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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 09, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1370
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S1370 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Town Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§20, 29, 30, 34 & 124, Town L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S1717
2019-2020: S1150
2017-S1370 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1370 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the town law, in relation to the office of town comptroller PURPOSE : To require the appointment of a town comptroller in every town of the first class. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 20 of the town law (TWN) to add town comptroller to the list of required officers in towns of the first class. Section 2. Amends paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 3 of TWN § 20 to require the appointment of a town comptroller in towns of the first class. In towns of the second class, appointment of a town comptroller would remain at the option of the town board. Section 3. Amends TWN § 29(3) to make conforming changes. Section 4. Amends TWN § 30(9) to make conforming changes. Section 5. Amends TWN § 34 to make conforming changes. Section 6. Amends TWN H 124 to designate the town comptroller as the accounting officer in towns of the first class. This section also provides for the optional designation of the town comptroller as the accounting officer in towns of the second class.
2017-S1370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1370 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 office of town comp- troller THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 20 of the town law, as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: (a) Every town of the first class shall have a supervisor, four town councilmen, unless the number of councilmen shall have been increased to six or decreased to two as provided by this chapter, a town clerk, two town justices, a town superintendent of highways, one assessor, a receiver of taxes and assessments, A TOWN COMPTROLLER, as many town policemen and such other employees as the town board may determine necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the town. The super- visor, town councilmen, town clerk, town justices, town superintendent of highways and receiver of taxes and assessments in every such town shall be elective. All other officers and employees in such a town shall be appointed by the town board, except as otherwise provided by law. In any town in which a town police department has been established pursuant to law, or which town is a part of a county police district, the town board may appoint not more than four civil officers who shall possess all the powers and duties of constables in civil actions and proceedings only, and shall be paid no salary by the town board but shall be enti- tled to collect the statutory fees allowed by law in such civil actions and proceedings. The clerk of the court of a town shall be employed and discharged from employment only upon the advice and consent of the town justice or justices. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01831-01-7
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