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Relates to residency requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Keith L.T. Wright
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BILL NUMBER:S6668
Title of bill
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to residency requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation
Purpose
This bill seeks to allow members of the municipal sanitation departments the same rights regarding residency as other city employees.
Summary of provisions
This legislation would amend subdivision 2-a of Section 3 of the Public Officers Law to allow residency by a municipal sanitation employee to reside in a political subdivision or municipal corporation which is not located more than 15 miles from the city of New York.
Justification
The statutory residency rights of New York City Uniformed Sanitation workers were won after negotiations with the State Legislature and New York City over thirty years ago. These residency rights allow members of the Department of Sanitation to reside in Nassau and Westchester Counties, in addition to the five boroughs of New York City.
Since that time, the cost of living in New York City and the counties immediately surrounding it has skyrocketed. The prospect of owning a home in Nassau and Westchester has become almost as remote as the prospect of owning a home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The State Legislature has extended the residency rights of other New York City employees, including the Police Department, to include Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Suffolk Counties. As a matter of equity and parity, Uniformed Sanitation workers should also be allowed to reside in these areas. They are subject to the same economic factors as other city employees and should therefore be afforded the same residency rights.
Additionally, it should be noted that New York City would not be financially affected by the proposed legislation for it would still receive its share of tax revenue, as members would still be required to pay taxes on income earned in New York City.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None noted.
Effective date
This act would take effect immediately.
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