Add §857, Gen Muni L; add §§1952-a & 2305, Pub Auth L
Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each industrial development agency to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3002
SPONSOR: Solages (MS) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law and the public authorities
law, in relation to requiring each industrial development agency to live
stream all open meetings and public hearings and make the recordings of
such meetings and hearings available on the webpage of the industrial
development agency
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide each locality with immediate and future access to all meet-
ings and public hearings held by industrial development agencies (IDAs).
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends the General Municipal Law and the Public Authorities
Law to require IDAs, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings
and public hearings on their website. This bill would also require IDAs
to post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on
their website.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
The amended language now includes all open meetings and public hearings
held by an IDA as opposed to just meetings where payments in lieu of tax
agreements are being discussed.
JUSTIFICATION:
While constituents may want to attend every governmental meeting, due to
scheduling conflicts, they cannot always be physically present to do so.
Live streaming has become a valuable tool for governments to increase
civic engagement. Governments of all sizes have taken to streaming meet-
ings as a way to increase transparency, accountability, as well as,
communicate their message to residents. This bill will provide constitu-
ents the option to vie IDA meetings at a time that suits them.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A10319A 2017-2018 Legislative Session
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3002
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, D'URSO, DICKENS, RAMOS, SIMON, BARRON,
McDONOUGH, LAWRENCE, LAVINE, GALEF, BUCHWALD, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. COOK, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public authorities
law, in relation to requiring each industrial development agency to
live stream all open meetings and public hearings and make the
recordings of such meetings and hearings available on the webpage of
the industrial development agency
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 857 to read as follows:
3 § 857. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The
4 agency shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and
5 public hearings on its website in real-time. The agency shall post video
6 recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its website with-
7 in five business days of the meeting or hearing and shall maintain such
8 recordings for a period of not less than five years.
9 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
10 1952-a to read as follows:
11 § 1952-a. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The
12 authority shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and
13 public hearings on its website in real-time. The authority shall post
14 video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its website
15 within five business days of the meeting or hearing and shall maintain
16 such recordings for a period of not less than five years.
17 § 3. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
18 2305 to read as follows:
19 § 2305. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The
20 authority shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03460-01-9
A. 3002 2
1 public hearings on its website in real-time. The authority shall post
2 video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its website
3 within five business days of the meeting or hearing and shall maintain
4 such recordings for a period of not less than five years.
5 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
6 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
