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                                   10979
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 29, 2018
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 Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  allowing  for the creation of a joint police department for the
   towns of Webb and Inlet
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. General. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 121-a of
 the  general  municipal  law,  or  any  law,  general or special, to the
 contrary, the town boards of the town of Webb, Herkimer County, and town
 of Inlet, Hamilton County, are hereby authorized,  upon  approval  of  a
 proposition duly submitted to the voters in such towns and upon a major-
 ity  vote  by the governing bodies of Herkimer and Hamilton Counties, to
 establish a joint town police department  with  jurisdiction  over  both
 towns pursuant to the provisions of this act.
   §  2.  Town proposition and joint town laws. (a) The proposition to be
 submitted to the voters in such towns may be submitted at a  general  or
 special election of each town.
   (b) Upon the approval of a proposition by the electorate of each town,
 the  town  boards shall meet in joint session, at a time and place to be
 determined by agreement of such boards, and organize such  joint  police
 department  and  establish  rules  and  regulations  governing the same,
 including, but not limited to when such  joint  department  shall  begin
 operations.  A  copy  of  the resolution, referendum vote, and all local
 laws relating to the establishment  and  operation  of  a  joint  police
 department  shall  be  provided to and filed with the town clerks of the
 towns of Webb and Inlet; additionally, upon  establishment  of  a  joint
 department,  notification  shall  be  provided  to  Hamilton  County and
 Herkimer County, and the State of New York.
   (c) Local laws establishing rules and regulations of  a  joint  police
 department as authorized by this act shall, at a minimum:
   (i)  Provide  for  the appointment of a chief of police for such joint
 police department;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (ii) Provide for funding, and, if necessary, apportionment between the
 towns, required to operate the joint department through an annual  joint
 resolution of the town boards;
   (iii)  Provide  for  the  titles  of  the police officers and civilian
 employees of the joint police department; and
   (iv) Provide for a means to coordinate all  employment  determinations
 for  the joint department between the respective towns, counties and any
 other entities necessary to the process.
   § 3. Property. The joint police department shall be empowered to  hold
 title to property and shall take title to all real and personal property
 currently held by the towns of Webb and Inlet police departments.
   §  4. Obligations. The joint department shall be subject to all appli-
 cable contractual obligations entered into by the town  of  Webb  police
 department and the town of Inlet police department.
   § 5. Discontinuing of joint police department. The town of Webb and/or
 the  town  of  Inlet  may  discontinue  their participation in the joint
 police department by means of a four-fifths vote of either of  the  town
 boards.  In  the event that either or both towns vote to discontinue the
 joint police department, then the department shall be deemed  dissolved,
 and  the  assets  of the department shall be divided between the town of
 Webb and the town of Inlet.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.