Senate Bill S5144

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the election of trustees of the Wallkill public library district

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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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2015-S5144 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7567
Law Section:
Ulster County
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3, Chap 433 of 1996

2015-S5144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the election of trustees of the Wallkill public library district; requires trustees to reside within the library district.

2015-S5144 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5144

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend chapter 433 of the laws of 1996 relating to creating the
  Wallkill public library district in the  town  of  Shawangunk,  Ulster
  county, in relation to the election of trustees of such district

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

  Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 433 of the laws of  1996  relating  to
creating the Wallkill public library district in the town of Shawangunk,
Ulster county, as amended by chapter 195 of the laws of 2012, is amended
to read as follows:
  S  3. Organization and structure. The Wallkill public library district
shall be managed,  operated  and  controlled  by  a  board  of  trustees
consisting  of  at  least  seven  but no more than 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 expires, and the
terms shall expire as follows: After one year: one  trustee;  after  two
years:  two  trustees;  after  three years:   three trustees; after four
years: three trustees; and after five years:  two trustees. As vacancies
occur, trustees shall be elected at the annual election herein  provided
for  to  serve for five year terms by the voters of the library district
thereby created, said terms to commence on the  first  day  of  December
next  following  the  election.  Only persons living within the Wallkill
[school] PUBLIC LIBRARY 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.  A majority of the board may, by resolution, reduce
or increase the number of trustees pursuant to this act. Such resolution
shall be passed, if at all, not less than thirty nor  more  than  ninety
days  prior to the first day of signing any petition to be nominated for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10319-01-5

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