Senate Bill S7579A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §20, Town L

2019-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns.

2019-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7579
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to authorize the towns of Mina and  French  Creek  in  Chautauqua
   county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of
   such towns
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Pursuant to section 106-b of the uniform justice court act,
 the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua County  have  conducted
 and  completed  a  study,  each  town  having adopted a joint resolution
 providing for the study, conducted a public hearing upon the findings of
 the study, and adopted a joint resolution adopting such  plan  providing
 for  the  abolition  of  existing town justice positions in the towns of
 Mina and French Creek and providing for the election of  a  single  town
 justice  to  preside  in the town courts of such towns. The town justice
 elected pursuant to this plan shall preside in the  towns  of  Mina  and
 French Creek following the next general election in such towns and shall
 preside for the year term as elected.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14934-01-0



              

2019-S7579A - Details

Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §20, Town L

2019-S7579A - Summary

Authorizes the towns of Mina and French Creek in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns.

2019-S7579A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7579A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7579--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing  the  towns  of
   Mina  and  French  Creek  in  Chautauqua county to elect a single town
   justice to preside in the town courts of such towns
 
   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 (q) to read as follows:
   (Q) PURSUANT TO SECTION 106-B OF THE UNIFORM JUSTICE  COURT  ACT,  THE
 TOWNS  OF  MINA AND FRENCH CREEK IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HAVE CONDUCTED AND
 COMPLETED A STUDY, EACH TOWN HAVING ADOPTED A JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING
 FOR THE STUDY, CONDUCTED A PUBLIC  HEARING  UPON  THE  FINDINGS  OF  THE
 STUDY,  AND  ADOPTED A JOINT RESOLUTION ADOPTING SUCH PLAN PROVIDING FOR
 THE ABOLITION OF EXISTING TOWN JUSTICE POSITIONS IN THE  TOWNS  OF  MINA
 AND FRENCH CREEK AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF A SINGLE TOWN JUSTICE
 TO  PRESIDE  IN  THE TOWN COURTS OF SUCH TOWNS. THE TOWN JUSTICE ELECTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS PLAN SHALL PRESIDE IN THE  TOWNS  OF  MINA  AND  FRENCH
 CREEK  FOLLOWING  THE  NEXT  GENERAL  ELECTION  IN  SUCH TOWNS AND SHALL
 PRESIDE FOR THE YEAR TERM AS ELECTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14934-02-0



              

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