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NY State Assembly Bill A4742A
assembly Bill A4742A
Authorizes the incorporation of the volunteer exempt firefighter's benevolent association of Huntington Manor
Current Bill Status Via S2979 - Signed by Governor
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Nov 20, 2019 signed chap.514
substituted for a4742a
Jun 18, 2019 substituted by s2979a
Jun 17, 2019 ordered to third reading rules cal.347
Jun 04, 2019 print number 4742a
Jun 04, 2019 amend and recommit to local governments
Feb 05, 2019 referred to local governments
S2979A
A4742 - Details
Firefighters' Benevolent Association
A4742 - Summary
Authorizes the incorporation of the "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Huntington Manor".
A4742 - Bill Text download pdf
AN ACT to incorporate  the  Volunteer  Exempt  Firefighter's  Benevolent
Association  of  Huntington  Manor  and  providing  for its powers and
the name of "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's  Benevolent  Association  of
Huntington  Manor"  is  hereby  created.  It  shall  be composed of such
persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided and shall
(a) notify the secretary of the Huntington Manor Volunteer Fire  Depart-
ment,  Inc., a volunteer fire company, in writing prior to the organiza-
tion meeting hereinafter provided for of the corporation created by this
act of their desire to become members, or (b) attend such meeting or  an
adjournment  thereof  and signify their intention of becoming members of
such corporation at such meeting, or (c) shall notify the  secretary  of
the corporation hereby created in writing within sixty days after his or
her  election  of  their desire to become members thereof, and also such
persons so eligible as may thereafter become members of such corporation
pursuant to its by-laws.
§ 2. Persons eligible for membership. All persons who are now, or have
been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of  the  Huntington
Manor  Fire  District in the county of Suffolk, and who have acquired or
shall hereafter acquire the status of exempt  volunteer  firefighter  as
defined  in section 200 of the general municipal law by virtue of having
rendered service in the fire department of  the  Huntington  Manor  Fire
District, shall be eligible for membership in the corporation created by
this  act,  except  that any firefighter who has been removed for cause,
expelled or dropped from the rolls of the fire department of  the  Hunt-
ington  Manor  Fire  District,  and who has not been reinstated therein,
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shall not be eligible for membership in such corporation. The membership
of any person in such corporation shall terminate upon the withdrawal of
such person as an active volunteer member of the fire department of  the
Huntington  Manor  Fire District prior to the actual performance by such
person of five years service as an active volunteer member of  the  fire
department  of  the Huntington Manor Fire District paid firefighters, if
any, of the Huntington Manor Fire District, shall not  be  eligible  for
membership in the corporation.
§  3.  Purposes.  The  purposes of the corporation created by this act
are:  to provide relief, aid and assistance to the volunteer members  of
such corporation who are disabled or injured in the performance of their
duties,  and their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the
members of such corporation; to promote and safeguard the welfare of the
volunteer members of the corporation, and their families; to provide for
the health and safety of the volunteer members of the  corporation;  and
to  enhance  the  morale  of the volunteer members of the corporation by
providing social and recreational activities for the  volunteer  members
of  the  corporation,  and  the  promotion of the volunteer fire service
within the territory protected by such fire department of the Huntington
Manor Fire District.
§ 4. Powers and duties. Such corporation shall have all the powers  of
ten approval of the department of social services shall have first  been
obtained  such  corporation shall not establish and maintain any home or
approval of such department.
§  5.  Organization  meeting; by-laws. The secretary of the Huntington
Manor Fire District shall call a meeting for the  organization  of  such
corporation  to  be  held  not  later  than 60 days after this act takes
effect, notice of which shall be given by the secretary  by  posting  or
causing  to be posted a notice thereof in five conspicuous places within
the territory protected by the Huntington Manor Fire District  and  also
by  publication  of  notice  thereof  in one or more newspapers having a
general circulation within such territory, and such posting and publica-
tion shall be effected at least 10 days prior to the date of such  meet-
ing.  At  such  meeting  or any adjournment thereof, the members of such
corporation present shall adopt by-laws and elect officers and directors
to serve until the first annual meeting which shall be held on a date to
be fixed by the by-laws.  Any member failing to comply with the by-laws,
rules or regulations duly adopted by such corporation shall  be  subject
to  suspension  and  expulsion  in such manner as may be provided for in
such by-laws. Any member, who ceases to be such, voluntarily  or  other-
wise, shall forfeit all interest in the property of such corporation.
§  6.  Control  and  disposal  of  funds and property. The control and
disposal of the funds and property of the said corporation, the exercise
of its powers, and the management and control of its affairs, except  as
hereinafter  provided,  shall  be  vested in and exercised by a board of
trustees which shall consist of no less than 7  members  of  the  corpo-
ration,  to  wit:  the  president, the vice-president, the secretary and
treasurer and three other members having  the  title  of  trustee.  Such
officers  and  trustees  shall  be elected at the annual meeting of such
corporation in the manner prescribed by its by-laws.
§ 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
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imposed  by  article 91 of the insurance law for fire department use and
benefit, upon premiums for insurance against  loss  or  damage  by  fire
covering property situated in the Huntington Manor Fire District, in the
county  of  Suffolk, or within any duly organized territory in which the
Huntington Manor Volunteer Fire Department is or  may  be  obligated  to
render  fire  protection.  The officer of said corporation designated by
its by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have all  the
powers and be subject to all the provisions of the insurance law, relat-
ing  to  treasurers  of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be
entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed  by  article  91  of  the
insurance  law,  based  upon  the business written in the territory with
respect to which it is entitled to collect and  receive  the  tax  under
article 91 of the insurance law. Paid firefighters, if any, of the Hunt-
ington  Manor  Fire District shall not be eligible for membership in the
corporation and shall not be entitled to receipt of  the  funds  of  the
corporation or from article 91 of the insurance law.
§  8.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the provisions of section seven of this act shall apply to taxes due  on
premiums received on and after January 1, 2019.
A4742A (ACTIVE) - Details
A4742A (ACTIVE) - Summary
A4742A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
4742--A
on Local Governments -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
AN  ACT  to  incorporate  the  Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent
Association of Huntington Manor  and  providing  for  its  powers  and
the  name  of  "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of
Huntington Manor" is hereby  created.  It  shall  be  composed  of  such
(a)  notify the secretary of the Huntington Manor Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Inc., a volunteer fire company, in writing prior to the  organiza-
act  of their desire to become members, or (b) attend such meeting or an
adjournment thereof and signify their intention of becoming  members  of
such  corporation  at such meeting, or (c) shall notify the secretary of
her election of their desire to become members thereof,  and  also  such
been,  or  hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Huntington
Manor Fire District in the county of Suffolk, and who have  acquired  or
shall  hereafter  acquire  the status of exempt volunteer firefighter as
defined in section 200 of the general municipal law by virtue of  having
rendered  service  in  the  Huntington  Manor Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc., shall be eligible for membership in  the  corporation  created  by
expelled or dropped from the rolls of  the  Huntington  Manor  Volunteer
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Fire  Department,  Inc.,  and who has not been reinstated therein, shall
not be eligible for membership in such corporation.  The  membership  of
any  person  in  such corporation shall terminate upon the withdrawal of
such person as an active volunteer member of the Huntington Manor Volun-
teer  Fire  Department,  Inc.    prior to the actual performance by such
person of five years service as an active volunteer member of the  Hunt-
ington Manor Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.  paid firefighters, if any,
of  the  Huntington  Manor Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., shall not be
eligible for membership in the corporation.
§ 3. Purposes. The purposes of the corporation  created  by  this  act
are:   to provide relief, aid and assistance to the volunteer members of
such corporation who are indigent, disabled or injured in  the  perform-
ance  of  their duties, and their families; to maintain a suitable head-
quarters for the members of such corporation; to promote  and  safeguard
the welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their fami-
lies;  to  provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of
the corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer  members  of
the  corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the
volunteer members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer
fire service within the territory protected  by  such  Huntington  Manor
§  4. Powers and duties. Such corporation shall have all the powers of
ten  approval  of the applicable governmental agency or department shall
have first been obtained such corporation shall not establish and  main-
tain  any  home  or institution which, if separately incorporated, would
require the approval of such department.
§ 5. Organization meeting; by-laws. The secretary  of  the  Huntington
Manor  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  Inc.   shall call a meeting for the
organization of such corporation to be held not later than 60 days after
this act takes effect, notice of which shall be given by  the  secretary
by  posting or causing to be posted a notice thereof in five conspicuous
places within the territory protected by the Huntington Manor  Volunteer
Fire  Department, Inc.  and also by publication of notice thereof in one
or more newspapers having a general circulation within  such  territory,
and  such  posting  and  publication  shall be effected at least 10 days
prior to the date of such meeting. At such meeting  or  any  adjournment
thereof, the members of such corporation present shall adopt by-laws and
elect  officers  and  directors  to serve until the first annual meeting
which shall be held on a date to be fixed by the by-laws.    Any  member
failing to comply with the by-laws, rules or regulations duly adopted by
such  corporation  shall  be subject to suspension and expulsion in such
manner as may be provided for in such by-laws. Any member, who ceases to
be such, voluntarily or otherwise, shall forfeit  all  interest  in  the
property of such corporation.
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entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by section  9105  of  the
section  9104 of the insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used by the
corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth by section three
§ 8. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the  provisions of section seven of this act shall apply to taxes due on
premiums received on and after January 1, 2020.