What's happening
This bill establishes procedures for the Southampton Trustees to adopt an annual budget, capping increases at 2% and mandating submission to the town.
Why it matters
Imposes fiscal discipline and predictability. by limiting annual budget increases for the Southampton Trustees to 2%, which may help restrain spending and provide taxpayers with more predictable financial planning.
Ensures public participation and transparency. by requiring the Trustees to hold a public hearing before adopting their annual budget, giving community members a formal opportunity to weigh in on spending decisions.
Strengthens accountability. by mandating application of independent audit requirements and budgetary controls from existing town law, which could reduce the risk of mismanagement or misuse of funds.
Protects the Trustees' financial autonomy. by preventing the Southampton town board or budget officer from altering the Trustees’ submitted budget, maintaining the Trustees’ ability to independently manage their financial affairs within the new constraints.
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Limit Southampton Budget Increases
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History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to local governments
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Set Southampton Budget Rules
Stricken · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 3715 A. 5508
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2019
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to provide procedures relating to the adoption and submission of an annual budget by the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 1. The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton shall, after public hearing, prepare and adopt an annual budget in the manner prescribed in section 181 of the town law provided that such annual budget shall not contain an increase of more than two percent above the budgeted amount of the prior year. The budgetary controls of section 181-a of the town law, and the independent audit requirements of section 181-b of the town law shall apply.
2. The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton shall submit their budget on or before the twentieth of September to the budget officer of the town of Southampton. The budget shall be in the format prescribed in section 107 of the town law.
3. The town of Southampton budget officer shall affix such budget to the annual town budget, established pursuant to section 109 of the town law, as a part thereof. No change shall be made by the budget officer or the town board to the budget submitted by the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all fiscal years beginning on and after January 1, 2021.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03305-01-9
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