Senate Bill S4860

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Guilderland, county of Albany, to elect a third town justice

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  • 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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2009-S4860 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7845
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง20, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1164, A899

2009-S4860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Guilderland, county of Albany, to elect a third town justice.

2009-S4860 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 4860                                                  A. 7845

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to providing for the  election
  of  a  third  town justice in the town of Guilderland in the county of
  Albany

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 20 of the town law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
  (M) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL
LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GUILDERLAND, COUNTY
OF ALBANY MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION, SUBJECT TO A PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM  AS
PROVIDED  BY ARTICLE SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO
ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL ELECTION DETERMINING THAT SUCH  TOWN  SHALL  HAVE
THREE  TOWN  JUSTICES. IF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUCH TOWN SHALL HAVE ADOPTED
SUCH A RESOLUTION AND NO PETITION SHALL HAVE BEEN FILED WITHIN THE  TIME
SPECIFIED  FOR  A REFERENDUM THEREON, OR IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST
ON ANY SUCH PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO THE VOTE OF THE ELECTORS BE IN  THE
AFFIRMATIVE,  THE  ELECTORS  OF  SUCH TOWN SHALL ELECT AT THE SUCCEEDING
GENERAL ELECTION A TOWN JUSTICE WHO SHALL TAKE OFFICE FOR A TERM OF FOUR
YEARS BEGINNING ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY NEXT SUCCEEDING SUCH BIENNI-
AL TOWN ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11348-01-9

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