New York A 764: Relates to municipal offices of the inspector general

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A00764 Summary:

BILL NOA00764 

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Add Art 4-A §§60 - 63, Gen Muni L

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Requires each municipality having a population of five hundred thousand persons or more to establish an office of the inspector general for such municipality.

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BILL NOA00764 

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01/08/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 764

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to municipal
 offices of the inspector general

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
 2 cle 4-A to read as follows:

 3 ARTICLE 4-A
 4 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

 5 Section 60. Establishment and organization.
 6 61. Functions and duties.
 7 62. Powers.
 8 63. Responsibilities of the municipality and its officers and
 9 employees.
 10 § 60. Establishment and organization. 1. No later than one year after
 11 the effective date of this section, each municipality having a popu-
 12 lation of five hundred thousand persons or more shall establish an
 13 office of the inspector general for such municipality. The head of the
 14 office shall be the inspector general who shall be appointed by the
 15 governing body of the municipality.
 16 2. The inspector general shall hold office for an initial period of
 17 four years and until the inspector general's successor is appointed and
 18 has qualified.
 19 3. The inspector general shall report to the secretary to the govern-
 20 ing body of the municipality.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00350-01-5

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 1 4. The salary of the inspector general shall be established by the
 2 governing body of the municipality within the limit of funds available
 3 therefor.
 4 § 61. Functions and duties. The inspector general shall have the
 5 following duties and responsibilities:
 6 1. receive and investigate complaints from any source, or upon the
 7 inspector general's own initiative, concerning allegations of
 8 corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in
 9 any department, office or agency of the municipality;
 10 2. determine with respect to such allegations whether disciplinary
 11 action, civil or criminal prosecution, or further investigation by an
 12 appropriate federal, state or local agency is warranted, and to assist
 13 in such investigations;
 14 3. prepare and release to the public written reports of such investi-
 15 gations, as appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, subject to
 16 redaction to protect the confidentiality of witnesses. The release of
 17 all or portions of such reports may be deferred to protect the confiden-
 18 tiality of ongoing investigations;
 19 4. review and examine periodically the policies and procedures of the
 20 departments, offices and agencies of the municipality with regard to the
 21 prevention and detection of corruption, fraud, criminal activity,
 22 conflicts of interest or abuse;
 23 5. recommend remedial action to prevent or eliminate corruption,
 24 fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in the depart-
 25 ments, offices or agencies of the municipality;
 26 6. establish programs for training municipal officers and employees in
 27 regard to the prevention and elimination of corruption, fraud, criminal
 28 activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in the departments, offices and
 29 agencies of the municipality; and
 30 7. make an annual report to the mayor, the comptroller and the govern-
 31 ing body of the municipality concerning its work during the preceding
 32 year. Such report shall include but not be limited to the number of
 33 cases investigated, and