Senate Bill S5584

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires written request and review of proposed reductions in the level of fire services

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S5584 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A561
Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §487, NYC Chart; add §15-131-a, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A771
2017-2018: A323
2019-2020: S5339, A455
2023-2024: S2430

2021-S5584 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires written request, including environmental impact statement, and review by community boards, borough presidents and the council of proposed reductions in the level of fire services, including closure of firehouses or removal or relocation of fire fighting units.

2021-S5584 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5584 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5584
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of
   the city of New York, in relation to  requiring  written  request  and
   review of proposed reductions in the level of fire services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 487 of the New York city  charter,
 as  amended  by local law number 40 of the city of New York for the year
 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   a. The commissioner shall have sole and exclusive  power  and  perform
 all  duties  for the government, discipline, management, maintenance and
 direction of the fire department and the premises and  property  in  the
 custody thereof, however, the commissioner shall [provide written notice
 with  supporting  documentation  at  least  forty-five days prior to the
 permanent closing of any firehouse or the  permanent  removal  or  relo-
 cation  of  any  fire  fighting  unit  to the council members, community
 boards and borough presidents whose districts are served by such facili-
 ty or unit and the chairperson of the council's public safety committee.
 For the purposes of this section, the term "permanent" shall mean a time
 period in excess of six months. In the event that the permanent  closing
 of  any  firehouse  or  the permanent removal or relocation of any fire-
 fighting unit does not occur within four months of the date of the writ-
 ten notice, the commissioner shall issue  another  written  notice  with
 supporting  documentation prior to such permanent removal or relocation.
 The four months during which the written notice is  effective  shall  be
 tolled for any period in which a restraining order or injunction prohib-
 iting  the  closing of such noticed facility or unit shall be in effect]
 BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  15-131-A  OF  THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE  CODE  OF  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN
 PROPOSED REDUCTIONS OF FIRE SERVICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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