Bill Text: NY A03794 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3794 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to rules of procedure for towns defaulting to Robert's Rules of Order.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to local governments [A03794 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A03794-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3794

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 28, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Local Governments

        AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation  to  rules  of  procedure  for
          towns defaulting to Robert's Rules of Order

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 63 of the town law is amended to read as follows:
     2    § 63. Presiding officer and rules of procedure. The  supervisor,  when
     3  present, shall preside at the meetings of the town board. In the absence
     4  of  the  supervisor,  the  other  members  shall  designate one of their
     5  members to act as temporary chairman. A  majority  of  the  board  shall
     6  constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number
     7  may  adjourn.  The  vote  upon every question shall be taken by ayes and
     8  noes, and the names of the members present  and  their  votes  shall  be
     9  entered  in  the  minutes. Every act, motion or resolution shall require
    10  for its adoption the affirmative vote of a majority of all  the  members
    11  of  the  town board. The board may determine the rules of its procedure,
    12  and the supervisor may, from time to time, appoint one or  more  commit-
    13  tees, consisting of members of the board, to aid and assist the board in
    14  the  performance  of  its  duties.  If the board has not established the
    15  rules of its procedure or if the board has established rules  which  are
    16  incomplete,  the  board  shall  use the most recent revision of Robert's
    17  Rules of Order for such rules or for any time the  procedure  is  incom-
    18  plete.
    19    § 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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