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Assembly Bill A9603

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to rules of procedure for towns defaulting to Robert's Rules of Order

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2019-A9603 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3794

2019-A9603 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to rules of procedure for towns defaulting to Robert's Rules of Order.

2019-A9603 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9603
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation  to  rules  of  procedure  for
   towns defaulting to Robert's Rules of Order
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 63 of the town law is amended to read as follows:
   § 63. Presiding officer and rules of procedure. The  supervisor,  when
 present, shall preside at the meetings of the town board. In the absence
 of  the  supervisor,  the  other  members  shall  designate one of their
 members to act as temporary chairman. A  majority  of  the  board  shall
 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number
 may  adjourn.  The  vote  upon every question shall be taken by ayes and
 noes, and the names of the members present  and  their  votes  shall  be
 entered  in  the  minutes. Every act, motion or resolution shall require
 for its adoption the affirmative vote of a majority of all  the  members
 of  the  town board. The board may determine the rules of its procedure,
 and the supervisor may, from time to time, appoint one or  more  commit-
 tees, consisting of members of the board, to aid and assist the board in
 the  performance  of  its  duties.  IF THE BOARD HAS NOT ESTABLISHED THE
 RULES OF ITS PROCEDURE OR IF THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED RULES  WHICH  ARE
 INCOMPLETE,  THE  BOARD  SHALL  USE THE MOST RECENT REVISION OF ROBERT'S
 RULES OF ORDER FOR SUCH RULES OR FOR ANY TIME THE  PROCEDURE  IS  INCOM-
 PLETE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14938-01-0

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