areas
    14  for  [municipal]  cooperative activities pursuant to [article five-G of]
    15  this chapter.
    16    i. Operate as a purchasing consortium, where authorized by participat-
    17  ing [municipalities] members, for the  purpose  of  obtaining  economies
    18  through joint bidding and purchasing.
    19    j.  Purchase  and  make  available  to  participating [municipalities]
    20  members, where authorized  by  participating  [municipalities]  members,
    21  goods  [and],  equipment  and  services,  including  but  not limited to
    22  computer hardware and software.
    23    k. Gather and make available information on surplus goods  and  equip-
    24  ment for sale or lease.
    25    2. The participating members of an intergovernmental relations council
    26  shall  adopt by-laws to govern its activities and shall elect from their
    27  own number a [chairman] chairperson and secretary  and  other  necessary
    28  officers  to  serve  for  such period as the participating members shall
    29  decide.
    30    3. The board of supervisors of a county, the appropriate officials  of
    31  a  city,  the  governing body of a school district, board of cooperative
    32  educational services or fire  district,  the  board  of  trustees  of  a
    33  village,  [or]  the  town  board  of a town or the members or board of a
    34  public benefit corporation, is hereby authorized to include annually  in
    35  the  budget and raise by taxation in such county, city, school district,
    36  village or town a sum to meet all or an appropriate share of the  actual
    37  and  necessary expenses of establishing, maintaining and continuing such
    38  intergovernmental relations council.
    39    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.