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Senate Bill S2053

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties

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2009-S2053 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3824
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง176-c, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3101, A4858

2009-S2053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties; such dereliction shall include excessive, unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings.

2009-S2053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2053

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, DIAZ, O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, MORAHAN, RANZEN-
  HOFER -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  town  law, in relation to the removal of a fire
  commissioner for dereliction of duty

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

  Section  1.  The  town law is amended by adding a new section 176-c to
read as follows:
  S 176-C. REMOVAL OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS. ANY FIRE COMMISSIONER  MAY  BE
REMOVED  FOR DERELICTION OF DUTY. DERELICTION OF DUTY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO, EXCESSIVE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES FROM REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETINGS. THESE CRITERIA FOR REMOVAL ARE IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  CRITERIA
PROVIDED  IN  SECTION THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. ANY REMOVAL
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL TAKE PLACE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURE  FOR
REMOVAL ESTABLISHED IN SECTION THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01658-01-9

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