Assembly Bill A5639

2013-2014 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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2013-A5639 (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
2015-2016: A3424
2017-2018: A3582
2019-2020: A6881
2021-2022: A3124
2023-2024: A5392

2013-A5639 (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 station house 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.

2013-A5639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5639

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. AUBRY, BOYLAND, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, HEASTIE,
  NOLAN, 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

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