Title GMU, General Municipal

§ 212. Jurisdiction of state not affected. The jurisdiction ceded to\nthe United States as prescribed by this article shall not prevent the\nexecution on the land acquired for the purposes specified in section two\nhundred and ten of any process civil or criminal, issued under t…

§ 214. Purpose. 1. It is hereby declared that this article is intended\nto effectuate the objects and purposes of section eighteen of article\none of the constitution and that the relationship between the political\nsubdivision liable for payments of service awards under this ar…

§ 215. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Active volunteer firefighter" means a person who has been approved\nby the authorities in control of a duly organized volunteer fire company\nor volunteer fire department as an active volunteer firefighter of such\nfire company …

§ 216. Authorization to establish service award programs for volunteer\nfirefighters of political subdivisions of the state and for volunteer\nfirefighters other than of political subdivisions of the state. 1. a. A\nservice award program may be adopted only by resolution of the …

§ 216-a. Authorization to establish service award programs for special\nfire companies and departments. 1. The political subdivisions which\ncontract to receive fire protection services from a special fire company\nor department may jointly establish a service award program for …

§ 216-b. Continuation of service award programs. 1. (a) In the event\nthat a town establishes a service award program for the volunteer\nfirefighters of a fire company located within a fire protection district\nand, subsequently, the fire protection district is dissolved and the…

§ 216-c. State administration of service award programs. 1. On or\nbefore the fifteenth day of November, two thousand eight and of each\nsucceeding calendar year, the administrator shall determine the amount\nthat each participating program sponsor is required to pay for the\nst…

§ 217. General requirements of a service award program. No volunteer\nfire department, volunteer fire company, fire district, fire protection\ndistrict, village, town or city, shall be required under this article to\nprovide service award benefits for its active volunteer firefi…

§ 217-a. Public information website. 1. The comptroller is hereby\nauthorized to make available to the public on its website information\nabout vendors of service award programs, both defined contribution\nprograms and defined benefit programs, for volunteer firefighters. Such\n…

§ 218. Requirements and benefits under a defined contribution plan\nservice award program. (a) An active volunteer firefighter's service\naward program that is a defined contribution plan shall be subject to\nminimum and maximum contribution requirements as set forth in\nsubdivi…

§ 219. Requirements and benefits under a defined benefit plan service\naward program. (a) An active volunteer firefighter's service award\nprogram that is a defined benefit plan shall be subject to minimum and\nmaximum retirement benefit requirements as set forth in subdivision …

§ 219-a. Administration, reporting and disclosure. 1. The sponsor or\nthe designated program administrator shall provide each active volunteer\nfirefighter who participates in a service award program maintained under\nthis article with a summary of the program's provisions, incl…

§ 219-b. Purpose. It is hereby declared that this article is intended\nto effectuate the objects and purposes of section eighteen of article\none of the constitution and that the relationship between the political\nsubdivision liable for payments of service awards under this art…

§ 219-c. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Ambulance company" shall mean a municipal ambulance service or a\nvoluntary ambulance service, but shall not include an ambulance service\norganized pursuant to section two hundred nine-b of this chapter.\n 2. "Defined contrib…

§ 219-d. Authorization to adopt service award programs. 1. No\npolitical subdivision shall be required to adopt a service award\nprogram. Any service award program adopted pursuant to this section\nshall be governed by the provisions of this article.\n 2. A political subdivision…

§ 219-e. Participation, vesting and service credit. 1. A volunteer\nambulance worker must be eligible to participate in any service award\nprogram provided under this article if the volunteer ambulance worker\nhas reached the age of eighteen and has completed at least one year o…

§ 219-f. Contributions and benefits. 1. The sponsor of a service award\nprogram shall contribute to the program a fixed amount of money, as\ndetermined by the sponsor, on behalf of each participant who is credited\nwith a year of ambulance service. The minimum contribution shall…

§ 219-g. Funding. 1. The cost of a service award program shall be a\ncharge against the sponsor. The governing board of the sponsor shall\nappropriate annually an amount equal to the estimated amount due the\nservice award program during the fiscal year for which the appropriati…

§ 219-h. Administration. 1. Service award programs shall be centrally\nadministered by the state comptroller, or the comptroller may enter into\none or more of the following contracts:\n (a) a contract with an administrative service agency or financial\norganization to serve as …

§ 219-i. Conversion to defined benefit plan. The sponsor of a service\naward program adopted pursuant to this article may convert such program\ninto a defined benefit plan authorized by article eleven-AAA of this\nchapter by adopting a defined benefit service award program in\na…

§ 219-j. Purpose. It is hereby declared that this article is intended\nto effectuate the objects and purposes of section eighteen of article\none of the constitution and that the relationship between the political\nsubdivision liable for payments of service awards under this art…

§ 219-k. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Ambulance company" shall mean a municipal ambulance service or a\nvoluntary ambulance service, but shall not include an ambulance service\norganized pursuant to section two hundred nine-b of this chapter.\n 2. "Defined benefit…

§ 219-l. Authorization to adopt service award programs. 1. No\npolitical subdivision shall be required to adopt a service award\nprogram. Any service award program adopted pursuant to this section\nshall be governed by the provisions of this article.\n 2. A political subdivision…

§ 219-m. Participation, vesting and service credit. 1. A volunteer\nambulance worker must be eligible to participate in any service award\nprogram provided under this article if the volunteer ambulance worker\nhas reached the age of eighteen and has completed at least one year o…

§ 219-n. Benefits. 1. The benefit payable under a service award\nprogram shall be the actuarial equivalent of an annual payment for life\nin one of the following amounts as selected by the sponsor:\n (a) sixty dollars per year of ambulance service;\n (b) one hundred twenty dolla…

§ 219-o. Funding. 1. The cost of a service award program including,\nbut not limited to, amounts necessary to fund benefits and to pay for\nall necessary administrative services, shall be a charge against the\nsponsor. The governing board of the sponsor annually shall appropriat…

§ 219-p. Administration. 1. Service award programs shall be centrally\nadministered by the state comptroller, or the comptroller may enter into\none or more of the following contracts:\n (a) a contract with an administrative service agency or financial\norganization to serve as …

§ 219-q. Definitions. 1. "Participant" means a participant as defined\nin subdivision six of section two hundred nineteen-c of this chapter,\nsubdivision seven of section two hundred fifteen of this chapter and\nsubdivision eight of section two hundred nineteen-k of this chapter…

§ 219-r. Authorization to adopt supplemental award programs. 1. No\npolitical subdivision shall be required to adopt a supplemental award\nprogram. Any supplemental award program adopted pursuant to this section\nshall be governed by the provisions of this article.\n 2. (a) A po…

§ 219-s. Participation and service credit. 1. A participant must be\neligible to participate in a supplemental award program provided under\nthis article if the participant has reached entitlement age and has\ncompleted at least one decade of service in the timeframe designated …

§ 219-t. Contributions and benefits. 1. The sponsor of a supplemental\naward program shall contribute to the program a fixed amount of money,\nas determined by the sponsor, on behalf of each participant who is\ncredited with a decade of service. The minimum contribution shall be…

§ 22. Claims against fire insurance proceeds; procedure. 1. As used in\nthis section, any inconsistent provision of law notwithstanding, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Enforcing officer" means the elected or appointed officer of any\ntax district …

§ 23. Flexible benefits program. 1. For purposes of this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n a. "Code" shall mean the United States internal revenue code of\nnineteen hundred eighty-six, as amended, and regulations promulgated\nthereunder.\n b. "Co…

§ 234. Creation, appointment and qualifications. Each city and\nincorporated village is hereby authorized and empowered to create a\ncommission to be known as the city or village planning commission. Such\ncommission shall be so created in incorporated villages by resolution of\…

§ 235. Officers, expenses and assistance. The commission shall elect\nannually, a chairman from its own members. It shall have the power and\nauthority to employ experts, clerks, and a secretary, and to pay for\ntheir services and such other expenses as may be necessary and prop…

§ 236. General powers. The body creating such planning commission may,\nat any time, by ordinance or local law or resolution, provide that the\nfollowing matters, or any one or more of them, shall be referred for\nreport thereon, to such commission by the board, commission,\ncom…

§ 237. Maps and recommendations. Such planning commission may cause to\nbe made a map or maps of said city or village or any portion thereof, or\nof any land outside the limits of said city or village so near or so\nrelated thereto that in the opinion of said planning commission…

§ 238. Private streets. The body creating such planning commission may\nat any time, by ordinance or resolution provide that no plan, plot or\ndescription, showing the layout of any highway or street upon private\nproperty, or of building lots in connection with or in relation t…

§ 239. Rules. Such commission may make rules not contrary to law, to\ngovern its action in carrying out the provisions of this article.\n

§ 239-a. Construction of article. This article shall be construed as\nthe grant of additional power and authority to cities and incorporated\nvillages, and not as intended to limit or impair any existing power or\nauthority of any city or village.\n Any city or incorporated vill…

§ 239-aa. Creation of councils on the disabled. 1. The local\nlegislative body of any county or city with a population of ninety\nthousand or more, may by resolution, create one or more councils on the\ndisabled. Such council shall develop a program of community\nparticipation r…

§ 239-b. Definitions. As used in this article and unless otherwise\nprovided:\n 1. "Municipal legislative body" means the town board of a town, the\nboard of trustees of a village; the board of aldermen, common council,\ncouncil or commission of a city; and other elective govern…

§ 239-bb. County-wide shared services panels. 1. Definitions. The\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of\nthis article:\n a. "County" shall mean any county not wholly contained within a city.\n b. "County CEO" shall mean the county executive, coun…

§ 239-c. County planning boards. 1. Legislative findings and intent.\nThe legislature hereby finds and determines that:\n (a) significant decisions and actions affecting the immediate and\nlong-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the state\nand its communiti…

§ 239-d. County comprehensive plan. 1. Content. The county\ncomprehensive plan may include but shall not be limited to the following\ntopics at the level of detail adapted to the special requirements of the\ncounty:\n (a) General statements of goals, objectives, principles, poli…

§ 239-e. County official map. 1. Legislative intent. It is the general\nintent of this section and section two hundred nine-f of this chapter to\nenable counties to utilize certain regulatory powers which are essential\nfor providing for orderly growth and development, for affor…

§ 239-f. Approval of building permits, curb cuts, and subdivision\nplats. 1. Rules and regulations. The county superintendent of highways\nor the commissioner of public works in cooperation with the county\nplanning board as well as the county building inspector, if any, shall\n…

§ 239-g. Planning associations or federations. 1. Establishment. In\nany county or counties, the municipalities may form a federation or\nassociation to promote community or inter-community planning within or\nby such municipalities, to provide for the collection and distributio…

§ 239-h. Regional planning councils. 1. Legislative findings and\nintent. The legislature hereby finds and determines that:\n (a) Significant decisions and actions affecting the immediate and\nlong-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the state\nand its commu…

§ 239-i. Regional comprehensive plans. 1. Content of a regional\ncomprehensive plan. The regional comprehensive plan may include the\nfollowing topics of significance at the level of detail adapted to the\nspecial requirements of the region:\n (a) general statements of goals, ob…