Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Inter- -Municipal Cooperation: Municipal Cooperation: Inter Working Together to Save Money Working Together to Save Money & Provide Better Service & Provide Better Service Regional Leadership Conference Regional Leadership Conference Corning Community College Corning Community College April 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 Presented by Presented by Wade Beltramo Wade Beltramo NYCOM General Counsel NYCOM General Counsel Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Why Inter- -Municipal Municipal Why Inter Cooperation? Cooperation? 1
Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation General Municipal Law General Municipal Law Article 17- -A A Article 17 Went Into Effect Went Into Effect March 21, 2010 March 21, 2010 Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Village Dissolutions Village Dissolutions Union - - 1921 1921 Union Downsville - - 1950 1950 Fillmore - - 1994 1994 Downsville Fillmore La Fargeville - - 1922 1922 La Fargeville Amchir - - 1968 1968 Schenevus - - 1994 1994 Amchir Schenevus Marlboro - - 1922 1922 Marlboro Prattsburg - - 1972 1972 Mooers - - 1995 1995 Prattsburg Mooers Eastwood - - 1926 1926 Eastwood Fort Covington - - 1975 1975 Andes - - 2003 2003 Fort Covington Andes Newfield - - 1926 1926 Newfield Pelham - - 1975 1975 Pike - - 2009 2009 Pelham Pike Pleasant Valley - - 1926 1926 Pleasant Valley North Pelham - - 1975 1975 Limestone - - 2010 2010 North Pelham Limestone Sound Avenue - - 1927 1927 Sound Avenue Friendship - - 1977 1977 Perrysburgh - - 2011 2011 Friendship Perrysburgh Belleville - - 1930 1930 Belleville Rosendale - - 1977 1977 Randolph - - 2011 2011 Rosendale Randolph Northville - - 1930 1930 Northville Savannah - - 1979 1979 East Randolph - - 2011 2011 Savannah East Randolph Jamaica Square - - 1931 1931 Jamaica Square Elizabethtown - - 1980 1980 Seneca Falls - - 2011 2011 Elizabethtown Seneca Falls Henderson - - 1933 1933 Henderson Bloomingdale - - 1985 1985 Altmar - - 2011 2011 Bloomingdale Altmar Old Forge - - 1936 1936 Old Forge Pine Hill - - 1986 1986 Edwards - - 2012 2012 Pine Hill Edwards North Bangor - - 1939 1939 North Bangor Woodhull - - 1986 1986 Lyons - - 2012 2012 Woodhull Lyons Forestport - - 1940 1940 Forestport Pine Valley - - 1991 1991 Keeseville - - 2013 2013 Pine Valley Keeseville Village of the Village of the Westport - - 1992 1992 Bridgewater - - 2014 2014 Westport Bridgewater Landing - - 1940 1940 Landing Ticonderoga - - 1993 1993 Ticonderoga 2
Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Villages Currently or Villages Currently or Recently Studying Dissolution Recently Studying Dissolution Lake George Lake George Cherry Valley Dansville Cherry Valley Dansville Schuylerville Schuylerville Macedon Macedon Forestville Forestville Medina Medina Speculator Horseheads Speculator Horseheads Waddington Waddington Wellsville Wellsville Medina Medina Port Henry Port Henry Corinth Corinth Candor Candor Dansville Dansville Windsor Windsor North Collins North Collins Albion Albion Allegany Allegany Ellenville Ellenville Johnson City Johnson City Cobleskill Cobleskill Alden Alden Lewiston Lewiston Camilus Camilus Potsdam Potsdam Victory Victory Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Petitions Filed Under the New General Petitions Filed Under the New General Municipal Law Article 17- -A A Municipal Law Article 17 Village of Waddington Village of Waddington Petition Determined to be Invalid Petition Determined to be Invalid - - May 2010 May 2010 Village of Brockport Village of Brockport Dissolution Voted Down Dissolution Voted Down - - June 15, 2010 June 15, 2010 Village of Williamsville Village of Williamsville Dissolution Voted Down - Dissolution Voted Down - August 17, 2010 August 17, 2010 Village of Sloan Dissolution Voted Down - - August 17, 2010 August 17, 2010 Village of Sloan Dissolution Voted Down Village of Lakewood Village of Lakewood Dissolution Voted Down Dissolution Voted Down - - August 25, 2010 August 25, 2010 Dissolution Voted Down - Dissolution Voted Down - Sept 28, 2010 Sept 28, 2010 Village of Farnham Village of Farnham Dissolution Voted Down - - Sept 28, 2010 Sept 28, 2010 Dissolution Voted Down Village of Cuba Village of Cuba Village of Macedon Dissolution Voted Down - - October 12, 2010 October 12, 2010 Village of Macedon Dissolution Voted Down Village of Altmar Village of Altmar Dissolution Approved Dissolution Approved - - November 10, 2010 November 10, 2010 Village of Odessa Village of Odessa Dissolution Voted Down - Dissolution Voted Down - December 7, 2010 December 7, 2010 Village of Whitesboro Village of Whitesboro Dissolution Voted Down- Dissolution Voted Down - January 4, 2011 January 4, 2011 3
Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Petitions Filed Under the New General Petitions Filed Under the New General Municipal Law Article 17- -A A Municipal Law Article 17 Village of Camillus Village of Camillus Dissolution Voted Down - - November 8, 2011 November 8, 2011 Dissolution Voted Down Village of Potsdam Dissolution Voted Down - - November 8, 2011 November 8, 2011 Village of Potsdam Dissolution Voted Down Village of Altmar Altmar Dissolution Approved - - December 6, 2011 December 6, 2011 Village of Dissolution Approved Village of Leicester Dissolution Voted Down - - December 20, 2011 December 20, 2011 Village of Leicester Dissolution Voted Down Dissolution Voted Down - - January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012 Dissolution Voted Down Village of Corinth Village of Corinth Village of Chaumont Dissolution Voted Down - - November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012 Village of Chaumont Dissolution Voted Down Village of Malone Dissolution Voted Down - - November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012 Village of Malone Dissolution Voted Down Village of Lyons Dissolution Approved - - November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012 Village of Lyons Dissolution Approved Village of Keeseville Dissolution Approved - - January 22, 2013 January 22, 2013 Village of Keeseville Dissolution Approved Village of Painted Post Dissolution Voted Down - - January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013 Village of Painted Post Dissolution Voted Down Dissolution Voted Down Dissolution Voted Down - - February 19, 2013 February 19, 2013 Village of Middleburgh Village of Middleburgh Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Petitions Filed Under the New General Petitions Filed Under the New General Municipal Law Article 17- -A A Municipal Law Article 17 Village of Victory Dissolution Voted Down - - March 19, 2013 March 19, 2013 Village of Victory Dissolution Voted Down Village of Champlain Dissolution Voted Down - - March 19, 2013 March 19, 2013 Village of Champlain Dissolution Voted Down Village of Richfield Village of Richfield Dissolution Voted Down Dissolution Voted Down - - October 15, 2013 October 15, 2013 Springs Springs Village of Lyons Village of Lyons Dissolution Approved - Dissolution Approved - March 18, 2014 March 18, 2014 Village of Bridgewater Village of Bridgewater Dissolution Voted Down - Dissolution Voted Down - March 18, 2014 March 18, 2014 4
Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Government Reorganization Act Government Reorganization Act � Stated Reasons for the Act � Stated Reasons for the Act 1. “ 1. “There are 10,521 overlapping There are 10,521 overlapping government units, providing government units, providing duplicative services creating duplicative services creating needless, wasteful needless, wasteful bureaucracies.” ” bureaucracies. Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation 2014 New York State Budget 2014 New York State Budget Tax Freeze Tax Freeze 5
Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Tax Freeze Tax Freeze In Order for Taxpayers to be In Order for Taxpayers to be Eligible for the Rebate Checks Eligible for the Rebate Checks � In Year One (Which for Local � In Year One (Which for Local Governments Will be Your Fiscal Year Governments Will be Your Fiscal Year Beginning In 2015), a Municipality Beginning In 2015), a Municipality a) Will Have to Comply With the Tax Cap & a) Will Have to Comply With the Tax Cap & b) Cannot Have a Local Law That Would b) Cannot Have a Local Law That Would Allow for an Override of the Cap Allow for an Override of the Cap Inter- -Municipal Municipal Inter Cooperation Cooperation Tax Freeze Tax Freeze � In Year Two, the Municipality Will Have to � In Year Two, the Municipality Will Have to Comply With the Tax Cap (With No Local Comply With the Tax Cap (With No Local Override Law In Place) and Override Law In Place) and Have a State Have a State- - Approved “ Approved “Government Efficiency Plan Government Efficiency Plan” ” 6
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