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This bill increases the minimum number of industrial development agency board members to four, and requires inclusion of representatives from local government, school boards, labor, and business.
Why it matters
Ensures broader community representation. by mandating that agency boards include voices from local government, school boards, organized labor, and the business community, which could lead to more balanced and transparent decision-making on economic development projects.
May impact how industrial development agencies prioritize and approve projects,. as the required diversity of perspectives could shift emphasis toward projects that benefit a wider range of community stakeholders, rather than just business interests.
Could strengthen accountability and public trust. in industrial development agencies by making their boards more reflective of the populations they serve, potentially reducing conflicts of interest and increasing oversight on tax incentives and public investments.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
174
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to industrial development agencies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
2. An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constituting a public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by special act of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than [three nor more than seven] four members who shall be appointed by the governing body of each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Such members [may] shall include representatives of local government, school boards, organized labor and business. A member shall continue to hold office until [his] a successor is appointed and has qualified. The governing body of each municipality shall designate the first chairman and file with the secretary of state a certificate of appointment or reappointment of any member. Such members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties.
§ 2. This act shall take effect one year next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01471-01-7
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