Assembly Bill A9884

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A9884 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7579
Law Section:
Chautauqua County

2019-A9884 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns.

2019-A9884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9884
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to authorize the towns of Mina and  French  Creek  in  Chautauqua
   county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of
   such towns
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Pursuant to section 106-b of the uniform justice court act,
 the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua County  have  conducted
 and  completed  a  study,  each  town  having adopted a joint resolution
 providing for the study, conducted a public hearing upon the findings of
 the study, and adopted a joint resolution adopting such  plan  providing
 for  the  abolition  of  existing town justice positions in the towns of
 Mina and French Creek and providing for the election of  a  single  town
 justice  to  preside  in the town courts of such towns. The town justice
 elected pursuant to this plan shall preside in the  towns  of  Mina  and
 French Creek following the next general election in such towns and shall
 preside for the year term as elected.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14934-01-0

2019-A9884A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7579
Law Section:
Chautauqua County

2019-A9884A - Summary

Authorizes the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns.

2019-A9884A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9884--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on  Local  Governments  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the town law, in relation to authorizing the towns of
   Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county  to  elect  a  single  town
   justice to preside in the town courts of such towns

   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 (q) to read as follows:
   (Q)  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 106-B OF THE UNIFORM JUSTICE COURT ACT, THE
 TOWNS OF MINA AND FRENCH CREEK IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HAVE  CONDUCTED  AND
 COMPLETED A STUDY, EACH TOWN HAVING ADOPTED A JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING
 FOR  THE  STUDY,  CONDUCTED  A  PUBLIC  HEARING UPON THE FINDINGS OF THE
 STUDY, AND ADOPTED A JOINT RESOLUTION ADOPTING SUCH PLAN  PROVIDING  FOR
 THE  ABOLITION  OF  EXISTING TOWN JUSTICE POSITIONS IN THE TOWNS OF MINA
 AND FRENCH CREEK AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF A SINGLE TOWN JUSTICE
 TO PRESIDE IN THE TOWN COURTS OF SUCH TOWNS. THE  TOWN  JUSTICE  ELECTED
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PLAN  SHALL  PRESIDE IN THE TOWNS OF MINA AND FRENCH
 CREEK FOLLOWING THE NEXT  GENERAL  ELECTION  IN  SUCH  TOWNS  AND  SHALL
 PRESIDE FOR THE YEAR TERM AS ELECTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14934-03-0

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