Local Law no. 7 of 2012 LOCAL LAW /TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.05/PUTNAM COUNTY CHARTER/ENTITLED “CAPITAL PROGRAM AND CAPITAL BUDGET”

County of Putnam
Local Law #7 of 2012
(Passed at May 1, 2012)
APPROVAL/LOCAL LAW/AMEND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.05/PUTNAM COUNTY
CHARTER/ENTITLED “CAPITAL PROGRAM AND CAPITAL BUDGET”
Section 1.
Article 7, Section 7.05 of the Putnam County Charter is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 7.05. Capital program and capital budget.
A. Definitions
1. The term “capital project” as used herein shall mean:
(a) Any physical betterment or improvement, including furnishings, machinery,
apparatus or equipment for such physical betterment or improvement;
(b) Any preliminary study and/or surveys relating to any physical betterment or
improvement;
(c) Any acquisitions of land or rights in the land; or
(d) Any combination of “a”, “b” and “c” above.
2. The term “capital program” as used herein shall mean the program which consists of
capital projects for the ensuing six (6) fiscal years and considers the feasibility of all
proposed capital projects in reference to their necessity, priority, location, cost and
method of financing.
B. Preparation of the capital program and the capital budget.
1. Preparation and submission of the capital projects requests. On or before the first (1st) day
of May, the County Executive shall furnish all necessary forms to the head of each
administrative unit of County government or authorized agency receiving County funds
for the ensuing fiscal year for capital projects. The capital project requests must include
the description, justification and estimate of costs for each capital project request
proposed during the ensuing six (6) years. On or before the first (1st) day of June, the
head of each administrative unit of County government or authorized agency shall file his
or her capital requests, including accompanying documentation with the County
Executive.
2. Preliminary review by the Department of Planning, Development and Public
Transportation. Upon receipt of the proposed capital project requests from the County
Executive, the Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation shall
review the information provided therein. On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of July, the
Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation shall submit a report to
the County Executive which shall include a compilation of the capital project requests, an
opinion of each capital project request in relation to the long-range capital needs of the
County and any recommendation of additional capital projects requests in order of
priority to the County.
3. Review by the Capital Projects Committee. There shall be a Capital Projects Committee
consisting of the County Executive as Chairman, the Commissioner of Finance as ViceChairman, the Commissioner of Planning, Development and Public Transportation, the
Commissioner of Highways and Facilities, the Chairman of the County Legislature, a
designee of the Budget and Finance Committee and a member of the County Legislature
representing the minority political party, if another party is represented, or a member
elected without party endorsement, to review the capital project requests in consideration
of the capital program and the capital budget.
(a) The Capital Projects Committee shall meet each year during the period between the
fifteenth (15th) day of July through the first (1st) day of September, as directed by the
Chairman of this Committee, and shall prepare a report, including a proposed capital
budget for the ensuing fiscal year and a proposed capital program for the next six (6)
years, for both existing and newly proposed capital projects.
(b) The report shall also indicate the order of priority of each proposed capital project and
shall state the following:
i. A description of the project and the estimated total cost thereof.
ii. The proposed method of financing, indicating the amount proposed to be
financed by direct budgetary appropriation; the amount, if any, estimated to be
received from the federal and/or state governments; and the amount to be
financed by the issuance of obligations, showing the proposed type or types of
obligations, together with the period of probable usefulness for which they are
proposed to be issued.
iii. An estimate of the financial impact, if any, upon the operating budget of the
County for each of the next six (6) fiscal years.
(c) On or before the first (1st) day of September, such Committee shall submit the written
report to the County Legislature and to the County Executive to be included with the
submission of the tentative budget.
4. Preparation of the capital program and the capital budget. The Commissioner of Finance
shall prepare the proposed capital program and the proposed capital budget under the
direction of the County Executive. The proposed capital budget shall include the amount
proposed for the capital program to be financed by direct budgetary appropriation for the
ensuing fiscal year shall indicate the proposed down payments and other expenditures for
the new capital projects and shall provide all proposed capital financing, including but
not limited to reserve funds, sinking funds, current revenues, temporary borrowing, bond
sales, federal and state grants, loans or advances. The capital budget for the ensuring
fiscal year shall be incorporated into the tentative budget and shall be submitted to the
County Legislature by the first (1st) day of October in accordance with section 7.04(A)(5)
of this Charter.
C. Monthly Report.
The Chairman of the Capital Projects Committee, or his/her designee, shall report on a monthly
basis to the Physical Services Committee of the County Legislature and provide a detailed status
report on all capital projects.
Section 2.
This Local law shall take effect forty-five (45) days after its adoption, subject to referendum on
petition in accordance with the provisions of Section 24 of the New York State Municipal Home
Rule Law.