Assembly Bill A406

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the civilian summons review board for review of summonses issued by employees of the department of sanitation

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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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2017-A406 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add Chap 31-A §760, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4284
2019-2020: A941

2017-A406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the civilian summons review board for review of summonses issued by employees of the department of sanitation.

2017-A406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    406
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation  to  establishing
   the civilian summons review board
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new  chap-
 ter 31-A to read as follows:
                               CHAPTER 31-A
                       CIVILIAN SUMMONS REVIEW BOARD
   §  760.  CIVILIAN  SUMMONS  REVIEW BOARD. A.   AN INDEPENDENT CIVILIAN
 SUMMONS REVIEW BOARD IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AS A BODY COMPRISED SOLELY OF
 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW SUMMONSES  ISSUED  BY
 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
   1.  THE CIVILIAN SUMMONS REVIEW BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF ONE CHAIRPERSON
 AND TWELVE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR,  WHO
 SHALL  BE  RESIDENTS  OF  THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
 SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) FIVE MEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS, SHALL BE  DESIG-
 NATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL;
   (II)  THREE  MEMBERS  WITH  EXPERIENCE  IN  PUBLIC SANITATION SHALL BE
 DESIGNATED BY THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT; AND
   (III) THE REMAINING FIVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRPERSON, SHALL  BE
 SELECTED BY THE MAYOR.
   NO  MEMBER  OF THE BOARD SHALL HOLD ANY OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOY-
 MENT.
   2. THE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS  OF  THREE  YEARS,  EXCEPT
 THAT  OF  THE MEMBERS FIRST APPOINTED, FOUR SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS
 OF ONE YEAR, OF WHOM ONE SHALL HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE  COUNCIL  AND
 TWO  SHALL  HAVE  BEEN  DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION, FOUR
 SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS, OF WHOM TWO SHALL  HAVE  BEEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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