Assembly Bill A91

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to fire district nominations for the offices of chief and assistant chiefs

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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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2015-A91 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S323
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9674, S7486

2015-A91 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fire district nominations for the offices of chief and assistant chiefs.

2015-A91 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 323                                                     A. 91

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to fire  district  nominations
  for the offices of chief and assistant chiefs

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 11-a and 11-b of section 176 of the town  law,
subdivision  11-a  as  amended  by  chapter  351 of the laws of 2000 and
subdivision 11-b as amended by chapter 313 of  the  laws  of  2014,  are
amended to read as follows:
  11-a.  The  members  of the fire department of the fire district shall
meet at a time and place designated by the board of  fire  commissioners
on  the  Thursday  following the first Tuesday in April of each year and
nominate persons WHO MAY BE EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT for the offices  of
chief  and such assistant chiefs as may be provided for in the rules and
regulations adopted by the board of fire commissioners. If the  Thursday
following  the  first Tuesday in April falls upon a day of special reli-
gious observance, the board of  fire  commissioners  may  designate  any
other weekday in April after such Thursday as the day upon which to hold
such  meeting. Each nominee shall be a member of the fire department. In
addition, the board of fire commissioners may by resolution require that
any or all of such fire department officers shall be  residents  of  the
fire  district.  All  nominations  shall  be  made by ballot. The person
acting as secretary of such  meeting  shall  promptly  notify  the  fire
district  secretary  in  writing  of such nominations. The board of fire
commissioners at its meeting next succeeding the making  of  such  nomi-

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

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