City of Cohoes, NY
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2023-05-23
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I General Provisions
- § C1-1 Corporate powers.
- § C1-2 Definitions; word usage.
- Ch C Art II Officers and Elections
- § C2-1 Officers enumerated.
- § C2-2 Elective officers.
- § C2-3 Appointive officers.
- § C2-4 Qualifications.
- § C2-5 Term of office of elective officers.
- § C2-6 Term of office of appointive officers.
- § C2-7 Certificate of appointment.
- § C2-8 Official oath.
- § C2-9.1 Holding multiple offices.
- § C2-9.2 Board of Managers.
- § C2-10 City elections.
- § C2-11 Resignations.
- § C2-12 Vacancies.
- § C2-13 Fixed salaries.
- Ch C Art III Common Council
- § C3-1 Legislative power.
- § C3-2 Power to authorize street improvements.
- § C3-3 Members; President; organization.
- § C3-4 City Clerk.
- § C3-5 Meetings.
- § C3-6 Powers.
- § C3-7 Legislative acts.
- § C3-8 Appropriations.
- § C3-9 Procedure for passage of ordinances.
- § C3-10 Regulation and examination of duties of officers.
- § C3-11 Executive functions; how performed.
- § C3-12 Designation of official paper; official printing.
- § C3-13 Penalties for Council members.
- Ch C Art IV Mayor
- § C4-1 Executive power.
- § C4-2 Acting Mayor.
- § C4-3 Consultation with heads of departments.
- § C4-4 Powers and duties.
- § C4-5 Execution of deeds and contracts.
- § C4-6 Examination of books and accounts.
- § C4-7 Additional powers and duties; public emergencies.
- § C4-8 City Hall; designation of rooms and offices.
- Ch C Art V Officers and Employees
- § C5-1 Removal of appointive officers.
- § C5-2 Removed officer not eligible for election or appointment.
- § C5-3 through § C5-7. (Reserved)
- § C5-8 Officers to be trustees of public property.
- Ch C Art VI Department of Finance
- § C6-1 Comptroller.
- § C6-2 Duties of Comptroller.
- § C6-3 Authorization to issue obligations; redemption of water supply obligations.
- § C6-4 Treasurer.
- § C6-5 Duties of Treasurer.
- § C6-6.1 Accounts with Treasurer.
- § C6-6.2 Fiscal year; departmental estimates.
- § C6-7.1 Annual financial statement.
- § C6-7.2 Determination of positions and salaries.
- § C6-8 Annual estimate of revenues and expenditures.
- § C6-9 Annual appropriations.
- § C6-10 Contracts and expenditures prohibited.
- § C6-11 Penalties for offenses against preceding section.
- § C6-12 through § C6-15. (Reserved)
- § C6-16 Purchasing Agent.
- § C6-17 through § C6-23. (Reserved)
- § C6-24 Deputy Comptroller and Deputy Treasurer.
- § C6-25 (Reserved)
- § C6-26 Duties of Purchasing Agent.
- § C6-27 Records of the Purchasing Agent.
- Ch C Art VII Department of Public Works
- § C7-1 Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Public Works.
- § C7-2 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- Ch C Art VIII Department of Law
- § C8-1 Corporation Counsel; qualification.
- § C8-2 Duties.
- § C8-3 Employment of counsel.
- Ch C Art IX Department of Assessment and Taxation
- § C9-1 Election and appointment of Assessor.
- § C9-2 Powers and duties of Assessor.
- Ch C Art X Office of Building and Planning
- § C10-1 Establishment.
- § C10-2 Appointment of Commissioner and City Planner.
- § C10-3 Duties.
- § C10-4 City Engineer.
- § C10-5 Duties of City Engineer.
- Ch C Art XI Department of Community and Economic Development
- § C11-1 Creation.
- § C11-2 Appointment of Director of Community and Economic Development and Director of Human Services.
- § C11-3 Duties and responsibilities.
- § C11-4 Human Services.
- § C11-5 Youth Bureau.
- Ch C Art XII Department of Code Enforcement
- § C12-1 Establishment.
- § C12-2 Appointment of Director of Code Enforcement.
- § C12-3 Duties of Director.
- § C12-4 Enforcement of building codes and regulations.
- § C12-5 Responsibilities.
- § C12-6 Permits and inspections.
- § C12-7 Other powers.
- § C12-8 Authorization of officers in Department of Code Enforcement to issue appearance tickets.
- Ch C Art XIII Department of Public Safety
- § C13-1 Department and Commissioner of Public Safety.
- § C13-2 Appointment and salary of Commissioner of Public Safety.
- § C13-3 Powers and duties of Commissioner of Public Safety.
- § C13-4 Departmental chain of command.
- Ch C Art XIV Board of Ethics
- § C14-1 Board of Ethics.
- Ch C Art XV Miscellaneous Provisions
- § C15-1 Transitional provisions.
- § C15-2 Charter review.
- § C15-3 Charter revision.
- § C15-4 Effective date.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Anticipation Notes
- Ch 8 Assessment and Taxation, Department of
- Ch 11 Cable Television Commission
- Ch 14 Central Relocation Agency
- Ch 16 City Property
- Ch 18 Common Council, Rules of Order
- Ch 20 Community and Economic Development
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 24 Drug Abuse Prevention Council
- Ch 27 Economic Opportunity Commission
- Ch 30 Elections
- Ch 33 Emergency Disaster Relief Services
- Ch 36 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 37 Finance, Department of
- Ch 39 Investment and Deposit
- Ch 41 Law, Department of
- Ch 45 Library
- Ch 52 Officers and Employees
- Ch 56 Personnel
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Police Department
- Ch 65 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 67 Purchasing
- Ch 69 Records Management
- Ch 74 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 78 Smoking
- Ch 82 Traffic Commission
- Ch 85 Water, Department of
- Ch 87 Youth Advisory Board
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 96 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Alarm Systems
- Ch 101 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 104 Amusements
- Ch 107 Animals
- Ch 112 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Bingo
- Ch 122 Buildings, Public Nuisance
- Ch 124 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 125 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 127 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 128 Businesses
- Ch 130 Cable Systems and Open Video Systems
- Ch 139 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 148 Fair Housing
- Ch 152 Fire Prevention and Building Construction
- Ch 155 Fireworks
- Ch 159 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 163 Games of Chance
- Ch 167 Graffiti
- Ch 171 Hazardous Liquids
- Ch 173 Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Ch 174 Human Rights Protection
- Ch 175 Insurance
- Ch 179 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Loitering
- Ch 189 Noise
- Ch 195 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 198 Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors
- Ch 200 Penalties
- Ch 202 Plumbing
- Ch 206 (Reserved)
- Ch 211 (Reserved)
- Ch 215 Residential Occupancy
- Ch 218 (Reserved)
- Ch 222 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 226 Sewers
- Ch 231 Skateboards
- Ch 233 Skate Park
- Ch 239 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Utilities
- Ch 255 Taxation
- Ch 258 Taxicabs
- Ch 263 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 266 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 269 Vehicles, Commercial
- Ch 271 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 274 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 280 Water
- Ch 285 Zoning and Land Use
- Appendix
- Ch A290 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Cohoes L. 1915, c. 130; amended in its entirety 11-3-2009 by referendum,
designated as L.L. No. 12-2009. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
