Asm. Ken Zebrowski

Maddy summaryThis bill allows county comptrollers to audit projects and actions by industrial development agencies and not-for-profit corporations that are affiliated with local governments. If a county does not have a comptroller, the chief elected official must assign the budget or finance director to perform these audits instead. The legislation defines which specific agencies and corporations fall under these audit rules and sets a 90-day delay before the changes take effect.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the authority of the New York State Secretary of State to improve code enforcement in local governments by creating a new State Code Enforcement Office led by an ombudsperson. The legislation allows the Secretary to place oversight officials in local areas to monitor compliance with building and fire safety standards, provide assistance to local staff, and resolve complaints. The newly established ombudsperson will have the power to investigate complaints, inspect local enforcement programs, and recommend corrective actions or state intervention if minimum standards are not met. Additionally, the office will manage a public complaint submission system and report regularly to the Secretary on the status of investigations and resolutions.

Relates to establishing limitations on bank accounts after such accounts have been closed including opening or re-opening such account, requesting a deposit or withdrawal or assessing certain fees.

Includes an E felony in the exceptions to the authority of a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant and to the authority of a public servant other than a police officer to serve an appearance ticket.

Authorizes the beneficiaries of a member of the state and local employees' retirement system who dies after filing a retirement application to choose pension benefits rather than a death benefit.

Requires town and village justices be admitted to the practice of law in this state and reside in the municipality in which the position is located; provides an exception to the requirement for currently serving justices; provides for the office of court administration to grant a waiver of the requirements.

Provides for the reversion of certain unclaimed assets to the cemetery corporation's permanent maintenance fund for the preservation, improvement and maintenance of the cemetery.

Includes a class E felony and a class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person or to identifiable property if the person has been convicted of any felony or class A misdemeanor within the previous three years or of any other misdemeanor within the previous two years in the exceptions to the authority of a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant and to the authority of a public servant other than a police officer to serve an appearance ticket.

Includes a class E felony and a class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person in the exceptions to the authority of a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant and to the authority of a public servant other than a police officer to serve an appearance ticket.

Includes offenses involving situations where a person physically harms another or engages in conduct that results in an unacceptable level of danger as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail; requires the Office of Court Administration, in conjunction with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, to manage an electronic tracking system maintaining a record of all bail decisions and to deliver a report to the legislature.