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                                   1166
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  GALEF, GOTTFRIED, STIRPE, STECK,
   PAULIN, ASHBY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once  and
   referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to requiring
   municipalities to maintain municipal websites

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
 cle 13-E to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 13-E
                            MUNICIPAL WEBSITES
 SECTION 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES.
   § 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES. 1. ALL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS  SHALL  MAIN-
 TAIN  AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
 SHALL CONTAIN BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MUNICIPALITY  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO HOURS OF OPERATIONS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED.
 THE  WEBSITE  SHOULD  CONTAIN  AN  EASILY UNDERSTOOD PRIVACY POLICY THAT
 INFORMS WEBSITE VISITORS OF ANY INFORMATION THAT IS BEING COLLECTED  AND
 HOW IT IS BEING USED.
   2.  OFFICIAL  MUNICIPAL  WEBSITES SHOULD BE UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS
 AND CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   A. ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
   B. NOTICE OF ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC MEET-
 INGS INCLUDING REGULAR BOARD OR LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS;
   C. AGENDA AND MINUTES OF MUNICIPAL MEETINGS  AS  REQUIRED  BY  ARTICLE
 SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
   D. UPDATED VERSION OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S CODE OR LAWS.
   §  2.    Subdivision  7 of section 30 of the general municipal law, as
 added by section 10 of part O of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
 amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05560-01-1
              

 A. 1166                             2
 
   7.  [To the extent practicable, each] EACH municipal corporation shall
 make accessible [to the public via its official internet  web  site]  ON
 ITS  OFFICIAL  MUNICIPAL  WEBSITE  documentation  pertaining to its most
 recent annual financial reports, current year budget, most recent  inde-
 pendent  audit  report and most recent fiscal performance plan or multi-
 year financial plan required pursuant to paragraph g of subdivision  ten
 of  section fifty-four of the state finance law, unless such information
 is covered by subdivision two of  section  eighty-seven  of  the  public
 officers law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.