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A04701 Summary:

BILL NOA04701
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSmullen
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Allows for the creation of a joint police department for the towns of Webb and Inlet; outlines requirements for local laws establishing rules and regulations for such department.
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A04701 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)




 
BILL NUMBER: A4701
 
SPONSOR: Smullen

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act allowing for the creation of a joint police department for the
towns of Webb and Inlet
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
Allowing for the creation of a joint police department for the towns of
Webb and Inlet.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1: provides the towns of Inlet and Webb the authority to estab-
lish a joint police department. Section 2: requires the proposal estab-
lishing a joint police department to be put to a referendum vote; and,
upon passage of a referendum, the governing bodies of the towns would
have to meet jointly to establish local laws and rules for operation of
the district.
 
Section 3: authorizes the joint department to own property previously
held by individual departments. Section 4: requires new department to
honor all contractual obligations.
 
Section 5: details provisions for dissolution of joint department.
 
Section 6: effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The towns of Inlet and Webb cover a large geographically diverse area,
but with such a small population it is difficult to provide efficient
and effective service. As the two towns are in different counties, state
law does not allow for the formation of a joint department; thus, this
legislation is necessary to specifically authorize these two communities
to establish a single joint department that would be better positioned
to provide police service to the communities.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018/2019-A10970 held in local governments
 
2019/2020-A4836 held in local governments
 
2021/2022-A2227 referred to local governments
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None to the State
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.
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