Senate Bill S9145

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Clarifies procedures affecting the first annual election of fire district officials to a board of fire commissioners

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S9145 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10118
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §174, Town L

2023-S9145 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies procedures affecting the first annual election of fire district officials to a board of fire commissioners to allow voters to cast one vote for each open position on such board of fire commissioners to be filled in such election.

2023-S9145 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9145
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to clarifying  procedures  for
   first elections of fire districts to allow for at-large voting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 174 of the town law, as amended by
 chapter 74 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   2. The first election of fire district officers shall be held  on  the
 second  Tuesday in December next succeeding the establishment or consol-
 idation of such fire district; provided, however, that if such  district
 be  established  at a time subsequent to the first day of October in any
 year, the first election of fire district officers shall be held on  the
 second  Tuesday in the month of December of the next succeeding calendar
 year. At the first annual  election  of  fire  district  officers,  five
 district  commissioners  shall  be elected and a treasurer. EVERY REGIS-
 TERED FIRE DISTRICT VOTER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST ONE  VOTE  FOR  EACH
 VACANT  POSITION  ON  A  BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS TO BE FILLED IN THE
 FIRST ANNUAL ELECTION OF FIRE DISTRICT OFFICERS.  The  person  receiving
 the  greatest  number of votes for the office of fire commissioner shall
 be elected for a term of five years; the  person  receiving  the  second
 highest  number  of votes shall be elected for a term of four years; the
 person receiving the third highest number of votes shall be elected  for
 a term of three years; the person receiving the fourth highest number of
 votes  shall be elected for a term of two years and the person receiving
 the fifth highest number of votes shall be elected for  a  term  of  one
 year.  In  the  event  that two persons shall receive the same number of
 votes the terms of office shall be decided by lot.  At  each  subsequent
 election  of  fire district officers a commissioner shall be elected for
 the full term of five years. In the  event  that  two  or  more  persons
 receive the same number of votes thereat, a special election between the
 tying  parties receiving the highest number of votes to fill the vacancy
 shall be held within forty-five  days  after  such  election.  The  fire
 district  treasurer shall be elected for a term of three years. The fire
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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