[Amended 12-19-2017 by Res. No. 1227-2017]
The Suffolk County Review Committee for County Siting of Memorials
and Symbols and Naming of County Facilities, Parks, and Roads is hereby
created to consist of the following eight individuals:
A. A representative of the County Legislature, to be selected by the
Presiding Officer, who shall serve as Chairman;
B. The County Executive, or his or her designee;
C. The Commissioner of the County Department of Public Works, or his
or her designee;
D. The Director of the County Department of Planning, or his or her
designee;
E. The Executive Director of the County Division of Human Rights, or
his or her designee;
F. The Minority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature, or his/her
designee;
G. The Chairman of the Suffolk County Legislature's Ways and Means
Committee, or any successor committee thereto; and
H. The Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation,
or his or her designee.
[Amended 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]
The Committee shall review all requests for the proposed placement,
siting and installation of memorials and/or symbols on County-owned
or County-leased property; the naming of any County facility, park,
or road, for no consideration, or in exchange for monetary consideration;
or corporate sponsorship of any County facility, park, or road, for
no consideration, or in exchange for monetary consideration, according
to the criteria set forth herein prior to the granting of any approval
of any such request, and shall issue a written recommendation to the
Ways and Means Committee of the County Legislature, or any successor
committee thereto, and to the County Executive, no later than 90 days
subsequent to the receipt of such request, said recommendation to
be in writing and to include a brief listing of the findings and determinations
on which the recommendation is based.
[Amended 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]
The Committee shall consider the following criteria when reviewing
a request to name or rename a County facility, park, or road for no
consideration:
A. If the facility is to be named after a deceased individual, the individual
should have been deceased for at least six months prior to the naming
of the facility, the individual should have provided outstanding service
to the County of Suffolk over a period of years, and special consideration
should be given if the individual's death was related to service
to the County;
B. If the facility is to be named after a living individual, that individual
should have provided outstanding service to the County of Suffolk
over a period of years and the individual should be at least 65 years
of age;
C. If the facility is to be named after a group/organization, then the
group/organization should have contributed at least 50% to the development
costs or maintenance costs of the facility, and should agree to pay
the cost of installing a plaque or other form of dedication of the
facility;
D. A relationship should exist between the individual or group/organization
being considered and the location and/or type of facility being named;
and
E. A proliferation of names for different parts of the same facility
should be avoided, and the same name should not be applied to any
other County facility.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]
The Committee shall consider the following criteria when reviewing
a request to name or rename a County facility or area within County
active or passive parkland in exchange for monetary consideration:
A. All relevant terms of the proposed agreement to name the facility
or area, including the time period of the proposed agreement and the
estimated revenue to the County that will be generated by the proposed
agreement; the proposed or present use of the facility or area; the
proposed name to be displayed; the conceptual connection, if any,
between the facility or area to be named and the proposed name; and
how the name will be displayed;
B. The community standing, reputation and character of the person or
entity for whom or for which the facility or area is to be named,
and the accomplishments of such person or entity; and
C. The willingness of the applicant to pay the costs of producing and
installing a plaque or other form of signage.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]
The Committee shall consider the following criteria when reviewing
a request for corporate sponsorship of a County facility or area within
County active or passive parkland in exchange for monetary consideration:
A. All relevant terms of the proposed agreement for corporate sponsorship,
including the time period of the proposed agreement and the estimated
revenue to the County that will be generated by the proposed agreement;
the proposed or present use of the facility or area; the proposed
name, if any, to be displayed; and the conceptual connection, if any,
between the facility or area to be sponsored and the proposed corporate
sponsor;
B. The community standing, reputation and character of the proposed
corporate sponsor and the accomplishments of such sponsor; and
C. The extent of the proposed corporate sponsor's willingness to
contribute to the development costs and/or maintenance costs of the
facility or area to be sponsored and the willingness of the proposed
sponsor to pay the cost of producing and installing a plaque or other
form of signage to communicate to the public said sponsorship.
The Committee shall not review proposals for the naming or renaming of County roads in honor of deceased veterans who perished in war zones as set forth in Chapter
1075, Recognition Programs, Article
III.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 8-2009]
In addition to the review herein required by the Committee, the Board of Trustees of Parks, Recreation and Conservation shall also review all requests to name or rename a County facility or area within County active or passive parkland in exchange for monetary consideration pursuant to the criteria set forth in §
1016-4 above, and shall also review all requests for corporate sponsorship of a County facility or area within County active or passive parkland in exchange for monetary consideration pursuant to the criteria set forth in §
1016-5 above.
This chapter shall apply to any request for proposed placement,
siting and installation of memorials and/or symbols on County-owned
or County-leased property, or the naming of County facilities, parks,
or roads, made on or after the effective date of this chapter.