LOCAL LAW NO. "S" FOR 2024
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, AMENDING THE ALBANY COUNTY CHARTER AND LOCAL LAW NO. 8 FOR 1993 AS AMENDED TO ADJUST THE MONETARY THRESHOLD OF THE BOARD OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Introduced: 10/15/24
By Cunningham and Willingham:
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 10 AND 33 OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, COUNTY LAW SECTION 400 AND SECTION 2702 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CHARTER:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the County of Albany as follows:
SECTION I. Legislative Intent:
In 2012, a Charter Review Commission was formed by this Honorable Body to determine what, if any, changes could be made to the then decade's old charter. The Commission met routinely over the course of a year and published recommended changes to the Charter, many of which sought to streamline processes or modernize the County's operations. To date, many of the proposed changes have been adopted, but a various substantive changes have evaded adoption. One major proposal by the Charter Review Commission was to expand the governance of the Board of Contract Administration. The Board's authority was established in 1993, and provided oversight of contracts less than $100,000. The Charter Review Commission suggested increasing that amount based on inflation, which would have been $155,000 at the time of the Charter Review Commission's proposal. Today, that amount, adjusted for inflation, is approximately $215,000. The recommendation of the Charter Review Commission should be adopted to reflect the fact that the Board of Contract Administration is operating in 2024, and not 1993.
SECTION II. Article 13 of the Albany County Charter is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1301: Board of Contract Administration; powers and duties.
For the purpose of simplifying, clarifying and centralizing the approval process for contracts, there is hereby established a Board of Contract Administration. The Board shall be composed of t...
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