2023 New York Laws › GMU - General Municipal › Article 12-C - Intergovernmental Relations Councils › 239-N*2 - Intergovernmental Relations Councils.

* § 239-n. Intergovernmental relations councils. 1. Any county outside
  the  city  of  New  York, city, town, village, school district, board of
  cooperative educational services, or fire district  or  any  combination
  thereof,  may create by agreement an intergovernmental relations council
  to strengthen local governments and to promote efficient and  economical
  provision of local governmental services within or by such participating
  municipalities, and to that end such council shall have power to:
a.  Make  surveys  and studies and conduct research programs to aid in
  the solution of local governmental problems and in  efforts  to  improve
  administration and services.
b.  Provide  for  the  distribution of information resulting from such
  surveys, studies and programs.
c. Consult and cooperate with appropriate state, municipal and  public
  or private agencies in matters affecting municipal government.
d.  Devise  practical ways and means for obtaining greater economy and
  efficiency in the planning and provision of municipal services and  make
  recommendations in accordance therewith.
e.  Promote the general commercial, industrial and cultural welfare of
  the participating municipalities.
f. Otherwise promote strong and  effective  local  government,  public
  health,  safety,  morals  and  general  welfare  by  means  of local and
  intercommunity planning or performance of municipal services.
g. Employ such persons and adopt such rules and regulations  as  shall
  be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this section.
h.  Provide a forum for local governments to explore and develop areas
  for municipal cooperative activities pursuant to article five-G of  this
  chapter.
i.   Operate   as   a   purchasing  consortium,  where  authorized  by
  participating municipalities, for the  purpose  of  obtaining  economies
  through joint bidding and purchasing.
j.  Purchase and make available to participating municipalities, where
  authorized  by  participating  municipalities,  goods   and   equipment,
  including but not limited to computer hardware and software.
k.  Gather  and  make  available  information  on  surplus  goods  and
  equipment for sale or lease.
2. The members of an intergovernmental relations council  shall  adopt
  by-laws to govern its activities and shall elect from their own number a
  chairman  and  secretary  and other necessary officers to serve for such
  period as the members shall decide.
3. The board of supervisors of a county, the appropriate officials  of
  a  city,  the  governing body of a school district, board of cooperative
  educational services or fire  district,  the  board  of  trustees  of  a
  village,  or  the  town board of a town, is hereby authorized to include
  annually in the budget and raise  by  taxation  in  such  county,  city,
  school  district,  village  or  town a sum to meet all or an appropriate
  share of the actual and necessary expenses of establishing,  maintaining
  and continuing such intergovernmental relations council.
* NB There are 2 § 239-n's