Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2014 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S7486
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S7486 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9674
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Town Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง176, Town L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S323, A91
2013-S7486 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7486 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the town law, in relation to fire district nominations for the offices of chief and assistant chiefs PURPOSE: To allow fire district employees to serve as chief and deputy chiefs of the fire department. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends subdivisions 11-a and 11-b of the town law to clarify that employees of fire districts who are firefighters in the district's fire department may service as chief and assistant chiefs in those departments. JUSTIFICATION: The question of whether a paid employee of a fire district, who is also a member of the district's fire department can be chosen as a chief or assistant chief, has been the subject of some ques- tion. This bill seeks to clarify the issue by amending the town law to state that district employees may serve as chiefs and assistant chiefs. At a time when recruitment and retention of firefighters has become a challenge to many districts, the most qualified firefighters should have the opportunity to assume the leadership roles of a department. Fire- fighting can often be a dangerous and the command and control of a department at a fire scene requires personnel who have the judgment and knowledge to make crucial decisions. Any person who can serve that role should have the opportunity regardless of whether he or she is employed by the district.
2013-S7486 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7486 A. 9674 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 15, 2014 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- 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. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to fire district nominations for the offices of chief and assistant chiefs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 11-a and 11-b of section 176 of the town law, subdivision 11-a as amended by chapter 351 of the laws of 2000 and subdivision 11-b as amended by chapter 169 of the laws of 1986, are amended to read as follows: 11-a. The members of the fire department of the fire district shall meet at a time and place designated by the board of fire commissioners on the Thursday following the first Tuesday in April of each year and nominate persons WHO MAY BE EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT for the offices of chief and such assistant chiefs as may be provided for in the rules and regulations adopted by the board of fire commissioners. If the Thursday following the first Tuesday in April falls upon a day of special reli- gious observance, the board of fire commissioners may designate any other weekday in April after such Thursday as the day upon which to hold such meeting. Each nominee shall be a member of the fire department. In addition, the board of fire commissioners may by resolution require that any or all of such fire department officers shall be residents of the fire district. All nominations shall be made by ballot. The person acting as secretary of such meeting shall promptly notify the fire district secretary in writing of such nominations. The board of fire commissioners at its meeting next succeeding the making of such nomi- nations shall consider the same and shall appoint such persons to the offices to which they have been respectively nominated or, if a nomi- nation is not approved the board of fire commissioners shall call anoth- er meeting of the members of the fire department at which a new nomi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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