Bill Text: NY A06277 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring a written notice, prior to changing the level of fire services provided in cities having a population of one million or more

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to local governments [A06277 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06277-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6277
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. COOK, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M.  of  A.    AUBRY,  COLTON,  CUSICK,  CYMBROWITZ,  DIAZ,
         FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, GREENE, HEASTIE, NOLAN, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH -- read
         once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
       AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring a
         written notice, prior to changing the level of fire services  provided
         in cities having a population of one million or more
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.   The legislature hereby finds  and  determines  that  fire
    2  protection  is  one of the most significant and vital municipal services
    3  provided to the citizens of the state.  Any proposed action by municipal
    4  officers which threatens to alter the manner or  level  of  delivery  of
    5  fire  services  ought to be on notice to the community since it is quite
    6  often of significant concern to the affected community.
    7    In order to enable the community to have sufficient public  discussion
    8  through the use of existing community boards and their established abil-
    9  ity  to  effectively  notify the members of the community and to conduct
   10  public hearings on the proposal, the within provisions are enacted.
   11    S 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
   12  209-ff to read as follows:
   13    S  209-FF. REDUCTION OF FIRE SERVICES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; PRIOR
   14  NOTICE REQUIRED.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF  ANY
   15  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL LAW, OR RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
   16  THE FIRE COMMISSIONER OF ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CITIES  HAVING  A  POPU-
   17  LATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER THE BOUNDA-
   18  RIES OF FIRE COMPANIES, ONCE FIXED, CLOSE A BOROUGH FIRE  COMMUNICATIONS
   19  OFFICE, REMOVE OR DISMANTLE A FIRE ALARM BOX, OR CLOSE, REMOVE, OR RELO-
   20  CATE  A  FIRE  COMPANY  UNLESS  AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE TAKING
   21  EFFECT OF SUCH ACTION WRITTEN NOTICE THEREOF  HAS  BEEN  GIVEN  TO  EACH
   22  LOCAL  COMMUNITY  BOARD  OR BOARDS HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THAT PART OF
   23  THE CITY DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY SUCH PROPOSED ACTION OR SERVICE REDUCTION.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01266-01-9