Legislation
SECTION 211-A
Special provisions applicable to the Fishers Island garbage and refuse district
Town (TWN) CHAPTER 62, ARTICLE 13
§ 211-a. Special provisions applicable to the Fishers Island garbage
and refuse district. 1. Effective January first, nineteen hundred
ninety-nine, the number of district commissioners of the Fishers Island
garbage and refuse district shall be increased by two to a total of five
commissioners, consisting of the offices of three district commissioners
which already exist pursuant to section four of chapter three hundred
sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three and section two
hundred eleven of this article and two additional offices of district
commissioners. The original terms of office of the three district
commissioners whose offices already exist shall continue until the dates
they would otherwise next expire in the absence of this section.
2. At the annual district election in the year nineteen hundred
ninety-eight, conducted in the manner prescribed by section two hundred
twelve of this article, the three vacancies in the offices of district
commissioners which arise by reason of the creation of two additional
offices of district commissioners on January first, nineteen hundred
ninety-nine pursuant to subdivision one of this section and by reason of
the expiration of the term of office of the one district commissioner
whose term expires on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
ninety-eight pursuant to section four of chapter three hundred
sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three (and as provided
in such section, pursuant to section two hundred eleven of this
article), shall be filled. At such election, the qualified voters of the
district shall elect one commissioner for a term of three years, one
commissioner for a term of four years and one commissioner for a term of
five years.
3. At each annual district election conducted subsequent to the year
nineteen hundred ninety-eight, the single vacancy arising each year by
reason of the expiration of the term of office of one of the five
district commissioners on December thirty-first of that year, shall be
filled by the election to such office for a term of five years of a
resident of the district who is qualified to vote for a town officer.
and refuse district. 1. Effective January first, nineteen hundred
ninety-nine, the number of district commissioners of the Fishers Island
garbage and refuse district shall be increased by two to a total of five
commissioners, consisting of the offices of three district commissioners
which already exist pursuant to section four of chapter three hundred
sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three and section two
hundred eleven of this article and two additional offices of district
commissioners. The original terms of office of the three district
commissioners whose offices already exist shall continue until the dates
they would otherwise next expire in the absence of this section.
2. At the annual district election in the year nineteen hundred
ninety-eight, conducted in the manner prescribed by section two hundred
twelve of this article, the three vacancies in the offices of district
commissioners which arise by reason of the creation of two additional
offices of district commissioners on January first, nineteen hundred
ninety-nine pursuant to subdivision one of this section and by reason of
the expiration of the term of office of the one district commissioner
whose term expires on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
ninety-eight pursuant to section four of chapter three hundred
sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three (and as provided
in such section, pursuant to section two hundred eleven of this
article), shall be filled. At such election, the qualified voters of the
district shall elect one commissioner for a term of three years, one
commissioner for a term of four years and one commissioner for a term of
five years.
3. At each annual district election conducted subsequent to the year
nineteen hundred ninety-eight, the single vacancy arising each year by
reason of the expiration of the term of office of one of the five
district commissioners on December thirty-first of that year, shall be
filled by the election to such office for a term of five years of a
resident of the district who is qualified to vote for a town officer.