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                                  5791

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Libraries and Education Technology

AN  ACT  to amend chapter 158 of the laws of 1988 relating to establish-
  ment of a library district in the town of Hurley,  Ulster  county,  in
  relation  to  changing  the hours of the library's annual election and
  the organization of the board of trustees

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2 of chapter 158
of the laws of 1988, relating to establishment of a library district  in
the town of Hurley, Ulster county, is amended to read as follows:
  (c)  the  election  of  [three]  trustees as hereinafter provided. The
trustees of the West Hurley library shall give notice of  said  election
by the publication of a notice in one or more newspapers having a gener-
al  circulation  in  the district to be served. The first publication of
such notice shall be not less than thirteen days and not more than twen-
ty days prior to the date of such election. In addition,  the  board  of
trustees of the West Hurley library shall cause copies of such notice to
be  posted  conspicuously in five public places in the district at least
thirteen days prior to the date of  such  election.  Such  notice  shall
specify  the  time  when and the place where such election will be held,
the issues to be decided at said election and the hours during which the
polls will be open for receipt of ballots. The board of trustees of  the
West Hurley library shall prepare the ballots for such elections and the
polls  shall  remain  open for the receipt thereof at all elections from
[seven] FOUR o'clock p.m. until [ten] EIGHT o'clock p.m., and such addi-
tional consecutive hours prior thereto as the board of trustees  of  the
West  Hurley  library  may  have  determined and specified in the notice
thereof. The board of trustees shall designate a  resident  taxpayer  of
such  district  to  act as chairman of any election of such district and
shall designate not less than two nor more than four resident  taxpayers

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08416-02-1
              

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to  act  as  election inspectors and ballot clerks at such elections. No
trustees shall serve as such chairman or as  an  election  inspector  or
ballot  clerk.  The  board  of trustees may adopt a resolution providing
that  such chairman, election inspectors and ballot clerks shall be paid
for their respective services at the initial election or at  any  annual
election  or  at  any  subsequent  special election. Such resolution, if
adopted, may fix reasonable compensation for the services of  each  such
official.  Every  voter  of the first, third, fifth and seventh election
district of the town of Hurley otherwise qualified to vote at a  general
town  election  shall  be  qualified to vote at said election. After the
polls have been closed at said election,  the  election  inspectors  and
ballot  clerks  shall  immediately canvass publicly the ballots cast and
the chairman of the election shall publicly announce the result.  Within
seventy-two  hours  thereafter,  the  chairman,  election inspectors and
ballot clerks shall execute and file a certificate of the result of  the
canvass  with  the board of trustees and with the town clerk of the town
of Hurley.
  S 2. Section 3 of chapter 158 of the laws of 1988, relating to  estab-
lishment  of a library district in the town of Hurley, Ulster county, is
amended to read as follows:
  S 3. Organization  and  structure.  The  West  Hurley  public  library
district  shall  be managed, operated and controlled by a board of trus-
tees consisting of [nine] SEVEN TO ELEVEN members. These trustees  shall
at  the  first regular meeting of the board determine by lot the year in
which each of their terms of office expire, [and the terms shall  expire
as  follows:  After  one  year - three trustees; after two years - three
trustees; after three years - three  trustees]  WITH  ONE-THIRD  OF  THE
BOARD  EXPIRING  EACH YEAR. As vacancies occur trustees shall be elected
at the annual election herein provided for to serve for three year terms
by the voters of the library district  hereby  created,  said  terms  to
commence  on  the first day of October next following the election. Only
qualified voters of the district shall be eligible for election  to  the
board  of trustees. The board of trustees at its first meeting each year
shall elect or appoint a  president  and  vice-president  who  shall  be
members  of  the board and a clerk, treasurer and such other officers as
they deem necessary. If the board so determines, the  offices  of  clerk
and  treasurer  may  be  held  by individuals who are not members of the
board of trustees, and in that event, these officers may, if  the  board
so determines, receive compensation as fixed by resolution of the board.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.