Certificate of Designation
For Service of Notice of Claim
 
of
 
CITY OF GLENS FALLS
 
(Pursuant to Section 53 of the General Municipal Law)
 
 
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: CITY OF GLENS FALLS is a public corporation as defined in Section 66 of the General Construction Law of the State of New York.
SECOND: The name of the public corporation is: CITY OF GLENS FALLS
THIRD: The principal location of the public corporation is in the county of: WARREN
FOURTH: The public corporation hereby designates the Secretary of State of the State of New York as its agent upon whom a Notice of Claim against the public corporation may be served.
FIFTH: The name, post office address and email address of an officer, person or designee, nominee or other agent-in-fact to which the Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of any Notice of Claim served upon the Secretary of State as the Public Corporation’s agent is:
Post Office Address: ROBERT CURTIS, CITY CLERK
42 RIDGE STREET
GLENS FALLS, NY 12801
 
Email Address: CITYCLERK@CITYOFGLENSFALLS.COM
SIXTH: The time limit for service of a Notice of Claim upon the public corporation is: Contractual claims - one year from time that the cause of action accrued. Tort claims - 90 days after the occurrence giving rise to the claim.
SEVENTH: Any statutory provisions uniquely pertaining to the public corporation and the commencement of an action or proceeding against it are as follows: City of Glens Falls City Charter, Article X. Department of Law, 10.14. Limitation of actions against the city: 10.14.A. Contractual claims. No action or proceeding to recover or enforce any claim, debt or demand against the city shall be brought until the expiration of 30 days after claim, debit or demand shall have been presented to the Common Council for audit. All actions against the city upon any contractual liability, express or implied, must be commenced within one year from the time that the cause of action accrued. 10.14.5. Presentation of tort claims. In the absence of applicable state law, all said claims shall be presented within 90 days after the occurrence giving rise to the claim. 10.14.6. The failure to present such claim within 90 days of such alleged injuries, and to commence an action thereon within one year and 90 days from the time of such alleged injuries, shall be a bar to any claim or action therefor against the city; but no action shall be brough upon any such claim until 30 days have elapsed after the presentation of the claim to the Council.
EIGHTH: The New York State Vendor Identification Number (Vendor ID) for the public corporation is: REDACTED
Note: If the public corporation does not have a Vendor ID issued by the Office of the State Comptroller the Department of State will contact the public corporation regarding issuance of a Vendor ID when fees for service of Notices of Claim are available for distribution. The public corporation will not receive distributions of its share of fees for service of Notices of Claim until it has been assigned a Vendor ID by the Office of the State Comptroller.
NINTH: Distributions to the public corporation for its share of fees for service of Notices of Claim will be sent to the following Remittance Address:
                           GLENS FALLS CITY CONTROLLER
42 RIDGE STREET
GLENS FALLS, NY 12801
Note: The Remittance Address for public corporations with a Vendor ID must match the public corporation’s Remittance Address in the New York State Vendor Management System. If the Remittance Address provided does not match the address on file in the New York State Vendor Management System, the public corporation’s share of fees cannot be distributed. To update the public corporation’s Remittance Address on file in the New York State Vendor Management System the public corporation must access and update its vendor record at www.osc.state.ny.us.
 
 
Date: July 18, 2013
 
 
ROBERT A. CURTIS CITY CLERK
Signature Title of Signer
 
 
 
FILED BY THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON: 07/18/2013
FILE NUMBER: 20130718001117