A3899-2011 Actions

• Jul 11, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• Jun 17, 2011: print number 3899b
• Jun 17, 2011: amend and recommit to housing
• Mar 28, 2011: print number 3899a
• Mar 28, 2011: amend and recommit to housing
• Jan 28, 2011: referred to housing

A3899-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3899
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 28, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. HOYT -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing
 

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in  relation  to  modifying  the
 composition of the membership of the Buffalo municipal housing author
 ity
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 404 of the public housing law, as amended by  chap
 ter 576 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:

 

S  404. Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.  1. The Buffalo Municipal
 Housing Authority is hereby constituted and declared to be a body corpo
 rate and politic with all the powers, rights and  duties  set  forth  in
 article five of the former state housing law.
 2.  THE  GOVERNING  BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE COMPRISED OF SEVEN
 MEMBERS, WITH TWO MEMBERS ELECTED BY TENANTS, TWO MEMBERS  APPOINTED  BY
 THE  COMMON COUNCIL AND THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF BUFFALO,
 ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS  CHAIRMAN  REMOVABLE  AT
 HIS  OR HER PLEASURE. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,
 any member of such authority appointed  or  reappointed  by  THE  COMMON
 COUNCIL  OR  the  mayor of Buffalo shall be subject to confirmation by a
 majority vote of the common council of such city.
 3. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH MEMBER SHALL BE FIVE  YEARS.  THE  MAYOR
 SHALL  FILE  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER A CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT OF THE
 CHAIRMAN AND OF EACH MEMBER. ANY MEMBER OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN  MAY  BE
 REMOVED  BY THE MAYOR FOR CAUSE AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING. A VACANCY IN THE
 OFFICE OF A MEMBER OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN OCCURRING OTHERWISE  THAN  BY
 EXPIRATION  OF  TERM  SHALL  BE FILLED FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT A VACANCY IN THE SEAT HELD BY EITHER TENANT  MEMBER  SHALL
 BE FILLED BY THE MAYOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY.
 4.  THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY OTHER THAN THE TWO
 TENANT MEMBERS SHALL GIVE THEIR WHOLE TIME TO THEIR DUTIES AND SHALL NOT
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER OCCUPATION, PROFESSION OR EMPLOYMENT.  THE  CHAIRMAN
 AND  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE AUTHORITY OTHER THAN THE TENANT MEMBERS SHALL
 RECEIVE A SALARY, THE AMOUNT OF WHICH SHALL BE FIXED BY LOCAL  LAW.  THE
 TWO  TENANT MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY STIPEND IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO
 HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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