Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Village of Brockport Village of Brockport June 2, 2010 June 2, 2010 Wade Beltramo Wade Beltramo N.Y.S. Conference of Mayors N.Y.S. Conference of Mayors General Counsel General Counsel Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Village Dissolutions Village Dissolutions Villages Currently or Villages Currently or Union - Union - 1921 1921 Recently Studying Dissolution North Pelham - North Pelham - 1975 1975 Recently Studying Dissolution La Fargeville La Fargeville - -1922 1922 Friendship - Friendship - 1977 1977 Marlboro - Marlboro - 1922 1922 Rosendale - - 1977 1977 Rosendale Eastwood Eastwood - - 1926 1926 Lake George Lake George Savannah - Savannah - 1979 1979 Cherry Valley Cherry Valley Newfield - - 1926 1926 Newfield Schuylerville Schuylerville Elizabethtown - Elizabethtown - 1980 1980 Macedon Macedon Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley - - 1926 1926 Medina Medina Bloomingdale - Bloomingdale - 1985 1985 Speculator Speculator Sound Avenue - Sound Avenue - 1927 1927 Waddington Waddington Pine Hill - Pine Hill - 1986 1986 Wellsville Wellsville Belleville - - 1930 1930 Belleville Port Henry Port Henry Woodhull - - 1986 1986 Woodhull Corinth Corinth Northville Northville - - 1930 1930 Candor Candor Pine Valley - Pine Valley - 1991 1991 Dansville Dansville Jamaica Square - - 1931 1931 Jamaica Square Windsor Windsor Westport - Westport - 1992 1992 North Collins North Collins Henderson Henderson - - 1933 1933 Albion Albion Ticonderoga - - 1993 1993 Allegany Ticonderoga Allegany Old Forge Old Forge - - 1936 1936 Ellenville Ellenville Fillmore - Fillmore - 1994 1994 Johnson City Johnson City North Bangor - - 1939 1939 North Bangor Port Henry Port Henry Schenevus - Schenevus - 1994 1994 Alden Alden Forestport - Forestport - 1940 1940 Cobbleskil Cobbleskil Mooers - Mooers - 1995 1995 Camilus Camilus Village of the Village of the Lewiston Lewiston Andes – Andes – 2003 2003 Landing - - 1940 1940 Landing Pike – – 2009 2009 Pike Downsville - Downsville - 1950 1950 Limestone – Limestone – 2010 2010 Amchir Amchir - - 1968 1968 Perrysburgh – Perrysburgh – 2011 2011 Prattsburg - Prattsburg - 1972 1972 Randolph – Randolph – 2011 2011 Fort Covington Fort Covington – – 1975 1975 East Randolph – East Randolph – 2011 2011 Pelham - - 1975 1975 Pelham Seneca Falls – – 2011 2011 Seneca Falls 1
Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution NYCOM’ ’s Position s Position NYCOM 1. 1.Villages Are Not Merely Villages Are Not Merely Multipurpose Taxing Districts Multipurpose Taxing Districts 2. 2.Village Are Not a Third Layer of Village Are Not a Third Layer of Government Government 3.Villages Are New York 3. Villages Are New York’ ’s Form of s Form of Incorporated Cities Incorporated Cities Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution NYCOM’ ’s Position s Position NYCOM 4. 4.Residents Should Have the Residents Should Have the Ability to Petition to Create & Ability to Petition to Create & Dissolve Villages Dissolve Villages 5. 5.Village Boards Should Have the Village Boards Should Have the Ability to Initiate Dissolution Ability to Initiate Dissolution 6. 6.Neither For Nor Against Neither For Nor Against Dissolving Brockport (or Any Dissolving Brockport (or Any Particular Village) Particular Village) 2
Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution What Will Happen What Will Happen If the Village Dissolves? If the Village Dissolves? � Very Few Certainties � Very Few Certainties � Village Residents � Village Residents’ ’ Taxes Will Go Taxes Will Go Down Down How Much? How Much? � On June 15 � On June 15 th th , You Are Voting on , You Are Voting on Whether to Dissolve the Village, Whether to Dissolve the Village, NOT To Study Dissolution NOT To Study Dissolution Number of Signatures Needed Per Day In a Village with 1,000 Electors The signature threshold to allow 5.56 residents to be able to have an 6.00 INFORMED vote on the dissolution Number of Signatures Needed Per Day plan is 20 times greater than . . . 5.00 . . . the threshold to 2.75 4.00 force an UNINFORMED vote on dissolving without a plan or study. 3.00 2.00 0.27 1.00 0.00 GML Article 17-A Threshold for Signature Threshold Under Village GML Article 17-A Threshold for Commencing Dissolution - 10% in Law 19-1900 - 33% in 120 Days Referendum on Dissolution Plan - 365 Days 25% in 45 Days Type of Action 3
Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Each Village Dissolution Is Each Village Dissolution Is Unique & Must be Considered Unique & Must be Considered on a Case- -By By- -Case Basis Case Basis on a Case 1. The Services Villages Provide The Services Villages Provide 1. Varies From Village to Village Varies From Village to Village 2. The Services Towns Provide The Services Towns Provide 2. Varies From Town to Town Varies From Town to Town 3. Different Economic & 3. Different Economic & Demographic Characteristics Demographic Characteristics Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Each Village Dissolution Is Each Village Dissolution Is Unique & Must be Considered Unique & Must be Considered on a Case- -By By- -Case Basis Case Basis on a Case Can’ ’t We Just Use the 1974 t We Just Use the 1974 Can Dissolution Study? Dissolution Study? 4
Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Center for Government Research www.cgr.org/brockport/index.aspx NYS Department of State www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/index.htm NYS Office of the State Comptroller www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/index.htm NYS Office of the Attorney General www.oag.state.ny.us Commission on Local Government Efficiency www.nyslocalgov.org Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Prior Local Government Commissions Prior Local Government Commissions Local Government Restructuring Project Local Government Restructuring Project (Rockefeller Institute, a.k.a. Riley Commission) (Rockefeller Institute, a.k.a. Riley Commission) (1990- -1992) 1992) (1990 Commission on Commission on Consolidation of Local Governments Consolidation of Local Governments (Cuomo, 1990- (Cuomo, 1990 -1993) 1993) Commission on Local Government Reform Commission on Local Government Reform (Pataki, 2002- -2004) 2004) (Pataki, 2002 Commission on Local Government Commission on Local Government Efficiency & Competitiveness Efficiency & Competitiveness (Spitzer, 2007- -2008) 2008) (Spitzer, 2007 5
Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution General Municipal Law Article 17- -A A General Municipal Law Article 17 � Signed into Law on June 24, 2009 � Signed into Law on June 24, 2009 � Chapter 74 of the Laws of 2009 � Chapter 74 of the Laws of 2009 � Effective 270 Days After Enacted � Effective 270 Days After Enacted Effective March 21, 2010 Effective March 21, 2010 Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution General Municipal Law Article 17- -A A General Municipal Law Article 17 � Stated Reasons for the Act � Stated Reasons for the Act 1. “ “There are 10,521 overlapping There are 10,521 overlapping 1. government units, providing government units, providing duplicative services creating duplicative services creating needless, wasteful bureaucracies.” ” needless, wasteful bureaucracies. 6
Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Structure of New York’ ’s Local s Local Structure of New York Governments 101 Governments 101 � Counties � Counties � Cities & Villages � Cities & Villages � Towns � Towns � Town Special Districts � Town Special Districts � Town Board Managed � Town Board Managed � Board of Elected Commissioners � Board of Elected Commissioners � Fire Districts & Fire Protection � Fire Districts & Fire Protection Districts Districts Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Forum on Dissolution Forum on Dissolution Number of Local Government Entities Number of Local Government Entities in Monroe County in Monroe County � Fire District � County � � County - - 1 1 Fire District - - 23 23 � City � � � Fire Protection City - - 1 1 Fire Protection - - 15 15 � Town � Park District � Town - - 20 20 � Park District - - 45 45 � Village � Refuse District � Village - - 10 10 � Refuse District - - 14 14 � School District � Sewer District � � School District - - 18 18 Sewer District - - 62 62 � Water District � Lighting District � � Lighting District - - 161 161 Water District - - 98 98 � Drainage District � � � Other Districts Drainage District - - 102 102 Other Districts - - 54 54 � Total Town Special Districts � Total Town Special Districts - - 551 551 Source: Office of the Attorney General Website 7
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