Assembly Bill A3440

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires written notice before changing level of fire service provided in certain cities

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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-A3440 (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: A6277
2011-2012: A6785
2013-2014: A5598
2017-2018: A4282
2019-2020: A6897
2021-2022: A4517
2023-2024: A5226

2015-A3440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the fire commissioner of any fire department in cities having a population of one million or more shall not substantially alter the boundaries of fire companies, once fixed, or close, remove or relocate a fire company 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 board having jurisdiction over that part of the city directly affected by such proposed action or service reduction.

2015-A3440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3440

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, ZEBROWSKI, MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  AUBRY, COLTON, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED,
  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:

  Section  1.    The  legislature  hereby finds and determines that fire
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
fire 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 the 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 FIRE 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  FIRE  COMMISSIONER  OF ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CITIES HAVING A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER THE  BOUNDA-
RIES  OF FIRE COMPANIES, ONCE FIXED, CLOSE A BOROUGH FIRE COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICE, REMOVE OR DISMANTLE A FIRE ALARM BOX, OR CLOSE, REMOVE, OR RELO-
CATE A FIRE COMPANY 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
              

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