What's happening
This bill authorizes Yonkers to create and fund a "safe streets, safe city, safe schools" program to enhance public safety.
Why it matters
Targets critical safety concerns in Yonkers. by allowing the city to create specialized programs in response to its unique public safety and budgetary challenges, potentially addressing issues that statewide policies might overlook.
Creates a dedicated funding mechanism. a special account exclusively for public safety initiatives—ensuring that resources allocated for safe streets and schools can’t be diverted to unrelated expenses.
Requires Yonkers to develop its own safety plan. , giving local leaders flexibility and accountability to design programs tailored to the city’s specific needs, and potentially fostering more effective solutions than one-size-fits-all mandates.
Links public safety improvement to fiscal stability. , suggesting the program is part of a broader effort to restore financial health and government accountability in Yonkers, which may have long-term impacts on city services and quality of life.
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Who cares
Yonkers city officials
The bill would authorize a separate special account for state-authorized, dedicated revenues to fund a city-adopted public safety plan.
Yonkers public safety agencies
Money in the account could be used only for programs to enhance safety in city streets and schools.
Yonkers students, families and school staff
School safety programs would be eligible for funding through the special account.
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Fund Yonkers Public Safety Program
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History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1709
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT authorizing the city of Yonkers to create a safe city streets, safe city, safe schools program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the safety of the people of the city of Yonkers is of paramount concern, and that the city faces unique and extraordinary problems in providing such services to its people. The variety of state legislative enactments specific to the city, the unique tax structure of the city, significant increases in local taxes, and the need for a return to stable and accountable government require the state to encourage, approve, and authorize a comprehensive budget solution.
The choices made by the city government for the resolution of the budget crisis, and the provision of the necessary level of services require state authorization of a "safe streets, safe city, safe schools" program as part of the resolution of the city's budget crisis.
§ 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of Yonkers is hereby authorized to establish a separate safe streets, safe city, safe schools special account for funds from revenue sources authorized and dedicated therefor by the state. Moneys in such account shall be used solely for programs to enhance public safety in the streets and schools in the city of Yonkers pursuant to a safe streets, safe city, safe schools plan adopted by the city of Yonkers.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05392-01-9
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