Assembly Bill A3424

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires police commissioner to give thirty days notice of police service reduction to appropriate community board

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  • 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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2015-A3424 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6423
2011-2012: A6786
2013-2014: A5639
2017-2018: A3582
2019-2020: A6881
2021-2022: A3124
2023-2024: A5392

2015-A3424 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the police commissioner of any police department in a city having a population of one million or more shall not substantially alter the boundaries of police precincts, once fixed, or close, remove or relocate a police stationhouse unless at least thirty days prior to the date such action shall take effect, written notice of such action has been given to each local community board or board having jurisdiction over that part of the city directly affected by such proposed alteration, closure, removal or relocation.

2015-A3424 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3424

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. AUBRY, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, HEASTIE, PERRY --
  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  police 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:

  Section  1.    The  legislature  hereby finds and declares that police
protection is one of the most significant and vital  municipal  services
provided to the citizens of the state.  Any proposed action by municipal
officers  which  threatens  to  alter the manner or level of delivery of
police services ought to be on notice to the community since it is quite
often of significant concern to the affected community.
  In order to enable the community to have sufficient public  discussion
through the use of existing community boards and their established abil-
ity to effectively notify members of the community and to conduct public
hearings on the proposal, the within provisions are enacted.
  S  2.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
209-ff to read as follows:
  S 209-FF.   REDUCTION OF POLICE SERVICES  IN  CERTAIN  MUNICIPALITIES;
PRIOR NOTICE REQUIRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF ANY
GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL LAW, OR RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OF ANY POLICE  DEPARTMENT  IN  CITIES  HAVING  A
POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE SHALL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER THE
BOUNDARIES OF  POLICE PRECINCTS, ONCE FIXED, OR CLOSE, REMOVE, OR  RELO-
CATE  A  POLICE  STATIONHOUSE  UNLESS  AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE
TAKING EFFECT OF SUCH ACTION WRITTEN NOTICE THEREOF HAS  BEEN  GIVEN  TO
EACH  LOCAL COMMUNITY BOARD OR BOARDS HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THAT PART
OF THE CITY  DIRECTLY  AFFECTED  BY  SUCH  PROPOSED  ACTION  OR  SERVICE
REDUCTION.
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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