Approved August 9, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALLING ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO END EXECUTIVE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a “statewide disaster emergency due to health care staffing shortages” in September 2021; and WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul declared another state of emergency in November 2021 in response to…
Approved June 27, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE REDEFINING OF TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY WHEREAS, the New York Legislature passed Assembly Bill A1118 and Senate Bill S768 at the close of the 2022 legislative session regarding Workers’ Compensation Law; and WHEREAS, this legislation redefines a temporary total disability as “the…
Approved May 31, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LEGISLATION WHEREAS, the New York Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill S-3082 and Assembly Bill A-5573 which has been called the “Good Cause Eviction” bill and would establish universal rent control across the state; and WHEREAS, this proposed…
Approved May 31, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE CREATION OF EMPLOYEE LIENS OVER WAGE DISPUTES WHEREAS, the New York Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill S-2762 and Assembly Bill A-766, which would permit an employee to file an “employee lien” against an employer for alleged violations of New York…
Approved May 31, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE INDEXING OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO THE INFLATION RATE WHEREAS, the New York Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill S-3062 and Assembly Bill A-7503, which would index increases in the state’s minimum wage annually to a percentage based on inflation; and…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY DOWN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WHEREAS, nearly 2 million New Yorkers were receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the height of the Covid panemic; and WHEREAS, the State of New York borrowed $11.9 billion from the…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF SUSPENSION OF STATE SALES TAX ON GASOLINE WHEREAS, members of the New York State Senate have advanced a proposal for inclusion in the state’s annual budget that would suspend the state sales tax on gasoline until the end of calendar…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF TAKE-OUT BEVERAGES WHEREAS, local bars and restaurants were deemed “non-essential” and forced to close their doors during the Covid pandemic ; and WHEREAS, many of these establishments were able to survive the pandemic by conducting business on…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITON TO THE USE OF STATE TAX DOLLARS TO AID EXCLUDED WORKERS AND TENANTS WHEREAS, the state budget for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 included $2 bilion dollars in aid for people who do not qualify for unemployment of…
Approved March 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITON OF THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL TO MERGE SUNY POLY WITH UALBANY WHEREAS, the SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) was created in 2014 and has become a vital asset to the State of New York and the Mohawk Valley Region for academic studies,…
Approved March 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING A04717 TO STREAMLINE REGLATORY BURDENS WHEREAS, proposed NYS Assembly Bill A04717 would create the Division of Regulatory Review and Economic Growth to review regulatory processes and permit requirements in order to facilitate economic growth; and WHEREAS, this proposed legislation is co-sponsored by…
Reaffirmed February 8, 2022; Approved January 12, 2021 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING REFORMING NEW YORK STATE’S ELECTORAL VOTE APPORTIONMENT WHEREAS; the State of New York currently awards its Presidential electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis; and WHEREAS; the combined populations of New York City, Long Island and downstate counties outnumber…
Approved February 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALLING ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL FOR A COMPLETE REPEAL OF THE “BAIL ELIMINATION ACT OF 2019” WHEREAS; the New York Legislature enacted legislation known as the “Bail Elimination Act of 2019” which was approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo and took effect on January 1,…
Approved February 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING A5550 THE LIMIT OF GROWTH IN STATE SPENDING WHEREAS, annual growth in the New York State general fund budget often outpaces the rate of inflation and the consumer price index by a significant margin; and WHEREAS, the resulting increases in income taxes,…
Approved February 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING A04829 CREATING A TEMPORARY TRAINING WAGE WHEREAS, entry-level wages have increased significantly during the past several years; and WHEREAS, younger people attempting to enter the workforce for the first time often have trouble finding employment due to the inability to display a…