Rockland County, NY
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2024-02-06
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 70 Fiscal Policy
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Article V Prompt Payment of Debts and Obligations
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Abandoned and Lost Property
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 9 Adult Homes, Committee to Monitor
- Ch 11 Agricultural and Farm Protection Board
- Ch 15 Awards and Recognition
- Ch 18 Beautification Commission
- Ch 22 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 23 Building Construction
- Ch 24 Cemeteries
- Ch 27 Community Action Agency
- Ch 31 Community Services Board
- Ch 35 Consumer Protection, Office of
- Ch 37 Correctional Facility
- Ch 39 Credit Card Payments
- Ch 39A County Property
- Ch 40 Department of Information Technology Services
- Ch 45 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 50 Deferred Compensation Plan
- Ch 51 (Reserved)
- Ch 53 Drainage Agency
- Ch 56 Emergency Rescue Services
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Environmental Management Council
- Ch 62 Environmental Resources Division
- Ch 66 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 70 Fiscal Policy
- Ch 70 Art V Prompt Payment of Debts and Obligations
- § 70-25 Title.
- § 70-26 Legislative intent.
- § 70-27 Definitions.
- § 70-28 Legal authorization.
- § 70-29 Payment time frame.
- § 70-30 Report of failure to comply.
- Ch 72 Flag, County
- Ch 73 Fund Balance Reserve Account
- Ch 74 General Services, Department of
- Ch 75 Greenspace Preservation Reserve Fund
- Ch 75A Historic Preservation
- Ch 76 Homeowners' Protection Board
- Ch 80 Hospital, Public
- Ch 82 Hudson River Riverfront Preservation/Reclamation
- Ch 85 Insurance, Department of
- Ch 87 Investment Policy
- Ch 92 Labor Relations, Department of
- Ch 94 Lease of Property
- Ch 97 Legal Aid
- Ch 101 Legislature, County
- Ch 108 Mass Transportation
- Ch 115 Medical Examiner
- Ch 118 Municipal Utility Coalition
- Ch 119 (Reserved)
- Ch 120 Notifications and Alerts
- Ch 121 Officers and Employees
- Ch 123 Open Government
- Ch 128 Park Commission
- Ch 135 People With Disabilities, Office for
- Ch 137 Pollution Control
- Ch 139 Printing and Mail Facilities
- Ch 140 Procurement Policy
- Ch 141 Publication of Legislation
- Ch 142 Purchasing Agent
- Ch 149 Rules of the Legislature
- Ch 155 Safety Council
- Ch 159 Salaries
- Ch 165 Sewer Agency; Sewer District
- Ch 169 Sheriff
- Ch 172 Solid Waste Management Authority
- Ch 175 Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation
- Ch 177 Traffic Safety Board
- Ch 178 Water Resources Management
- Ch 180 Travel Demand Management Program
- Ch 189 Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Plan
- Ch 195 Youth Agencies
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 211 Advertising
- Ch 212 Animal Control Organizations
- Ch 213 Apprenticeship Training Programs
- Ch 214 Automated Teller Machines
- Ch 215 (Reserved)
- Ch 217 Bicycles
- Ch 219 Box Cutters, Sale and Possession of
- Ch 220 Building Construction
- Ch 223 Campaign Finance Reform
- Ch 224 Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 227 Day Care and Home Care
- Ch 230 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 232 Domestic Partner Registry
- Ch 234 Drones
- Ch 235 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 250 Electricians and Electrical Inspections
- Ch 252 Empire Zones
- Ch 252A Energy Programs
- Ch 253 Environmental Protection
- Ch 254 Ephedra Products
- Ch 261 Fair Housing
- Ch 263 Fees and Charges
- Ch 264 Fertilizer
- Ch 265 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 266 Fireworks
- Ch 267 Food Service
- Ch 270 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 274 Fuels, Sale of
- Ch 277 Funerals
- Ch 278 Furniture, Sale of
- Ch 279 Gender-Motivated Violence, Protection Against
- Ch 280 Ground Meat, Sale of
- Ch 282 Hazardous Materials Notification
- Ch 283 Health Clubs
- Ch 284 Highway Construction
- Ch 286 Home Improvement Contractors
- Ch 287 (Reserved)
- Ch 289 Housing
- Ch 290 Human Rights
- Ch 291 Irrigation Systems
- Ch 293 Laser Pointing Devices
- Ch 295 Littering
- Ch 300 Mercury, Products Containing
- Ch 301 Methamphetamine Production
- Ch 302 Mobile Homes
- Ch 303 Moshing
- Ch 304 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 309 Nuisances, Public
- Ch 312 Obscene Material
- Ch 315 Parks
- Ch 317 Pesticide Notification
- Ch 317A Pharmacies
- Ch 318 Phones, Cellular
- Ch 319 Plumbers; Heating and Cooling Contractors
- Ch 323 Political Contributions
- Ch 327 Prior Notice of Defects
- Ch 328 Prohormones & Precursors to Hormones, Products Containing
- Ch 329 Records, Access to
- Ch 330 Recycling
- Ch 331 Retail Sales
- Ch 338 Scooters, In-Line Skates, Roller Skates and Skateboards
- Ch 340 Secondhand Precious Metals or Gems
- Ch 345 Sewers
- Ch 347 Sex Offenders
- Ch 349 Smoking
- Ch 350 Solid Waste
- Ch 351 Spring Traps
- Ch 353 Stream Conservation
- Ch 354 Tanning Facilities
- Ch 355 Taxation
- Ch 357 Tax-Delinquent Property
- Ch 362 Theater Promoters
- Ch 363 Third-Party Food Delivery Services
- Ch 369 Transient Merchants
- Ch 371 Trapping
- Ch 375 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 377 Vehicles, Idling of
- Ch 378 Veterans
- Ch 388 Waterfowl, Feeding of
- Ch 388A Weapons, Imitation and Replica
- Ch 389 Wells
- Ch 390 Wireless 911 Calls, Routing of
- Ch 394 Wreckers and Towers
- Appendix
- Ch A601 Acts of the Legislature Applicable to Rockland County
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-6-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
This article shall be known as the "We Pay Our Bills Timely"
local law.
A.
It is the intention of the Legislature of Rockland County by this
article to create a policy to provide for the prompt payment of lawful
debts and obligations incurred by the County of Rockland.
B.
Many times vouchers, requisitions or purchase orders, hereinafter
referred to as "financial obligations of Rockland County," are submitted
by contractors, contract agencies, vendors and others for payment
by the County of Rockland. Many times these financial obligations
of Rockland County, after they are approved for payment, do not get
paid for as long as 90 days. In addition thereto, in some instances,
the checks are actually issued by the County, dated within the 90
days, but not paid to the appropriate party until several weeks later.
This procedure used by the County to pay its financial obligations
causes great hardship upon the recipients of the payments, who must
wait for extended periods of time and, in many instances, borrow money
from other sources until the County of Rockland meets its financial
obligations.
C.
It is the intent of this article to create a policy for payment of
Rockland County's outstanding financial obligations which does
not inflict a hardship upon people who do business with or receive
payments from the County of Rockland.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Vouchers, requisitions or purchase orders, hereinafter referred
to as "financial obligations of Rockland County," which are submitted
to the County of Rockland by contractors, contract agencies, vendors
and others for payment.
Payment of the financial obligations of the County of Rockland
within 60 days from final approval of the vouchers, requisitions,
purchase orders, debt, contractual or legal obligation, along with
any documents required by the County of Rockland. Prompt payment does
not apply to any amount which is in dispute by the County of Rockland
and/or for which proper and complete documentation has not been submitted
as determined in the sole discretion of the County Executive.
Pursuant to the Rockland County Charter Section 2.01, the Legislature
"shall be the legislative, appropriating and policy-determining body
of the County," and this article is being enacted pursuant to such
Charter section. Pursuant to Rockland County Charter Section 2.01(c),
the County Legislature shall have the power to "exercise all powers
of local legislation in relation to enacting, amending or rescinding
local laws, legalizing acts or resolutions."
A.
Concurrent with the effective date of this article, it shall be the
policy and the obligation of the County of Rockland to issue prompt
payment of any financial obligation of the County of Rockland within
60 days of approval, in whole or in part, of the financial obligation
as may be approved for payment.
B.
In the event that unforeseen circumstances occur, including but not
limited to federal or state funds not having been timely received,
then the County Executive, in his sole discretion and in the best
interests of the County, is authorized to extend payments beyond the
sixty-day requirement of this article.
C.
All County requests for proposal and/or all County requests for bids
shall contain a statement setting forth the provisions of this article.
All County government officials and employees, including but not limited
to elected and appointed officials, shall in good faith comply with
this article.
The County Commissioner of Finance shall report to the County
Executive and the Chair of the Legislature whenever payment is not
or cannot be paid, within the time periods set forth by this article,
and the reasons therefor.
