The State Senate and Assembly are scheduled to be in session all week.

The Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation that authorizes public agencies to utilize cooperative purchasing in the State of New York. The bill, S. 5525 (Little)/A.8034 (Russell), has been introduced and referred to the committees on Local Government. Cooperative purchasing, … Continue reading →

On June 9th the New York State Court of Appeals handed down the decision in the Matter of AAA Carting and Rubbish Removal, Inc., v. Town of Southeast, et al. The court found that the Town Board acted “arbitrarily and … Continue reading →

This week NYSAC joined municipal officials from around the State in the second meeting of the Mohawk-Erie Multimodal Transportation Corridor Study Project Advisory Committee. Each year, over $21 billion worth of exports produced in New York are delivered using the … Continue reading →

The State Senate has introduced legislation that would authorize counties to pass a local law to create a $.30 public safety surcharge on wireless devices. S.5503 (Rules) has been referred to the Senate Local Government Committee. Currently 47 counties have … Continue reading →

The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) this week announced the closing of 377 youth facility beds in the youth detention system. The changes will be effective August 31, 2011 and include closing 213 beds in the following facilities: … Continue reading →

The long awaited legislation is likely to encounter significant challenges in the Legislature with its introduction so close to the end of the scheduled Legislative session. The pension proposal sticks pretty closely to recent press statements, with the exception of … Continue reading →

Governor Cuomo announced this week that pink slips for State workers will be distributed beginning July 15th. Agency by agency workforce reductions will be released next Monday. The adopted State Budget includes $450 million in state workforce concessions and the … Continue reading →

With the end of the Legislative fast approaching, local home rule bills have been slowly winding their way through the process. The Senate has passed nearly 50 home rule bills and the Assembly has passed about a dozen so far. … Continue reading →

Despite Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos stating this week that he does not agree with the sunset date provision in the current Assembly Majority property tax cap proposal, he is “convinced that we’re going to work out whatever problems we … Continue reading →