§ 126-A — Joint hospitals for cities, towns or villages

§ 126-a. Joint hospitals for cities, towns or villages. Two cities in\nthe same county or adjoining counties, or a city and one or more\nvillages located within the same county or adjoining counties or two or\nmore villages located within the same county or adjoining counties or\ntwo or more towns in the same county or adjoining counties or a city and\none or more towns located within the same county or adjoining counties\nor one or more towns and one or more villages (including a village or\nvillages within one or more of such towns) located within the same\ncounty or adjoining counties, subject to approval at a general county,\ntown, city or village election in each of said counties, towns, cities\nor villages, by a majority of the voters qualified to vote and voting\nupon the proposition therefor, may jointly acquire real property by\npurchase, lease or condemnation for the purpose of this article and\nestablish, construct, equip, maintain and operate for such\nmunicipalities jointly in accordance with the provisions of this\narticle, a public general hospital for the care and treatment of the\nsick, and by appropriate resolution and subject to like approval by the\nvoters as provided in this section, any two cities, towns or villages as\nabove specified, may by appropriate action of the governing board,\ncreate a joint hospital for such cities, towns or villages as above\nspecified of any existing hospital, established, constructed, equipped\nand operated by one of such cities, towns or villages and enlarge or add\nthereto.\n The ordinance, local law or resolution providing for such joint\naction, either in the establishment of a new joint hospital or the\ncreation of a joint hospital or addition thereto, of one already\nexisting by one of such cities, towns, and villages, shall be adopted by\nthe local governing board of a city, town or village of each\nmunicipality and the board of managers as specified in section one\nhundred twenty-seven hereof shall be composed of members appointed by\nthe supervisor of the town, the mayor of the city, or the mayor of the\nvillage of each of said cities, towns or villages in proportion to the\nratio of the assessed value of each of the cities, towns, or villages to\nthe other; or in the event that any such city joins with an adjoining\ntown or towns, village or villages, to effectuate the purposes of this\nsection, and the proportion of cost, debt service and operating expenses\nto be borne by each such municipality is fixed by agreement in the\naggregate in the ratio which the equalized assessed valuation of each\nsuch municipality bears to the total equalized assessed valuation of all\nmunicipalities joining in such project, or is fixed by agreement so that\nsuch city shall bear a greater proportion and the remaining\nparticipating municipalities a lesser proportion thereof respectively,\nthen the apportionment of the number of members of the board of managers\nas specified in section one hundred twenty-seven hereof shall be\ndetermined by the ratios established by such agreement. The ordinance,\nlocal law or resolution may specify matters as to which the action of\nthe board of trustees shall require the joint approval of such governing\nbodies or boards. The ordinance, local law or resolution also shall\nprescribe the proportions of the cost of such project to be borne by the\nmunicipalities respectively, based upon the ratio of the assessed value\nof each city, town or village to the whole. In a town, wholly or partly\ncontaining a village or villages joining with it for the purposes of\nthis section, the proportion of the cost of such project to be borne by\nsuch town may, however, be based upon the ratio that the assessed\nvaluation of such town outside such village or villages bears to the\nwhole. The moneys to be paid shall be provided in the same manner as\nhereinbefore prescribed in this article. The ordinance, local law or\nresolution of the governing board may be amended from time to time with\nthe concurrence of each of such governing board of each of said cities,\ntowns or villages. A joint hospital established under this article,\nshall be within the county in which the city, town, or village, or one\nof them is located.\n Whenever two or more cities, towns or villages shall establish a joint\nhospital as herein provided, all other provisions of this article\nrespecting hospitals, if applicable, shall apply to such joint hospital.\n Two or more cities, towns or villages as hereinabove specified, may\nunder the provisions of this article by appropriate resolution of the\nrespective boards of said city, town, or village, and subject to like\napproval by the voters as provided in this section, provide for the\njoint operation and management only of an already existing hospital in\none of such cities, towns or villages.\n In the event that a town and a village wholly contained within the\nterritorial limits of such town are joined for the purposes of this\nsection, the proportion of the cost and debt service of the project to\nbe borne by the village and town may, by written agreement, be based\nupon the following ratios: (a) The proportion which the village shall\nbear shall be based upon the ratio which the assessed valuation of that\nportion of the town lying within said village bears to the total\nassessed valuation of the town; (b) The proportion which the town shall\nbear shall be based upon the ratio which the assessed valuation of that\nportion of the town lying outside such village bears to the total\nassessed valuation of the town. Such agreement shall be made upon\nauthorization therefor by the governing boards of such town and village\nand shall be executed by the supervisor and mayor, respectively, in\nbehalf of such town and village. Such agreed proportion of cost, and\ndebt service therefor, to be borne by such village shall be raised by\ntaxation upon the real estate located within the village. Such agreed\nproportion of cost, and debt service therefor, to be borne by such town\nshall be raised by taxation on real estate located in the town without\nthe territorial limits of the village. The assessed valuations of\nproperty to be used in determining the above ratios shall be taken from\nthe latest assessment-roll of the town prior to the time such agreement\nis entered into and as shown therein at the time of the completion and\nfiling of such assessment-roll. The cost of operation of any such\nhospital for which the cost and debt service has been apportioned upon\nthe above basis shall be apportioned annually prior to December\nthirty-first in each year for the next calendar year and in the same\nmanner as the cost of the project as herein provided and for such\npurpose the latest preceding town assessment-roll shall be used, and the\nassessed valuations of property to be used shall be as shown therein at\nthe time of the completion and filing thereof. In the event that any\nsuch town and village join with an adjoining town or towns to effectuate\nthe purposes of this section, the proportion of cost, debt service and\noperating expense to be borne by such town and village may by written\nagreement be fixed in the aggregate in the ratio which the equalized\nassessed valuation of such town bears to the total equalized assessed\nvaluation of all towns joining in such project. The proportion to be\nborne by the other town or towns shall likewise be determined upon the\nbasis of equalized assessed valuations. Any such agreement shall be made\nupon authorization therefor by the governing boards of such village and\ntowns and shall be executed by the mayor and supervisors of such towns.\n In the event that any such city joins with an adjoining town or town,\nvillage or villages, to effectuate the purposes of this section, the\nproportion of cost, debt service and operating expense to be borne by\neach such municipality may, by agreement, be fixed in the aggregate in\nthe ratio which the equalized assessed valuation of each such\nmunicipality bears to the total equalized assessed valuation of all\nmunicipalities joining in such project, or such written agreement may\nprovide that such city shall bear a greater proportion thereof and the\nremaining municipalities a lesser proportion thereof respectively to be\nfixed in such agreement. Any such agreement shall be made upon\nauthorization therefor by the governing boards of such municipalities\nand shall be executed by the mayors of the city and villages affected\nand by the supervisors of the town affected.\n Equalized assessed valuations shall be determined from the last\navailable equalization rates fixed and determined by the state tax\ncommission and in effect at the date of such written agreement, or, in\nthe case of the annual apportionment of operating expense, at the time\nof such apportionment.\n