City of Binghamton v. County of Broome

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert S. Rose, J.

In this combined CPLR article 78 proceeding and action for a declaratory judgment, petitioner City of Binghamton applies for an order nullifying the 1990 legislative resolution by respondent County of Broome to charge back 100% of the expenses of respondent Board of Elections and restraining respondents from collecting those chargebacks. Petitioner asserts that respondent’s 1990 Resolution No. 90-533 and 1995 Resolution No. 95-568 authorizing such chargebacks in the amount of $60,263 were illegal because respondents charged back 1994 election expenses not…