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City of New Rochelle, NY chevron_right chevron_right Charter chevron_right Chapter C Charter

Chapter C Charter

Article I Corporate Powers

Section 1 Incorporation and corporate powers.

Section 2 Enumerated powers not exclusive.

Article II City Boundaries

Section 3 On-shore boundaries.

Section 3A Off-shore boundaries.

Article III The Council and Mayor

Section 4 Creation, composition and powers.

Section 5 Term of office of Council members.

Section 6 Continuing body.

Section 7 Meetings.

Section 8 Vacancies.

Section 9 Qualifications.

Section 9A Establishment and reapportionment of Council Districts.

Section 9B Council Districts.

Section 10 The Mayor.

Section 11 Salaries.

Section 12 City Clerk.

Section 13 Council rules.

Section 14 Quorum.

Section 15 Introduction and passage of ordinances and resolutions.

Section 16 Local laws.

Section 17 When ordinances and resolutions take effect; emergency measures.

Section 18 Authentication and publication of ordinances and resolutions.

Article IV Nomination and Election of Council Members and Mayor

Section 19 City elections.

Section 19A The City Judge.

Section 20 Regulation of elections.

Section 20A Instruction of election inspectors.

Article V Initiative and Referendum

Section 29 Power of initiative.

Section 30 Initiating petitions.

Section 31 Action on initiating petitions.

Section 32 Action on amended or rejected initiated ordinances.

Section 33 Power of referendum.

Section 34 Referendum petitions.

Section 35 Action on referendum petitions.

Section 36 Preliminary action under referred ordinance.

Section 37 Referendum on initiative of the Council.

Section 38 Later action by Council on matters that have been passed upon by a vote of the electors.

Article VI City Manager

Section 39 Appointment and qualifications.

Section 40 Term and removal.

Section 41 Responsibility of Manager; powers of appointment and removal.

Section 42 Removals.

Section 43 Council not to interfere in appointments or removals.

Section 44 Duties of Manager.

Section 45 Rights of Manager.

Section 45A Additional powers of the City Manager.

Article VII Administrative Departments

Section 46 Departments and department heads.

Section 46A Power of Directors to investigate, try and determine charges, to suspend members without pay and to impose penalties.

Section 46B Appeal to the City Manager.

Section 46C Titles of the heads of the Departments of Finance, Public Works, Fire and Development.

Section 46.01 Deputies to the heads of administrative departments.

Section 47 Department of Finance; Commissioner and Deputies.

Section 47.01 Director of Finance; qualifications.

Section 47.02 Director of Finance; powers and duties.

Section 48 Reports.

Section 49 Department of Law; Director or Corporation Counsel.

Section 50 Actions, suits and proceedings.

Section 51 Contracts, bonds and other instruments.

Section 52 Opinions.

Section 53 Assistants.

Section 54 Private practice.

Section 55 Department of Public Works; Commissioner of; duties.

Section 55.01 Bureau established within the Department of Public Works.

Section 56 Deputy Commissioner of Public Works.

Section 58 Department of Police; Director; powers and duties.

Section 59 Constitution of the Police and Fire Departments.

Section 60 Employees.

Section 61 Appointment and promotion.

Section 62 Compensation for loss and injury.

Section 63 Trial charges.

Section 64 Commitment to police station.

Section 65 Expenses chargeable to the county.

Section 66 Pension funds.

Section 67 and 67A. Department of Public Welfare.

Section 67B Recreation and public observances.

Section 68 Department of Health.

Section 69 Clerk of Department of Health.

Section 70 Director of Public Health and other employees.

Section 71 Sanitary regulations.

Section 74 New Rochelle Hospital.

Section 76.00 Department of Development, Director of; duties.

Section 76.01 Office of the Director of Development.

Section 76.02 Capital improvements and capital program.

Section 76.03 Bureau of Traffic Engineering.

Section 76.04 Bureau of Buildings.

Section 76.05 Bureau of Urban Renewal.

Section 77 Bureau of Assessments.

Section 78 Bureau of Buildings.

Section 79 Department of Buildings; Commissioner of; duties.

Section 80A Department of Human Resources, Commissioner of; duties.

Section 81 Board of Education, purchase and supply.

Section 81A Child-Care Commission.

Section 81.01 Youth Bureau.

Section 81.02 Department of Off-Track Betting: Director: power and duties.

Section 81.03 Department of Human Services, Commissioner of; duties.

Section 81.04 Department of Parks and Recreation.

Section 81.05 Bureau of Marinas, Docks and Harbors.

Section 81.06 Bureau of Office of the Aging.

Article VIII Auditor

Section 82 Appointment, qualifications and employees.

Section 83 Accounts and records.

Section 84 Audits.

Section 85 Investigations.

Section 86 Other duties.

Article IX Officers and Employees; General Provisions

Section 87 Definitions.

Section 87.01 Appointment of committees.

Section 88 Qualifications.

Section 89 Certificate of appointment.

Section 90 Official oath and undertaking.

Section 90.1 Vacancies in appointive office.

Section 91 Compensation of officers and employees.

Section 92 Vacancies.

Section 93 Resignations.

Section 94 Penalty for violation of duty.

Section 94.01 Officers and employees not to be interested in transactions with city; penalty therefor.

Section 94.02 Code of Ethics for officers and employees of the City of New Rochelle.

Section 94.03 Nonsalaried officers and employees.

Section 95 Elective officers removable by the Governor.

Section 96 Removed officers not eligible for reelection or appointment.

Section 97 All fees belong to the city.

Section 98 Officers not to be interested in contracts.

Article X General City Taxes

Section 99 Apportionment of assessment.

Section 100 Assessment Map.

Section 101 Copy of assessment roll.

Section 102 Power to correct assessments.

Section 103 Report of canceled taxes and assessments.

Section 104 Exemption from real property taxes.

Section 105 The Board of Assessment Review.

Section 107 Taxable status date.

Section 108 Ascertainment of facts for assessment.

Section 109 Tentative assessment roll; notice of completion.

Section 110 Filing of final assessment roll; notice of completion.

Article XI Budget, Appropriation and Tax Levy

Section 109 Budget estimate.

Section 110 Annual budget and appropriation.

Section 110.1 Income-producing properties.

Section 111 Preliminary appropriations.

Section 112 Annual tax levy.

Article XII General Financial Provisions

Section 114 Power to borrow money.

Section 115 Authority to spend money.

Section 116 No expenditure without appropriation.

Section 117 Independent audit.

Section 117A Issuance of bonds not to exceed $500,000 in any one year.

Section 118 Sale of bonds.

Section 119 Certificates of indebtedness.

Section 119A Tax certificates of indebtedness.

Section 120 Sale of certificates of indebtedness.

Section 121A Redemption of certificates of indebtedness.

Section 121B Additional budget items.

Section 121C Redemption of assessment certificates of indebtedness.

Section 122 Sinking fund.

Section 122A Payments to current surplus account instead of sinking fund.

Section 122B Current surplus account deemed as sinking fund.

Section 123 Limitation of indebtedness.

Section 124 Contracts and endorsement by the Director of Finance.

Section 125 Audit of claims.

Section 126 Appeal from audit.

Section 127 Limitation of actions against the city.

Section 127A Liability of city in certain actions.

Section 128 Revenue, transfers and balances.

Section 129 Payments to the city.

Section 130 Payments by the city.

Section 131 Payroll checks.

Section 132 Deposits of city funds.

Section 133 Advertising and notice of taxes and special assessments.

Section 134 Taxes and special assessments due and payable; penalties of taxes and special assessments.

Section 135 Enforcement of collection of delinquent taxes.

Section 136 Judgments in tax foreclosures.

Section 137 Procedure.

Section 138 Limitations.

Section 139 Application.

Section 140 Contingent fund.

Section 141 Appropriations for recreation, celebrations and observances.

Section 142 Appropriations for pension funds.

Article XIII Contracts

Section 143 Provisions as to contracts.

Section 144 Public improvements by contract or direct labor.

Article XIV Local Improvements

Section 145 Definitions.

Section 146 Declaration of intention.

Section 147 Plans and estimates of cost and apportionment.

Section 148 Notice of proposed local improvement; objections; public hearing.

Section 149 Authorization; assessment.

Section 150 Payment of cost of local improvements.

Section 151 Assessment for local improvements.

Section 152 Local improvements, construction and assessment.

Section 153 Federal, state or county authorized improvements.

Section 154 Exemption from sewer assessment.

Section 155 Assessment roll.

Section 156 Hearing on assessment roll.

Section 157 Confirmation of assessment roll.

Section 158 Collection of local assessments.

Section 159 Apportionment of assessment.

Section 160 Contracts with owners of private streets.

Article XV Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Systems

Section 161 Definitions.

Section 162 Obligation to pay sanitary sewer and stormwater fees.

Section 163 Billing and payments.

Section 164 Late payments; penalties; liens; enforcement.

Section 165 Appeals.

Section 166 Severability.

Article XVI Acquisition of Real Property for Public Purposes

Section 168 Power to acquire real property.

Section 169 Preliminary survey.

Section 170 Procedure.

Section 171 Title pending condemnation.

Section 172 Action upon award.

Article XVII (Reserved)

Section 173 through Section 175. (Reserved)

Article XVIII Board of Education

Article XIX (Reserved)

Section 177 through Section 179. (Reserved)

Article XX Advisory Boards and Commissions

Section 180.00 Planning Board; creation and appointment.

Section 180.01 Officers and expenses.

Section 180.02 Powers.

Section 180.03 Appeals.

Section 180.04 Master Plan.

Section 180.05 Official Map.

Section 180.06 Official Map, Master Plan, changes.

Section 180.07 Coordination.

Section 180.08 Deliberations of the Planning Board.

Section 180-A List of capital improvements to be submitted by the Planning Board.

Section 181 Municipal Art Commission.

Section 182 Duties and powers.

Section 183 Advisory boards.

Article XXI Supervisors

Article XXII Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 185 Saving clauses.

Section 186 Ordinances to be published.

Section 187 Powers of inquiry.

Section 188 Official newspaper.

Section 189 Public records.

Section 190 Confirmation of asset and liabilities.

Section 191 Judgment against the city.

Section 192 Retaining walls.

Section 193 Claims against the city.

Section 194 Vaults, cellars, stairways, coal holes and other structures under sidewalks.

Section 195 Injunctions to restrain violations of ordinances.

Section 196 Commissioners of Deeds.

Section 197 Duty to keep sidewalks and curbs clean and in good repair.

Section 197-A Abandoned excavations.

Section 198 Maintenance of lots, lands or any part thereof.

Section 199 City-owned property.

Section 200 Property maintenance, abatement and tax liens.

Article XXIII City Court Act

Article XXIV Tax Liens

Section 350 Sales of tax liens for taxes and assessments; proceedings.

Section 351 Postponement of sales.

Section 351A Withholding taxes and/or assessments from the annual sale.

Section 352 Sales of tax liens to be conducted by the Director of Finance.

Section 353 Transfer of tax liens.

Section 354 Record of transfer of tax liens.

Section 355 Rights of purchaser of tax lien.

Section 356 Discharge of tax liens.

Section 357 Procedure when no bid for a tax lien is received.

Section 358 Sale for less than amount of lien.

Section 359 Sale of lien for less than the face value.

Section 360 Corporation Counsel to protect interest of city.

Section 361 Lost transfer of tax lien; delivery of duplicate in case of.

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