Senate Bill S3101

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties

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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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2011-S3101 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4858
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Add §176-c, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2053, A3824

2011-S3101 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-S3101 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3101 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 3101                                                  A. 4858

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

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

                            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

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