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                                   7759
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 21, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  enhancing
   flexibility  within the county-wide shared services initiative; and to
   repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law relating there-
   to

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision   2 of section 239-bb of the general municipal
 law, as added by section 1 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018,
 is amended to read as follows:
   2. County-wide shared services panels. a. There shall be a county-wide
 shared services panel in each county consisting of the county  CEO,  and
 one  representative  from  each  city,  town  [and],  village AND SCHOOL
 DISTRICT in the county. The chief executive officer of each  town,  city
 and  village  shall  be  the  representative to a panel and shall be the
 mayor, if a city or a village, or shall be the supervisor,  if  a  town.
 IN  THE  CASE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, A REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE ELECTED BY
 MAJORITY VOTE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT. The county CEO shall serve as chair. All panels  estab-
 lished  in each county pursuant to part BBB of chapter fifty-nine of the
 laws of two thousand seventeen, and prior to the enactment of this arti-
 cle, shall continue in satisfaction of this section in such form as they
 were established, provided that the county CEO may alter the  membership
 of the panel consistent with paragraph b of this subdivision.
   b.  The  county CEO may invite any [school district,] board of cooper-
 ative educational services, fire district, fire protection district,  or
 special  improvement  district  in the county to join a panel. Upon such
 invitation, the governing body of such [school district,] board of coop-
 erative educational services, fire district, fire  protection  district,
 or  other  special  district  may  accept such invitation by selecting a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 representative of such governing body, by majority vote, to serve  as  a
 member of the panel. Such [school district,] board of cooperative educa-
 tional  services,  fire  district,  fire  protection  district  or other
 special  district  shall  maintain  such  representation until the panel
 either approves a plan or transmits a  statement  to  the  secretary  of
 state  on the reason the panel did not approve a plan, pursuant to para-
 graph d of subdivision seven of this section. Upon approval of a plan or
 a transmission of a statement to the secretary of state that a panel did
 not approve a plan in any calendar year, the county CEO  may,  but  need
 not,  invite  any  [school  district,]  board of cooperative educational
 services, fire district, fire protection district or special improvement
 district in the county to join a panel thereafter convened.
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 239-bb of the general municipal law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. For each county, new shared services actions [not included]  in  [a
 previously]  AN  approved and submitted plan pursuant to this section or
 part BBB of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of  two  thousand  seventeen,
 may  be  eligible for funding to match savings from such action, subject
 to available appropriation. Savings that are actually  and  demonstrably
 realized  by the participating local governments are eligible for match-
 ing funding. For actions that are part of an approved  plan  transmitted
 to  the secretary of state in accordance with paragraph b of subdivision
 seven of this section, savings achieved [from] DURING EITHER: (I)  Janu-
 ary  first through December thirty-first from new actions implemented on
 or after January first through December thirty-first of the  year  imme-
 diately following an approved [and transmitted] plan, OR (II) JULY FIRST
 OF  THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN APPROVED PLAN THROUGH JUNE THIRTI-
 ETH OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR FROM NEW ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED  JULY  FIRST  OF
 THE  YEAR  IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN APPROVED PLAN THROUGH JUNE THIRTIETH
 OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR may be eligible for matching  funding.  Only  net
 savings  between local governments for each action would be eligible for
 matching funding. Savings from internal efficiencies or any other action
 taken by a local government without the participation of  another  local
 government are not eligible for matching funding. Each county and all of
 the  local  governments within the county that are part of any action to
 be implemented as part of an approved plan must collectively  apply  for
 the matching funding and agree on the distribution and use of any match-
 ing funding in order to qualify for matching funding.  EACH COUNTY SHALL
 BE  AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT ONE CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION FOR MATCHING FUNDS
 FOR EACH APPROVED AND TRANSMITTED PLAN. ALL  ACTIONS  FROM  A  PLAN  FOR
 WHICH  MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE REQUESTED SHALL ADHERE TO THE SAME TWELVE-
 MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING EITHER JANUARY FIRST OR JULY FIRST. THE SECRETARY
 OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP THE APPLICATION WITH ANY  NECESSARY  REQUIREMENTS
 FOR RECEIPT OF STATE MATCHING FUNDS.
   §  3. Subdivision 11 of section 239-bb of the general municipal law is
 REPEALED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.