Bill Text: NY A02218 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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
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                                         2218
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       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.
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