Title GMU, General Municipal

§ 685. Filing of grievance procedure. Each government shall file with\nthe clerk thereof and with the state civil service commission, on or\nbefore November first, nineteen hundred sixty-three, a copy of the\ngrievance procedure established by such government; all subsequent\nam…

§ 690. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited and\nreferred to as the "urban development action area act".\n

§ 691. Policy and purposes of article. There exist in many\nmunicipalities within this state municipally-owned areas which were\nacquired pursuant to the urban renewal powers delineated in article\nfifteen of this chapter or through condemnation for projects now\nabandoned or as…

§ 692. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall\nmean:\n 1. "Governing body". The local legislative body.\n 2. "Municipality". A city having a population of one hundred thousand\nor more and the town of Huntington.\n 3. " Eligible area". Real property, titl…

§ 693. Area designation. An urban development action area shall by\nresolution be designated by the governing body, or by the commission\nwhere so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative\nor upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percen…

§ 694. Urban development action area project and approval thereof. 1.\nFollowing or in conjunction with the designation of an area or the\nwaiver of an area designation pursuant to section six hundred\nninety-three of this article, the agency shall prepare or cause to be\nprepar…

§ 695. Disposition of property. 1. In addition to employing any other\nlawful method of utilizing or disposing of an eligible area, a\nmunicipality may sell, lease for a term not exceeding ninety-nine years,\nor otherwise dispose of any such real property and appurtenances\nther…

§ 696. Tax incentives. Upon the consent of the governing body of any\nmunicipality in which an urban development action area project is or is\nto be located, the real property of a project may be exempted from local\nand municipal taxes, other than assessments for local improvem…

* § 696-a. Loans. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any\ngeneral, special or local law, an agency is hereby authorized to make or\ncontract to make grants or loans to the owner of any property that is\npart of an urban development action area project for the purpose of (i)…

§ 696-b. Condemnation. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of\nany general, special or local law, a municipality shall be authorized to\nexercise its power of eminent domain pursuant to the eminent domain\nprocedure law for the purpose of condemning any interest of a thir…

§ 696-c. Site preparation. A municipality shall be authorized to\nundertake site preparation for each eligible area prior to its\ndisposition. Such site preparation may include, but need not be limited\nto, demolition, site clearance and the curing of problems caused by\nabnorma…

§ 696-d. Neighborhood improvement projects. 1. As used in this section\nthe term "neighborhood improvement project" shall mean any\nnon-residential use permitted by local zoning.\n 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local\nlaw, the agency in a city havi…

§ 696-e. Charges. A municipality, or an agency, making a loan or grant\npursuant to this article, may require the payment of charges by an owner\nin consideration for the financing, regulation, supervision and audit of\nsuch loan, or for regulation, supervision and audit of such…

§ 696-f. Servicing. An agency may make provision in a note and loan\nagreement or by separate agreement for the performance of loan or grant\nservicing functions, including, but not limited to, functions related to\nlending or providing a grant for construction, as may generally…

§ 697. Application of article. The provisions of this article shall be\napplicable in any municipality wherein the local legislative body has\nadopted a resolution providing therefor, provided however, that at any\ntime subsequent to the adoption of such a resolution the local\n…

§ 698. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or\npart of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent\njurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such judgment shall not\naffect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be\nconfined …

§ 699. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Long Island workforce housing act".\n

§ 699-a. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Affordable workforce housing" means housing for individuals and\nfamilies at or below one hundred thirty percent of the median income for\nthe Nassau-Suffolk primary metropolitan statistical area as defined by\nthe federal Dep…

§ 699-b. Long Island workforce housing program. 1. When a local\ngovernment approves a subdivision plat or site plan for five or more\nresidential units or a mixed-use development that incorporates five or\nmore residential units, except as otherwise provided in subdivision two\…

§ 699-c. Mortgage counseling for the Long Island workforce housing\nprogram. Persons purchasing affordable workforce housing created\npursuant to this article, or who receive downpayment assistance pursuant\nto this article, must attend homebuyer education and mortgage counselin…

§ 7. Payment of municipal bonds. Where the bonds of a municipal\ncorporation have been lawfully issued, and the payment of the principal\nor interest thereof shall not have been otherwise paid or provided for,\nthe same shall be a charge upon such corporation, and shall be levie…

§ 70. Payment of judgments against municipal corporation. When a final\njudgment for a sum of money shall be recovered against a municipal\ncorporation, and the execution thereof shall not be stayed pursuant to\nlaw, or the time for such stay shall have expired, the treasurer or…

§ 70-a. Liability for expenses incurred in enforcing lawful required\npayment of moneys to state agencies. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of this chapter or of any law, general, special or local,\nwhenever any municipal corporation is required by law to provide and …

§ 700. Short title. This article shall be known as the "municipal\nannexation law."\n

§ 701. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall\nmean or include:\n 1. "Annexation." An alteration of the boundaries of a county, city,\ntown or village which has the effect of adding territory to it. Such\nterm shall not include the creation or dissolution…

§ 702. Legislative intent. It is the intention of the legislature by\nthe enactment of this article to provide a municipal annexation law\npursuant to the provisions of the bill of rights for local governments\nin subdivision (d) of section one of article nine of the constitutio…

§ 703. Petition by residents or property owners to initiate annexation\nof territory. 1. Territory in one or more local governments adjoining\none or more other local governments may be annexed to the latter\npursuant to the provisions of this article. A petition for such\nannex…

§ 703-a. Resolution by governing boards of municipalities to initiate\nannexation of territory. Except for territory proposed to be annexed\nwhich is entirely uninhabited or territory in an agricultural district,\nor outside of such district but eligible for an agricultural asse…

§ 704. Notice of hearing on petition or joint resolution to initiate\nannexation of territory. 1. In the event it is proposed to annex\nterritory, the governing board or boards of the local government or\ngovernments to which it is proposed to annex such territory and the\ngover…

§ 705. Hearing. 1. Such governing boards shall meet at the time and\nplace specified in such notice or amended and republished notice. The\nmembers of the participating boards shall agree on the selection of one\nof their members to preside at such meeting and in the event no su…

§ 706. Annexation of uninhabited territory belonging to a city or a\nvillage. 1. Village-owned territory. If a village is the owner of\nuninhabited territory adjoining the village, such territory may be\nannexed to the village if the town board of the town in which such\nterrito…

§ 707. Disposition of property in area proposed to be annexed. 1.\nExcept as may be provided in an agreement among the affected local\ngovernments, as authorized by subdivision two of this section concerning\nthe retention, division, regulation, land use or other disposition of\…

§ 708. Assumption of debt. 1. Except as may be provided in an\nagreement among any of the affected local governments as authorized by\nsubdivision two of this section concerning the apportionment of any\nindebtedness and any contract or other liabilities, and interest\nthereon, …

§ 709. Annexation by a city of territory in fire, fire protection, or\nfire alarm districts; assumption of indebtedness; property rights. 1. If\nan annexation of territory by a city includes the entire area of a fire\ndistrict, the city, as of the date of such annexation, shall …

§ 71. Liability for damages by mobs and riots. A city or county shall\nbe liable to a person whose property is destroyed or injured therein by\na mob or riot, for the damages sustained thereby, if the consent or\nnegligence of such person did not contribute to such destruction o…

§ 71-a. Injury or death of person aiding a police officer or peace\nofficer. A person who, after having been lawfully commanded to aid a\npolice officer or peace officer in effectuating or securing an arrest or\nin preventing the commission by another of any offense, is killed o…

§ 71-b. Operation of snowmobiles. 1. With respect to injuries arising\nfrom the operation of snowmobiles, no civil action shall be maintained\nagainst any municipal corporation or an officer thereof in charge of\nhighway supervision and maintenance, for damages or injuries to pe…

§ 710. Disposition of taxes and other charges against property in\nannexed territory. 1. All unpaid or delinquent taxes levied or charges\nmade against or on account of any territory annexed pursuant to this\narticle and existing at the time such annexation takes effect, shall b…

§ 711. Determination after hearing. 1. Within ninety days after the\nhearing held pursuant to section seven hundred five of this article is\nconcluded, the governing board of each affected local government shall\ndetermine by a majority vote of its total voting strength whether …

§ 712. Adjudication and determination in the supreme court. 1. In the\nevent that one or more but not all of the governing boards of the\naffected local governments shall determine that it is not in the\nover-all public interest to approve the proposed annexation, the\ngoverning…

§ 713. Election in event of approval. 1. Not later than ninety days\nafter the entry of a final judgment of a court or the filing in the\noffices of the clerks of the affected local governments of orders of the\ngoverning boards of such affected local governments approving a pro…

§ 714. Annexation after election approving proposition. 1. Upon the\nfiling of the certificate or certificates of election approving the\nproposition together with the notice of entry of a final judgment of a\ncourt or of the approving orders of the governing boards of the affec…

§ 715. Effect on certain school districts in which territory is\nsituated. 1. In the case of an annexation to a city having one hundred\ntwenty-five thousand or more inhabitants according to the latest federal\ncensus, or to any other city having a city school district which is\…

§ 716. Restrictions and prohibitions. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of this article or of any other law:\n 1. An annexation shall not affect the boundaries of any congressional\ndistrict, senate district or assembly district.\n 2. The date on which any such annexation sha…

§ 717. Boundaries and map of local government to which territory is\nannexed. 1. Within a reasonable time after an annexation pursuant to\nthis article, the governing board of a local government to which\nterritory has been so annexed shall cause (a) a survey to be made of the\n…

§ 718. Construction. 1. References in other laws, etc. With respect to\nannexation proceedings commenced on or after January first, nineteen\nhundred sixty-four, reference in any general, special or local law,\ncounty, city or village charter, ordinance, resolution, rule, regula…

§ 719. Schedule of laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the\nschedule hereto annexed and subject to the provisions of this article,\nthat portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.\n SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED\nLaws of Chapter Section\n1909 ..... 64 348\n1912 ..…

§ 72. Acquisition of lands for erection of monuments. The governing\nboard of a municipal corporation, or the trustees of a monument\nassociation, may acquire not to exceed three acres of land, for the\nerection of an armed forces monument, or a monument or other structure\nas a…

§ 72-a. Acquisition and development of forest lands. The governing\nboard of a county, town or village may severally acquire for such\ncounty, town or village, by purchase, gift, lease or condemnation, and\nhold as the property of such municipality, tracts of land having forests…

§ 72-b. Acquisition of lands and erection of memorial buildings. The\ngoverning board of a town or village may acquire lands and erect a\nmemorial building, or lands with buildings thereon and remodel such\nbuildings as a memorial building or remove such buildings and erect a\nm…