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“Local Authority,” Within the Meaning of the Public Authorities Law, Defined

The Fourth Department determined petitioner, Operation Oswego County, was a “local authority” subject to reporting and oversight requirements of respondent, the New York Authorities Budget Office.  The court defined what a “local authority” is:

A “local authority” under the Public Authorities Law includes “a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with, sponsored by, or created by a county, city, town or village government” (§ 2 [2] [b]). Petitioner is a not-for-profit corporation that acts as a local development corporation by establishing and implementing economic development strategies for Oswego County (County). We agree with respondent that petitioner is a local authority inasmuch as it is affiliated with and/or sponsored by the County … . The record establishes that the County regularly gives grants to petitioner, which comprise the majority of its budget. …[T]he term “sponsor” means, inter alia, ” a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity’ ” (id. at 1404, quoting Merriam-Webster On-line Dictionary [emphasis added]). The County has also given interest-free loans to petitioner. Furthermore, a County official serves as a voting member of petitioner’s board, and several County officials serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of petitioner’s board. Considering the totality of the circumstances …, we conclude that petitioner is a local authority as defined in the Public Authorities Law. Matter of Operation Oswego County Inc v State of New York Auths Budget Off, 2015 NY Slip Op 01358, 4th Dept 2-13-15

 

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