Bill Text: NY S04989 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the audit and payment of claims by the Chemung county library district.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2015-12-11 - VETOED MEMO.296 [S04989 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04989-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        4989--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 28, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
         committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend chapter 380 of the laws of 2005 relating to establishing
         the Chemung county library district, in  relation  to  the  audit  and
         payment  of  claims  by  such  library district; and providing for the
         repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  6 of section 4 of chapter 380 of the laws of
    2  2005 relating to establishing the Chemung  county  library  district  is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    6.  The  treasurer  of  the  Chemung  county library district shall be
    5  custodian of all funds of the library district including gifts and trust
    6  funds paid over to the trustees. The board of trustees may authorize the
    7  investment of funds in the custody of the treasurer in the  same  manner
    8  in  which school district funds may be invested. Proceeds of obligations
    9  received from the county may be  invested  in  accordance  with  section
   10  165.00  of  the local finance law. The county shall promptly pay over to
   11  the Chemung county library district all moneys which belong  to  or  are
   12  raised  for  the  library  district. No moneys shall be disbursed by the
   13  treasurer of the library district except after audit  by  the  board  of
   14  trustees OR BY THE BOARD'S DESIGNEE IF THE BOARD HAS BY PRIOR RESOLUTION
   15  MADE  SUCH DESIGNATION. The board of trustees of the library district OR
   16  ITS DESIGNEE shall audit all claims and shall order the payment thereof,
   17  except as otherwise provided by this section. No such  claims  shall  be
   18  audited  or ordered paid by the trustees OR ITS DESIGNEE unless an item-
   19  ized voucher therefor shall be presented to the board of trustees OR ITS
   20  DESIGNEE for audit and allowance.  The  foregoing  requirement  that  no
   21  moneys  shall  be  disbursed  by  the  treasurer of the library district
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 4989--A                          2
    1  except after audit by the board of trustees OR ITS DESIGNEE shall not be
    2  applicable to payment of claims of fixed salaries and amounts which  the
    3  library  district  may  be  required  to  pay  on  account of retirement
    4  contributions  for past or current services to officers and employees of
    5  the library district. The treasurer shall  keep  such  records  in  such
    6  manner as the board of trustees may require.
    7    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    8  deemed repealed 3 years after such effective date.