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NY Gen Mun L § 99-V (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5 - Powers, Limitations and Liabilities 99-V - Veterans Services; Display of Events.

§  99-v. Veterans services; display of events. Each county, city, town   or village may adopt a local law to  provide  a  bulletin  board  to  be   conspicuously  displayed  in such county, city, town or village building   holding its local legislative body or municipal offices.  Such  bulletin   board  shall  be  used  by  veterans  organizations,  the New York state   division of veterans' services, the county veterans  service  agency  or   city  veterans  service agency to display information regarding veterans   in such county, city, town or village. Such information may include, but   not be limited to, benefits or upcoming veterans related events  in  the   community.
NY Gen Mun L § 99-X (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5 - Powers, Limitations and Liabilities 99-X - Prohibit Symbols of Hate.

§  99-x. Prohibit symbols of hate. 1. A municipality shall not sell or display any symbols of hate or any similar image, or  tangible  personal property,  inscribed  with  such  an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or  otherwise  serves  an  educational  or historical purpose.   2.  For  the  purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (a) "Symbols of hate" shall include, but not be limited to, symbols of white  supremacy,  neo-Nazi  ideology  or  the  Battle   Flag   of   the Confederacy.  (b)  "Municipality"  shall mean any county, town, village, city, board of cooperative educational services,  other  special  district,  or  any office or agency thereof.
NY Gen Mun L § 100 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 100 - Definitions.

§ 100. Definitions. As used in this article:1.  "Political  subdivision"  means  a  municipal  corporation, school   district, district corporation  and  board  of  cooperative  educational   services.2. "Fire company" means:a.  A  volunteer fire company of a county, city, town, village or fire   district fire department, whether or  not  any  such  company  has  been   incorporated under any general or special law,b.  A fire corporation the members of which are volunteer firefighters   and which was incorporated under or is  subject  to  the  provisions  of   section  fourteen  hundred  two  of  the not-for-profit corporation law,   which is not included within paragraph a above, if such  corporation  is   by law under the general control of, or recognized as a fire corporation   by, the governing board of a city, town, village or fire district, orc.  A fire corporation the members of which are volunteer firefighters   and which  was  incorporated  under,  or  established  pursuant  to  the   provisions  of, any general or special law, which is not included within   paragraphs a and b above, if  such  corporation  is  by  law  under  the   general  control  of,  or  recognized  as  a  fire  corporation  by, the   governing board of a city, town, village, fire district  or  a  district   corporation other than a fire district.3.  "Voluntary  ambulance service" means a voluntary ambulance service   as defined in article thirty of the public health law and  possessing  a   valid  statement of registration or possessing a valid ambulance service   certificate pursuant to article thirty of the public health law.
NY Gen Mun L § 100-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 100-A - Declaration of Policy.

§  100-a.  Declaration  of  policy.    It is hereby declared to be the   policy of this state  that  this  article  shall  be  construed  in  the   negotiation  of contracts for public works and public purchases to which   political subdivisions or and district therein  is  a  party  so  as  to   assure  the  prudent and economical use of public moneys for the benefit   of all the inhabitants of the state and to facilitate the acquisition of   facilities and commodities of maximum quality  at  the  lowest  possible   cost.
NY Gen Mun L § 102 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 102 - Deposits on Plans and Specifications.

§  102.  Deposits  on plans and specifications. 1. Notwithstanding any   inconsistent provision  of  any  general,  special  or  local  law,  the   officer, board or agency of any political subdivision or of any district   therein, charged with the duty of preparing plans and specifications for   and  awarding  or  entering into contracts for the performance of public   work, may require, as a deposit to guarantee the  safe  return  of  such   plans  and  specifications,  the  payment  of  a fixed sum of money, not   exceeding one hundred dollars for  each  copy  thereof,  by  persons  or   corporations desiring a copy thereof. Any person or corporation desiring   a  copy of such plans and specifications and making the payment required   by this section shall be furnished  with  one  copy  of  the  plans  and   specifications.2. If a proposal is duly submitted by any person or corporation making   the deposit required by subdivision one and such proposal is accompanied   by   a  certified  check  or  other  security  in  accordance  with  the   requirements contained in the plans and specifications or in the  public   advertisement  for bids, and if the copy of the plans and specifications   used by such person or corporation, other than the successful bidder, is   returned in good condition within thirty days following the award of the   contract covered by such plans and specifications or  the  rejection  of   the  bid  of such person or corporation, the full amount of such deposit   for one copy of the plans and specifications shall be returned  to  such   person   or   corporation,  including  the  successful  bidder.  Partial   reimbursement, in an amount equal to the full amount of such deposit for   one  set  of  plans  and  specifications  per  unsuccessful  bidder   or   non-bidder  less  the  actual  cost  of  reproduction  of  the plans and   specifications as determined by the officer,  board  or  agency  of  any   political  subdivision or of any district therein, charged with the duty   of preparing the plans and specifications, shall be made for the  return   of  all  other  copies of the plans and specifications in good condition   within thirty days following the award of the contract or the  rejection   of the bids covered by such plans and specifications.
NY Gen Mun L § 103-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 103-A - Ground for Cancellation of Contract by Municipal Corporations and Fire Districts.

§ 103-a. Ground for cancellation of contract by municipal corporations and fire districts.  A clause shall be inserted in all specifications or contracts  made  or  awarded  by  a  municipal corporation or any public department, agency or official thereof on or  after  the  first  day  of July, nineteen hundred fifty-nine or by a fire district or any agency or official  thereof  on  or  after  the  first  day of September, nineteen hundred sixty, for work or services performed or  to  be  performed,  or goods  sold or to be sold, to provide that upon the refusal of a person, when called before a grand jury, head of a state  department,  temporary state  commission  or other state agency, the organized crime task force in the department of law, head of  a  city  department,  or  other  city agency,  which  is  empowered  to compel the attendance of witnesses and examine them under oath, to testify in an investigation  concerning  any transaction  or  contract  had with the state, any political subdivision thereof, a public authority or with any  public  department,  agency  or official  of  the  state or of any political subdivision thereof or of a public authority, to  sign  a  waiver  of  immunity  against  subsequent criminal  prosecution or to answer any relevant question concerning such transaction or contract,  (a) such person, and any firm, partnership or corporation of which  he is  a  member,  partner,  director or officer shall be disqualified from thereafter selling to or submitting bids to or receiving awards from  or entering  into  any  contracts  with  any  municipal corporation or fire district, or any public department,  agency  or  official  thereof,  for goods,  work or services, for a period of five years after such refusal, and to provide also that  (b) any and all contracts made with any municipal corporation  or  any public  department, agency or official thereof on or after the first day of July, nineteen hundred fifty-nine or with any fire  district  or  any agency  or  official  thereof  on  or  after the first day of September, nineteen hundred sixty, by such person, and by any firm, partnership, or corporation of which he is a member, partner, director or officer may be cancelled or terminated by the municipal corporation  or  fire  district without incurring any penalty or damages on account of such cancellation or  termination,  but  any  monies owing by the municipal corporation or fire district for goods delivered or work done prior to the cancellation or termination shall be paid.   The provisions of this section as in force and  effect  prior  to  the first   day  of  September,  nineteen  hundred  sixty,  shall  apply  to specifications or contracts made or awarded by a  municipal  corporation on  or  after  the  first  day of July, nineteen hundred fifty-nine, but prior to the first day of September, nineteen hundred sixty.
NY Gen Mun L § 103-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 103-E - Conspiracies to Prevent Competitive Bidding or Competitive Offering on Public Contracts.

§  103-e.  Conspiracies  to prevent competitive bidding or competitive   offering on public contracts. 1.  A  person  or  corporation  who  shall   wilfully,  knowingly  and with intent to defraud, make or enter into, or   attempt to make or enter into, with any other person or  corporation,  a   contract,  agreement,  arrangement or combination to submit a fraudulent   or collusive bid or offer, or to refrain from  submitting  a  bona  fide   competitive  bid  or  competitive  offer, to any board, officer, agency,   department, commission or other agency of  the  state  or  of  a  public   corporation  on  a  contract  for public work or purchase which has been   advertised for bidding or offering, shall be guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,   and  on  conviction thereof shall, if a natural person, be punished by a   fine not exceeding five thousand dollars  or  by  imprisonment  for  not   longer  than  one  year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and if a   corporation  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  twenty  thousand  dollars.  An   indictment  or  information  based  upon a violation of any provision of   this section must be found within three years after its commission.2. For the purpose of this section a public corporation shall  mean  a   county,  city, town, village, school district, a territorial division of   the state established by  law  and  possessing  the  power  to  contract   indebtedness  and  levy taxes or benefit assessments upon real estate or   to require the levy of such taxes or assessments, whether  or  not  such   territorial  division  is  expressly declared to be a body corporate and   politic by the statute creating or  authorizing  the  creation  of  such   territorial  division,  and  a  corporation  organized  to  construct or   operate a public improvement wholly or  partly  within  the  state,  the   profits  from  which  inure to the benefit of this or other states or to   the people thereof.
NY Gen Mun L § 103-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 103-F - Security Bonds; Municipal Projects.

§  103-f. Security bonds; municipal projects. Whenever a security bond   is posted by a successful bidder  for  the  faithful  performance  of  a   municipal project, for which state aid is approved, the name and address   of  the  bonding company or person issuing the security bond, the number   of such bond, and such other information as may be required by the state   department  or  agency  responsible  for  supervising  the  aid  program   regarding  the  project,  shall  be  transmitted  to  such department or   agency, where it shall be reviewed to determine its  authenticity  prior   to award of such contract. The original of such bond shall remain in the   office  of  the municipality. Upon request of such department or agency,   the superintendent of financial services shall render such assistance as   is necessary to determine the authenticity of the security bond.
NY Gen Mun L § 104-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 104-C - Disposal of Surplus Computer Equipment.

* §  104-c. Disposal of surplus computer equipment. 1. Definitions. As used in this section:  (a) "Computer" means a computer central  processing  unit  and,  where attached  to  a  computer  central processing unit, such computer cases, computer memory, card and other peripheral devices as may reasonably  be viewed functionally as one unit.  (b)  "Computer  equipment" means computers, computer memory, cards and associated peripheral devices including, but not limited to, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, modems, computer-related cables  and networking devices, scanners, computer monitors, and computer software.  (c) "Computer software" means executable computer programs and related data  files  on  computer-related  media  including, but not limited to, floppy disks, hard disks,  optical  and  magneto-optical  computer  data storage devices.   2.  The  governing board of a political subdivision may by resolution, adopt policies authorizing the disposal of computers, computer  software and  computer  equipment  no  longer  needed  for  the  purposes  of the political  subdivision  through  donation  to  public  schools,   public libraries,  and  other  public  and  private  institutions  for  secular educational  use,  and  to  not-for-profit  institutions  for   use   by individuals   with   disabilities,   senior   citizens,  or  low  income individuals, upon proof of need by such institution and  subordinate  to the  requirements of the public schools and libraries of the state. Such donation shall be based on a public notification process and competitive proposals  from  schools,  libraries,  and  other  public  and   private educational  programs  for  secular  education  use,  and not-for-profit institutions serving persons with disabilities, senior citizens, or  low income  individuals, which shall demonstrate need and specific plans for the use of such equipment.   3. Every resolution enacted pursuant to  this  section  shall  provide that   no   computer  software  of  a  political  subdivision  shall  be transferred if such transfer would cause a breach of a computer software license agreement or an infringement of a copyright.   * NB Repealed July 1, 2022
NY Gen Mun L § 105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 105 - Disposition of Deposit Accompanying Bid.

§  105.  Disposition of deposit accompanying bid.  Notwithstanding any   inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, whenever as   a condition precedent to the reception or consideration  of  a  bid  for   furnishing  supplies,  materials,  or equipment or performing work for a   political subdivision or any officer, board or agency thereof or of  any   district  therein, a deposit of a certified check, money, bonds or other   obligations is required, a person or corporation submitting  a  bid  may   withdraw  the same if no award of the contract be made within forty-five   days after the receipt thereof, and upon such  withdrawal  such  deposit   shall  be  forthwith  returned. A certified check, money, bonds or other   obligations or security deposited to secure  a  bid  shall  be  retained   under  the jurisdiction and control of the chief fiscal officer or other   officer of the political subdivision or district having custody  of  its   money, until returned to the bidder or forfeited.
NY Gen Mun L § 106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 106 - Withdrawal of Retained Percentages.

§  106.  Withdrawal  of  retained  percentages.    Notwithstanding any   inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law,  under  any   contract  heretofore  or  hereafter  made  or  awarded  by any political   subdivision, or any officer, board or agency thereof, or of any district   therein, the contractor may, from time to time, withdraw  the  whole  or   any  portion  of  the  amount  retained  from payments to the contractor   pursuant to the terms of the contract, upon depositing with  the  fiscal   officer  of  the  political  subdivision  or  district therein or, if so   directed by the fiscal officer of the political subdivision or  district   therein,  with  a  bank  or  trust  company  which  has  entered into an   agreement with said fiscal officer to provide the  services  which  said   fiscal officer is required to perform pursuant to the provisions of this   section  (1)  bonds  or  notes  of  the  United  States  of  America, or   obligations, the payment of which is guaranteed by the United States  of   America, or (2) bonds or notes of the state of New York, or (3) bonds of   any  political  subdivision  in the state of New York, of a market value   equal to the amount so withdrawn. The fiscal officer  of  the  political   subdivision  or  of a district therein, from time to time, shall collect   all interest and income on the obligations so deposited, and  shall  pay   the  same,  when  and as collected, to the contractor who deposited such   obligations.   When the deposit is in the  form  of  coupon  bonds,  the   coupons  shall  be  clipped,  presented  for  payment,  and the proceeds   remitted to the contractor as they respectively come due. The contractor   shall not be entitled to interest or income on, or the coupons  of,  any   obligations  so  deposited by him, the proceeds of which shall have been   used or  applied  by  the  political  subdivision  or  district  therein   pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  contract.   The fiscal officer of the   political subdivision or district therein or  any  such  bank  or  trust   company  when  authorized  by  said fiscal officer, may impose upon each   contractor a service  charge  for  receiving,  handling  and  disbursing   obligations,  funds  and  coupons  pursuant  to  the  provisions of this   section in amount to be  determined  by  said  fiscal  officer.  Such  a   service  charge  shall not exceed a reasonable amount which is generally   consistent with charges by a bank or trust company for such a service.
NY Gen Mun L § 106-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 106-A - Service Charge for Receiving, Handling and Disbursing Funds and Coupons.

§  106-a.  Service charge for receiving, handling and disbursing funds   and coupons. The fiscal officer of the political  subdivision  or  of  a   district  therein  shall impose upon each contractor such service charge   for receiving, handling and disbursing funds  and  coupons  pursuant  to   section  one  hundred six of this article as the local governing body of   the political subdivision may provide by local law  or  ordinance.  Such   service  charge  shall not exceed a reasonable amount which is generally   consistent with charges by a bank or trust company for such  a  service.   This  section  shall not apply where a political subdivision or district   therein has entered into an agreement  with  a  bank  or  trust  company   pursuant to section one hundred six of this article.
NY Gen Mun L § 107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 107 - Claims Against Political Subdivisions; Contractor's Undertaking.

§   107.   Claims   against   political   subdivisions;   contractor's   undertaking.  A contractor under a contract heretofore or hereafter made   or awarded by any political subdivision, or by  any  officer,  board  or   agency  thereof, or of any district therein, in case any claim or notice   of claim for injury or damage to person or property arising out of or in   connection with the performance of such contract,  be  made  against  or   filed  with  such  municipality  or  district therein, may file with the   fiscal officer of such political  subdivision  or  district  therein  an   undertaking  as  prescribed  in  this section, and thereupon such fiscal   officer shall be authorized to make payments to such contractor pursuant   to the terms of such contract. Such undertaking shall be  executed  with   such sureties, in such form and for such amount as the fiscal officer of   such  political subdivision or district therein may prescribe, and shall   be conditioned for the payment by such contractor of any judgment  which   may be recovered in an action brought upon such claim.
NY Gen Mun L § 108 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-A - Public Contracts 108 - Workmen's Compensation Insurance on Public Works.

§  108.  Workmen's  compensation  insurance  on  public  works.   Each   contract to which a political  subdivision  or  any  officer,  board  or   agency  thereof,  or of any district therein, is a party and which is of   such a character that the employees engaged thereon are required  to  be   insured  under  the  provisions of the workmen's compensation law, shall   contain a stipulation that such contract shall be void and of no  effect   unless  the  person  or  corporation  making or performing such contract   shall secure compensation for the benefit of, and  keep  insured  during   the  life  of  such  contract,  such  employees,  in compliance with the   provisions of the workmen's compensation law.