Title GMU, General Municipal

§ 239-l. Coordination of certain municipal zoning and planning\nactions; legislative intent and policy. 1. Definitions. For the purposes\nof this section and sections two hundred thirty-nine-m and two hundred\nthirty-nine-n of this article, the following terms shall apply:\n (a)…

§ 239-m. Referral of certain proposed city, town and village planning\nand zoning actions to the county planning agency or regional planning\ncouncil; report thereon; final action. 1. Definitions. As used herein:\n (a) The term "proposed" as used in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) …

* § 239-n. Referral of certain proposed subdivision plats to the\ncounty planning agency or regional planning council; report thereon;\nfinal action. 1. Definitions. As used herein:\n (a) The term "proposed" as used in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of\nparagraph (a) of subdivisio…

* § 239-n. Intergovernmental relations councils. 1. Any county outside\nthe city of New York, city, town, village, school district, board of\ncooperative educational services, or fire district or any combination\nthereof, may create by agreement an intergovernmental relations co…

§ 239-nn. Rights and duties of neighboring municipalities in planning\nand zoning matters. 1. Legislative intent and purpose. It is the intent\nand purpose of this section to encourage the coordination of land use\ndevelopment and regulation among adjacent municipalities in orde…

§ 239-o. Creation, appointment and terms. The governing board of any\ncounty, city, village or town may by resolution create a commission on\nhuman rights. The governing board shall determine the number of members\nof such commission, the terms of the members, the manner of appo…

§ 239-p. Officers and employees; expenses. The commission shall have\nthe power and authority to employ an executive director, a secretary and\nsuch attorneys, experts and other employees as may be necessary, within\nthe amount made available by the local governing board. Each c…

§ 239-q. General duties and powers. 1. It shall be the duty of the\ncommission:\n (a) To foster mutual respect and understanding among all ages, races,\ncreed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or\nexpression, military status, sex, disability, predispos…

§ 239-r. General obligations. A commission on human rights created\nunder the provisions of section two hundred thirty-nine-o of this\narticle shall discharge the following obligations. (a) To receive\ncomplaints of alleged discrimination because of an individual's age,\nrace, c…

§ 239-s. New York city commission on human rights. Nothing in this\narticle shall be deemed to limit or reduce the powers of the New York\ncity commission on human rights, and with respect to such powers, the\njurisdiction of the New York city commission on human rights in relat…

§ 239-t. Filing copies. One copy each of any resolution, ordinance or\nlocal law which has been, or which may hereafter be adopted, creating a\ncommission on human rights, or any amendment thereto, shall, on or\nbefore September first, nineteen hundred sixty-seven, or within fiv…

§ 239-u. Creation of drug abuse prevention council. 1. The local\nlegislative body of any county, city, town, village or community boards,\nas such term is defined in article fifty-two-A of the education law, may\nby resolution create one or more drug abuse prevention councils. …

§ 239-x. Creation of conservation advisory council. 1. The local\nlegislative body of any city, town or village may create a conservation\nadvisory council, hereafter called the council, to advise in the\ndevelopment, management and protection of its natural resources. Such\ncou…

§ 239-y. Designation of council as conservation board. 1. As used in\nthis section, the following words and phrases shall have the following\nmeanings:\n a. "Open area". Any area characterized by natural scenic beauty or,\nwhose existing openess, natural condition or present sta…

§ 239-z. Creation of landlord-tenant relations council. 1. The local\nlegislative body of any city, town or village may by resolution create a\nlandlord-tenant relations council hereinafter called the council, to\nadvise, counsel, mediate problems and disputes and to improve rel…

§ 24. Corporation for the benefit of the city of New York. 1.\nNotwithstanding any provision of state or local law, the city of New\nYork is hereby authorized to provide for the creation of a single\nnot-for-profit corporation subject to section fourteen hundred eleven of\nthe n…

§ 240. Application of article. This article shall apply to cities of\nthe second and third class, to any county outside of the city of New\nYork, and to towns and villages. The term "municipality," as used in\nthis article, includes only a city of the second and third class, any…

§ 241. Dedication or acquisition of land or buildings for playgrounds\nor neighborhood recreation centers. The board of estimate and\napportionment of a city, or if there be no such board, the common\ncouncil, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the\ngovernin…

§ 242. Administration, equipment and operation. The authority to\nestablish and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers\nmay be vested in the park board or other existing body or in a\nrecreation commission as the board of estimate and apportionment, common\ncou…

§ 243. Recreation commission. 1. If the board of estimate and\napportionment, or if there be no such board, the common council, board\nof aldermen, or corresponding legislative body, or the governing board\nof any such county, town or village shall determine that the power to\ne…

§ 244. Organization of commission. The members of a recreation\ncommission established pursuant to this article shall elect from their\nown number a chairman and secretary and other necessary officers to\nserve for one year, and may employ such persons as may be needed, as\nauth…

§ 244-a. Acceptance of donations. A recreation commission or other\nauthority in which is vested the power to equip, operate and maintain\nplaygrounds and neighborhood recreation centers pursuant to this article\nmay accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or beque…

§ 244-b. Joint playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers. Any\ntwo or more such municipalities may jointly acquire property for and\noperate and maintain playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers and\nmay make and perform agreements in connection therewith. Any school\…

§ 244-c. Proposition for establishment or maintenance of recreation\nsystem. The term "recreation system," as used in this section means\nplaygrounds and neighborhood recreation centers as referred to in this\narticle. The local legislative body of a city or the governing body o…

§ 244-d. Joint recreation commission. 1. Two or more municipalities\nwhich have established recreation commissions, as provided in section\ntwo hundred forty-three of the general municipal law, may join for the\npurpose of establishing a joint recreation commission.\n 2. The boa…

§ 245. Expenses incurred under article. All expenses incurred under\nthis article coming within the annual appropriation therefor (as\nprovided in section two hundred and forty-six of this article) shall be\na charge against the municipality incurring the same, payable from the\…

§ 246. Annual appropriation. The local authorities of a municipality\nhaving power to appropriate money therein may annually appropriate and\ncause to be raised by taxation in such municipality a sum sufficient to\ncarry out the provisions of this article.\n

§ 247. Acquisition of open spaces and areas. 1. Definitions. For the\npurposes of this chapter an "open space" or "open area" is any space or\narea characterized by (1) natural scenic beauty or, (2) whose existing\nopenness, natural condition, or present state of use, if retaine…

§ 25. Treatment of capital costs and certain fund balances of the city\nof New York; revenue stabilization fund of such city. Notwithstanding\nthe provisions of any general or special state law or local law to the\ncontrary, including but not limited to the New York city charter…

§ 250. Lost and found property. The governing boards of municipal\ncorporations may by resolution enact rules and regulations for\nadministering the provisions of article seven-b of the personal property\nlaw and may provide the following:\n (a) the designation of a public offic…

§ 251. Agreements between municipal corporations. 1. Two or more\nmunicipal corporations may by agreement provide for discharge by the\npolice department of one of them, on behalf of the other or others, of\nthe duties provided in subdivisions three, four, five, six, seven and\n…

§ 275. Picnic parks and/or roadside rest areas. The governing body of\nany county, city, town or village is hereby authorized and empowered to\nauthorize and direct such of its officers or agencies as it shall\ndesignate to enter into agreements with the state superintendent of\…

§ 277. Adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline, roadway or lake programs.\n1. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is hereby\nauthorized and empowered to authorize and direct such of its officers or\nagencies as it shall designate to enter into adopt-a-municipal par…

§ 280. Establishment or extension of residential or residential and\nrecreational areas in the Lake George park. 1. The legislature hereby\ndeclares that the preservation, protection, development and proper use\nof real property in the Lake George park is a matter of interest to…

§ 281. Procedure. 1. Petition. Such petition for the establishment of\na residential or a residential and recreational area for such purpose or\npurposes shall be signed by at least twenty owners of taxable real\nproperty situate within the proposed area owning in the aggregate …

§ 282. Entry, publication, posting and effective date of ordinance;\nreview by proceeding under article seventy-eight of the civil practice\nlaw and rules. 1. Every ordinance or local law and every amendment to\nan existing ordinance or local law (including any map incorporated\…

§ 283. Variances and amendments. 1. The village board of any village\nor the town board of any town in which one or more residential or\nresidential and recreational areas have been established pursuant to\nthis article may establish rules, regulations and procedures by or\npurs…

§ 284. Enforcement and remedies. 1. The village board of any village\nor the town board of any town, as the case may be, in which a\nresidential or residential and recreational area has been established\npursuant to this article, in which the use of buildings, structures and\nla…

§ 290. Establishment of community facilities and programs for the\nelderly. The local legislative body of a city, town or village may, by\nresolution, determine to establish, construct, equip, maintain and\noperate for such city, town or village, a facility for housing, or for\n…

§ 291. Acquisition of real property. When the legislative body shall\nhave resolved to establish a facility and programs for the elderly, it\nmay use for such purpose real property owned by the county, town, city\nor village which, in its judgment, is not needed for any other pu…

§ 292. Equipment, maintenance and operation. The local legislative\nbody of a county, town, city or village which has resolved to establish\nprograms for the elderly and has acquired, leased or set apart real\nproperty for such purpose may, itself or through a municipal agency,\…

§ 3. Compensation for property of a municipal corporation, school\ndistrict or district corporation taken by eminent domain. Where property\nof a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation is\ntaken in the exercise of the power of eminent domain for a purpose…

§ 3-a. Rate of interest on judgments and accrued claims against\nmunicipal corporations. 1. Except as provided in subdivisions two, four\nand five of this section, the rate of interest to be paid by a municipal\ncorporation upon any judgment or accrued claim against the municipa…

§ 3-b. Limitation on real estate tax in New York city. 1. The amount\nto be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year commencing on or\nafter July first, nineteen hundred fifty-four by the city of New York\nand the counties contained therein for city and county purposes, i…

§ 3-c. Limit upon real property tax levies by local governments. 1.\nUnless otherwise provided by law, the amount of real property taxes that\nmay be levied by or on behalf of any local government, other than the\ncity of New York and the counties contained therein, shall not ex…

§ 30. Reports. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, every municipal\ncorporation and school, fire, improvement and special district shall\nannually make a report of its financial condition to the comptroller.\nSuch report shall be made by the chief fiscal officer of each municipal…

§ 30-a. Reports from entities receiving foreign fire insurance premium\ntax. Every entity receiving and disbursing foreign fire insurance\npremium tax funds distributed pursuant to sections nine thousand one\nhundred four and nine thousand one hundred five of the insurance law,\…

§ 300. Municipal websites. 1. All municipal corporations having a\npopulation, as shown by the latest preceding decennial federal census,\nequal to or greater than one thousand five hundred persons, shall\nmaintain an official website with a ".gov" domain name that is\naccessibl…

§ 31. Form of reports. The reports shall be in the form to be\nprescribed by the comptroller and shall contain:\n 1. A statement of the receipts of such municipal corporation,\nindustrial development agency, district, agency or activity from all\nsources and of all accounts or r…

§ 32. Comptroller to furnish blank forms. The comptroller shall\nannually furnish to the officers required to make reports by the\nprovisions of this article other than officers of a school district\nsubject to the jurisdiction of a district superintendent under the\nprovisions …