Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties; such dereliction shall include excessive, unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings.

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A4858-2011 Actions

• Jun 16, 2011: substituted by s3101
• Jun 16, 2011: rules report cal.327
• Jun 16, 2011: reported
• Jun 15, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Apr 12, 2011: reported referred to codes
• Feb 8, 2011: referred to local governments

A4858-2011 Text

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

      S. 3101                                                  A. 4858

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                              February 8, 2011
                                 ___________

  IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, DeFRANCISCO, JOHNSON, LARKIN,
    RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
    committed to the Committee on Local Government

  IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, SWEENEY, RAMOS, WEISENBERG,
    LAVINE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M.  of A. CALHOUN, CROUCH, DESTITO,
    FINCH, GABRYSZAK, GIGLIO, KOLB, MAYERSOHN, PAULIN, WRIGHT -- read once
    and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

  AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation  to  the  removal  of  a  fire
    commissioner for dereliction of duty

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new  section  176-c  to
  read as follows:

    S  176-C.  REMOVAL OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS. ANY FIRE COMMISSIONER MAY BE
  REMOVED FOR DERELICTION OF DUTY. DERELICTION OF DUTY SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT
  NOT BE LIMITED TO, EXCESSIVE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES FROM REGULARLY SCHEDULED
  MEETINGS.  THESE  CRITERIA  FOR  REMOVAL ARE IN ADDITION TO THE CRITERIA
  PROVIDED IN SECTION THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.  ANY  REMOVAL
  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL TAKE PLACE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURE FOR
  REMOVAL ESTABLISHED IN SECTION THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06553-01-1