Bill Text: NY A02218 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the Mount Vernon public library by deeming such library authorized by the city of Mount Vernon, allowing for trustees to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Mount Vernon, and requiring such trustees to report to the city council annually.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to libraries and education technology [A02218 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A02218-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2218 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2015 ___________ 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 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05681-01-5