STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 757 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Libraries and Education Technology AN ACT relating to the Mount Vernon public library The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision 2 of the charter issued to the Mount Vernon public library by the univer- 3 sity of the state of New York on March 19, 1896: 4 a. the Mount Vernon public library shall be deemed authorized by the 5 city of Mount Vernon; 6 b. the trustees of such Mount Vernon public library and their succes- 7 sors shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Mount Vernon and 8 confirmed by the Mount Vernon city council beginning with the first 9 vacancy occurring, by reason of the expiration of a term or for any 10 other reason, after the effective date of this act. Each person 11 appointed to a vacancy occurring by reason of the expiration of a term 12 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, any person appointed to fill 13 an unexpired term shall be appointed to serve out such unexpired term; 14 and 15 c. the trustees shall report to the city council on or before March 16 31st of each year beginning with the calendar year following the effec- 17 tive date of this act. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05206-01-7