Resolutions by Committee

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2008 Legislative Conference Resolutions

 

NYSAC Board Resolutions

Resolution Urging the Governor and State Legislature to Remove Counties from the Fiscal and Programmatic Responsibility of the Preschool Special Education Program

Resolution Calling On the Governor and State Legislature To End the Practice of Passing Costs For State Programs to County Government and Our Property Taxpayers

Resolution Urging the State Legislature to Oppose the Proposed Shift of the State’s Historic Share of Public Assistance to Counties

Resolution Urging the State Legislature to Oppose the Proposed Shift Of 100 Percent of the Cost of Juvenile Detention Facilities to Counties

 

Standing Committee on Children with Special Needs

Resolution Urging the Governor and State Legislature to Remove Counties from the Fiscal and Programmatic Responsibility of the Preschool Special Education Program

Resolution Urging the State Legislature and the Governor to Support the Removal of the Early Intervention Cost Of Living Adjustment (Cola)

 

Standing Committee on Economic Development, Environment & Rural Affairs

Resolution Urging the State Legislature and the Governor to Take Aggressive Action to Rebuild New York State’s Economy

Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Relations & General Government

Resolution Supporting the Governor’s Proposal to Restructure and Augment the States Programs to Assist Local Shared Services and Consolidation Efforts

Resolution Supporting the 2008-2009 Executive Budget Proposals to Overhaul the Real Property Tax Administration System

Resolution Opposing the Governor’s 2008-2009 Executive Budget Proposal to Restructure Aid to Municipalities Who Host Video Lottery Gaming Facilities

 

Legislative Standing Committee

Resolution Calling On the Governor and State Legislature To End the Practice of Passing Costs For State Programs to County Government and Our Property Taxpayers

Standing Committee on Medicaid & Human Services

Resolution Urging the State Legislature to Oppose the Proposed Shift of the State’s Historic Share of Public Assistance to Counties

Resolution Urging the State Legislature to Oppose the Proposed Shift Of 100 Percent of the Cost of Juvenile Detention Facilities to Counties

Resolution Calling On the Governor and State Legislature to Address the Unique Problems Faced By County Operated Nursing Homes Due To the Upper Payment Limit Cap

 

Standing Committee on Native American Affairs & Gaming

Calling on the Governor of the State of New York and the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance to Implement Measures to Collect Sales and Excise Taxes

 

Standing Committee on Public Employee Relations

Resolution Calling upon the Governor and the New York State Legislature to Refrain from Enacting New Public Employee Benefit Mandates to Assist in Curtailing Rising Local Property Taxes

Standing Committee on Public Health & Mental Health

Resolution Urging the State Legislature and the Governor to Support Local Public Health Initiatives

Resolution Urging the State Legislature and the Governor to Focus On Access to Primary and Preventive Care in Rural, Underserved and Inner-City Areas

Resolution Calling on the Governor, the New York State Office of Mental Health and the New York State Department of Health to Assure that Any Fiscal Restructuring of Non-Inpatient Mental Health Services Include (I) Equitable Assumption of Responsibility Among Medicaid-Eligible Facilities and Programs in Serving Medically Indigent Persons And (II) Fair Commercial Insurance Rates and Service Authorizations for Enrollees

 

Standing Committee on Public Safety

Resolution Supporting the Governor’s Proposal to Consolidate Article 6 of the County Law With respect to the Local Wireless 911 Surcharge

Resolution Urging the Governor and the State Legislature Include Budgetary Language to Increase Probation Reimbursement to the Statutorily Required Fifty Percent

Resolution Opposing Governor Spitzer’s Proposed Amendments to the Indigent Defense Program

 

Standing Committee on Taxation & Finance

Resolution Supporting the Governor’s Proposal to Allow Counties the Option of Increasing the Fees for Recording Documents with the County Clerks Office

Resolution Supporting the Governor’s Budget Proposal to Amend the Tax Law in Connection with the Collection of Sales Tax on Internet Sales

Resolution Supporting the Governor’s Proposal to Modernize Local Government Procurement Practices

Resolution Urging the Governor and the State Legislature to Hold Counties Harmless for any State-Mandated Increases for District Attorneys’ Salaries

 

Standing Committee on Transportation & Public Works

Resolution Urging a Greater State Commitment to Maintaining the Safety and Integrity of Local Highways and Bridges

Resolution Urging Job-creating Investment in New York’s Aviation Industry and Rejection of Taxes on Aircraft