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Assembly Bill A1571

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the Mount Vernon public library

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2021-A1571 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Mount Vernon, City of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2459
2011-2012: A3474
2013-2014: A3853
2015-2016: A2218
2017-2018: A757
2019-2020: A1846
2023-2024: A4685

2021-A1571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Mount Vernon public library by deeming such library authorized by the city of Mount Vernon, allowing for trustees to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Mount Vernon, and requiring such trustees to report to the city council annually.

2021-A1571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1571
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Libraries and Education Technology
 
 AN ACT relating to the Mount Vernon public library
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision
 of  the charter issued to the Mount Vernon public library by the univer-
 sity of the state of New York on March 19, 1896:
   a. the Mount Vernon public library shall be deemed authorized  by  the
 city of Mount Vernon;
   b.  the trustees of such Mount Vernon public library and their succes-
 sors shall be appointed by the mayor of the city  of  Mount  Vernon  and
 confirmed  by  the  Mount  Vernon  city council beginning with the first
 vacancy occurring, by reason of the expiration of  a  term  or  for  any
 other  reason,  after  the  effective  date  of  this  act.  Each person
 appointed to a vacancy occurring by reason of the expiration of  a  term
 shall  be  appointed for a term of 5 years, any person appointed to fill
 an unexpired term shall be appointed to serve out such  unexpired  term;
 and
   c.  the  trustees  shall report to the city council on or before March
 31st of each year beginning with the calendar year following the  effec-
 tive date of this act.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00088-01-1

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