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Assembly Bill A4548

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Ramapo in Rockland County to elect four town justices

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2009-A4548 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3106
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง20, Town L

2009-A4548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Ramapo in Rockland County to elect four town justices.

2009-A4548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4548

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to  authorizing  the  town  of
  Ramapo, in the county of Rockland to elect four town justices

  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 (o) to read as follows:
  (O)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN  OF  RAMAPO,  COUNTY  OF
ROCKLAND,  MAY  ADOPT A RESOLUTION AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DAYS PRIOR
TO ANY BIENNIAL ELECTION DETERMINING THAT SUCH TOWN SHALL HAVE FOUR TOWN
JUSTICES. IF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUCH  TOWN  SHALL  HAVE  ADOPTED  SUCH  A
RESOLUTION,  THE  ELECTORS  OF  SUCH  TOWN SHALL ELECT AT THE SUCCEEDING
BIENNIAL ELECTION, AND QUADRENNIALLY THEREAFTER,  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  TOWN
JUSTICE FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY NEXT
SUCCEEDING SUCH BIENNIAL TOWN ELECTION. IF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
RAMAPO  HAS  ADOPTED  SUCH  RESOLUTION,  IT  MAY ALSO ADOPT A RESOLUTION
CREATING AN IMMEDIATE VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF THE FOURTH JUSTICE, AND
IT MAY APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY TO SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER THIR-
TY-FIRST OF THAT YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07512-01-9

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