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                                         4548

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   February 4, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Local Governments

       AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to  authorizing  the  town  of
         Ramapo, in the county of Rockland to elect four town justices

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

    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 20 of the town law is  amended  by
    2  adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
    3    (O)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL
    4  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN  OF  RAMAPO,  COUNTY  OF
    5  ROCKLAND,  MAY  ADOPT A RESOLUTION AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DAYS PRIOR
    6  TO ANY BIENNIAL ELECTION DETERMINING THAT SUCH TOWN SHALL HAVE FOUR TOWN
    7  JUSTICES. IF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUCH  TOWN  SHALL  HAVE  ADOPTED  SUCH  A
    8  RESOLUTION,  THE  ELECTORS  OF  SUCH  TOWN SHALL ELECT AT THE SUCCEEDING
    9  BIENNIAL ELECTION, AND QUADRENNIALLY THEREAFTER,  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  TOWN
   10  JUSTICE FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY NEXT
   11  SUCCEEDING SUCH BIENNIAL TOWN ELECTION. IF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
   12  RAMAPO  HAS  ADOPTED  SUCH  RESOLUTION,  IT  MAY ALSO ADOPT A RESOLUTION
   13  CREATING AN IMMEDIATE VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF THE FOURTH JUSTICE, AND
   14  IT MAY APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY TO SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER THIR-
   15  TY-FIRST OF THAT YEAR.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




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