Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for code and ordinance violations regarding conditions which constitute a threat or danger to the public health, safety or welfare.

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S3905-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A10015
• May 31, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 30, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 23, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.902
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Mar 9, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S3905-2011 Meetings

Local Government: May 23, 2012, Local Government: Feb 6, 2012

S3905-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S3905-2011 Votes

S3905-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3905

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general municipal law, in relation to bureaus of
administrative adjudication

PURPOSE OF BILL:
This bill will create a Bureau of Administrative
Adjudication for the City of Yonkers.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends section 380 of the general
municipal law, as added by chapter 382 of the laws of 1995, by adding
a new Section 2 to allow Yonkers to create a Bureau of Administrative
Adjudication.

EXISTING LAW:
Present law allows municipalities
having a population of
more than three hundred thousand, but less than three hundred fifty
thousand to create a Bureau of Administrative Adjudication.

JUSTIFICATION:
Yonkers City Court calendar has become overburdened
with the prosecution of these minor city code and ordinance
violations and seeks to facilitate and improve the expeditious and
efficient enforcement of city code and ordinance violations through
an administrative adjudication procedure.

This bill will allow Yonkers to establish an administrative
adjudication bureau. Buffalo was allowed this option two years ago
under the current law.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009/2010 - S.6697 - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
By improving enforcement of city codes and
ordinance violations increased revenues would occur.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S3905-2011 Text

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

                                    3905

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                March 9, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
    and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

  AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  bureaus  of
    administrative adjudication

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 380 of the general municipal law, as added by chap-
  ter 382 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:

    S 380. Code and ordinance violations; administrative adjudication.  1.
  Any municipality having a population of more than three hundred thousand
  but less than three hundred fifty thousand may adopt a local law  estab-
  lishing  an  administrative  adjudication  hearing  procedure  under the
  provisions of this article for all code and ordinance violations regard-
  ing conditions which constitute a threat or danger to the public health,
  safety or welfare. Such bureaus shall be responsible for  the  impartial
  administration  and  conduct of adjudicatory proceedings in such munici-
  pality.
    2. THE CITY OF YONKERS MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING AN  ADMINIS-
  TRATIVE  ADJUDICATION  HEARING  PROCEDURE  UNDER  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
  ARTICLE FOR ALL CODE AND ORDINANCE  VIOLATIONS  RELATING  TO  CONDITIONS
  WHICH  CONSTITUTE  A  THREAT  OR  DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR
  WELFARE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION  HEAR-
  ING  PROCEDURE SHALL NOT APPLY TO VIOLATIONS OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE
  CITY OF YONKERS.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02820-01-1