Requires that a listing of community advisory committee members, and community advisory committee meeting agendas, materials, and minutes be posted on the corporation's website; provides that advisory committee meetings be accessible for the public to view and attend live.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9622--C
IN ASSEMBLY
March 28, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred
to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
relation to community advisory committees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 4 of section 1 of chapter
2 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban develop-
3 ment corporation act, subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 655 of the
4 laws of 1973 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of
5 1975, are amended to read as follows:
6 (7) The corporation shall establish one or more community advisory
7 committees to consider and advise the corporation upon matters submitted
8 to them by the corporation concerning the development of any area or any
9 project, and may establish rules and regulations with respect to such
10 committees. The corporation or its successor shall publish and maintain
11 a list of all community advisory committee members, and community advi-
12 sory committee meeting agendas, materials, and minutes on its website.
13 Meeting agendas and materials shall be posted on such website at least
14 one business day in advance of community advisory committee meetings.
15 All upcoming meeting times and locations shall be posted on such website
16 at least one week in advance. Community advisory committee meetings
17 shall be accessible for the public to view and attend live. The members
18 of such community advisory committees shall serve, at the pleasure of
19 the corporation, without salary, but shall be entitled to reimbursement
20 for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
21 their duties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, gener-
22 al, special or local, no officer or employee of the state or of any
23 civil division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 forfeit his or her office or employment by reason of his or her accept-
2 ance of membership on such community advisory committee.
3 (8) The governor may remove any director appointed by him or her for
4 inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after giving him
5 or her a copy of the charges against him or her, and an opportunity to
6 be heard, in person or by counsel, in his or her defense, upon not less
7 than ten days' notice. If any such director shall be removed, the gover-
8 nor shall file in the office of the department of state a complete
9 statement of charges made against such director and his or her findings
10 thereon, together with a complete record of the proceeding. The forego-
11 ing provisions shall not apply in the case of the [chairman] chairperson
12 and any other director who serves at the pleasure of the governor.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
