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Ch C
Charter
Ch C Art I
TITLE
§ 1
Title.
Ch C Art II
CORPORATE NAME, BOUNDARIES, CIVIL DIVISIONS
§ 2
Municipal corporation continued.
§ 3
Boundaries described.
§ 4
Wards.
§ 5
Title to lands underlying the Hudson River.
Ch C Art III
CITY OFFICERS, QUALIFICATIONS, TERMS OF OFFICE, ELECTIONS, SALARIES
§ 6
Elective officers enumerated.
§ 7
Appointive officers enumerated; general duties of the general manager.
§ 8
Power of appointment delegated to general manager.
§ 9
Deputies and assistants; combining offices.
§ 10
Residence requirements for officers.
§ 11
Term of office of judge and supervisors.
§ 12
Filling vacancies.
§ 13
Manner of taking office.
§ 14
Resignations.
§ 15
Compensation.
§ 16
Additional powers and duties.
§ 17
Fire department treasurer; powers and duties.
§ 18
through Sec. 22. (Reserved.)
Ch C Art IV
GENERAL CITY POWERS; POWERS OF THE COUNCIL
§ 23
City powers generally.
§ 24
City powers to be vested in the council.
§ 25
Powers of the mayor with respect to the council.
§ 26
City clerk.
§ 27
Meetings of the council.
§ 28
Council procedures.
§ 29
Appropriations.
§ 30
Sale or lease of city real estate; franchises.
§ 31
Ordinances to be recorded; investigation of officers.
§ 32
Penalty for violation of ordinances.
§ 33
Official newspaper; publication of records.
§ 34
Ultra vire acts by members of the council.
§ 35
(Reserved.)
§ 36
Commissioners of deeds.
§ 37
through Sec. 43. (Reserved.)
Ch C Art V
MAYOR
§ 44
Powers generally.
§ 45
Appointment and removal of officers.
§ 46
Acting mayor.
§ 47
Public emergencies; special police.
§ 48
Execution of documents.
Ch C Art VI
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT
§ 49
Composition; organization.
§ 50
Reserved.
§ 51
Proposals.
§ 52
Repairs, materials and supplies not in excess of two hundred fifty dollars.
§ 53
Contracts for paving.
§ 54
Power to purchase and contract limited.
§ 55
Bid deposit.
Ch C Art VII
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
§ 56
Corporation counsel to be department head; duties generally.
§ 57
Approval of contracts.
§ 58
Settlement of claims against the city.
§ 59
Employing assistants.
§ 60
Civil actions against the city.
§ 61
Payment of judgments against the city.
§ 62
Certain persons not ineligible to act as judge or juror.
§ 63
Condemnation proceedings.
Ch C Art VIII
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
§ 64
through Sec. 66. (Reserved.)
Ch C Art IX
DEPARTMENT OF JUDICIARY; CITY COURT
§ 67
Court established; judge.
§ 68
Jurisdiction of civil actions and proceedings.
§ 69
Not to take cognizance of certain actions.
§ 70
Process, practice; appeals from judgment.
§ 71
Form of summons.
§ 72
Form of transcripts of judgment.
§ 73
Form of execution.
§ 74
Opening and vacating judgments.
§ 75
Evidentiary value of documents certified by the commissioner of accounts.
§ 76
Costs and fees.
§ 77
Appeals.
§ 78
Jurisdiction of the city judge in criminal cases.
§ 79
Account of fees; account of criminal business; docket.
§ 80
Acting city judge; designation of, compensation.
§ 81
Rules.
§ 82
Time for transaction of court business.
§ 83
Authority of the city judge to perform marriage ceremonies.
§ 84
Effect of judgments.
§ 85
Prohibition relating to interposal of counterclaims.
§ 86
When counterclaim exceeds five hundred dollars.
§ 87
Counterclaim against personal representative.
§ 88
When total of accounts exceeds one thousand dollars.
§ 89
Pleadings.
§ 90
Contempt proceedings.
§ 91
Power to take bail.
§ 92
Trial by jury.
§ 93
Drawing of juries.
Ch C Art X
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
§ 94
Authorization of issuance of obligations; redemption of water supply obligations.
§ 95
[Reserved].
§ 96
Duties of the director of finance.
§ 96.A
Depositories may deposit securities to secure city deposits.
§ 97
Claims against the city.
§ 98
Custody and management of sinking fund.
§ 99
Duties of the commissioner of accounts.
§ 100
Annual financial statement.
§ 101
Chamberlain.
§ 102
Deposits and accounts.
§ 103
Fiscal year; department estimates.
§ 104
Annual estimate.
§ 105
Contents of annual estimate.
§ 106
Annual appropriations.
§ 107
Tax budget.
§ 108
[Reserved].
§ 109
[Reserved].
§ 110
Amendments to Adopted Tax Budget.
§ 111
Penalties for violation of preceding section.
§ 112
through Sec. 113. Reserved.
Ch C Art XI
ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION
§ 114
Preparation of Assessment Roll.
§ 115
Review of the Assessment Roll.
§ 116
Equalization and levy for state and county taxes.
§ 117
Levy of taxes by council; tax roll.
§ 118
Issue of tax roll and warrants to chamberlain.
§ 119
Notice of receiving taxes; time for paying taxes; tax receipts.
§ 120
Water rents.
§ 121
Proceedings for collection of delinquent taxes, sewer rents and water rents.
§ 122
Settlement by director of finance for taxes collected.
§ 123
through Sec. 128. Reserved.
Ch C Art XII
WATER DISTRIBUTION
§ 129
Watervliet Water Board.
§ 130
Supervision of waterworks.
§ 131
Installation of water meters.
§ 132
Permits.
§ 133
Collection of water rents.
§ 134
Preparation of water rent rolls.
§ 135
Notice of assessment.
§ 136
Filing list or roll of water rents.
§ 137
Notice of receiving water rents; time of payment.
§ 138
Water rents may be included on tax bill.
§ 139
The cost of public use of water.
§ 140
Additional powers generally.
Ch C Art XIII
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
§ 141
Commissioner of public safety; appointees.
§ 141.1
Department of Police.
§ 141.2
Department of Police.
§ 141.3
Department of Fire.
§ 142
Duties of commissioner.
§ 143
Rules, orders and regulations.
§ 144
Constitution of police and fire departments.
§ 145
Membership.
§ 146
Terms of office.
§ 147
Discipline.
§ 148
Appeal from determination of commissioner.
§ 149
Exemptions.
§ 150
Chief of police.
§ 151
Powers and duties of members of police department.
§ 152
Service of process.
§ 153
Political activity prohibited.
§ 154
Supervision of jail; expenses.
Ch C Art XIV
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
§ 155
Commissioner of public works.
§ 156
Powers and duties of commissioner.
§ 157
Repair of sidewalks; removal of snow and ice.
§ 158
Performance of public work to be certified.
§ 159
Duties of the city engineer.
§ 160
Alteration of grades and names of streets.
§ 161
Apportionment of city's expense of improvement.
§ 162
Discontinuance of streets.
§ 163
Streets by prescription.
§ 164
Acquisition of lands.
Ch C Art XV
(RESERVED)
§ 165
through Sec. 169. (Reserved)
Ch C Art XVI
LOCAL ASSESSMENTS
§ 170
Power of council as to local improvements.
§ 171
Opening, altering or extending streets or public grounds and assessments of benefits and payment.
§ 172
Declaration of intention to make local improvements.
§ 173
Special provisions as to sewers.
§ 174
Proceedings to obtain right-of-way.
§ 175
Costs and expenses.
§ 176
Paving, repaving or macadamizing.
§ 177
Assessments payable in installments.
§ 178
Public works improvement fund.
§ 179
Macadamizing or slagging without petition.
§ 180
Change of grade of streets.
§ 181
Curbs and gutters.
§ 182
Cleaning sidewalks and gutters of snow and ice.
§ 183
Work may be done by contract.
§ 184
Guardian ad litem for infant defendants.
§ 185
Description of premises.
§ 186
Rebates and deficiencies.
§ 187
Assessment not invalidated by irregularities.
§ 188
Right to review assessment or tax for local improvement limited.
§ 189
Procedure on review.
§ 190
Consolidation of separate proceedings.
§ 191
State lands.
§ 192
Taxpayers to vote on extraordinary expenditures.
§ 193
Reserved.
Ch C Art XVII
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
§ 194
Established; health officer to be head of the department.
§ 195
Powers and duties of the health officer generally.
§ 196
Office hours; registrar of vital statistics.
§ 197
Appeals from action of the health officer.
§ 198
Approval of plumbing and sewerage plans.
§ 199
Plumbing and sanitary inspector.
§ 200
When approval of plumbing plans required.
§ 201
Examining board of plumbers.
Ch C Art XVIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 202
Existing ordinances and regulations.
§ 203
Venue of action against the city.
§ 204
Service of process in actions against the city.
§ 205
Perjury.
§ 205.A
Vacations and sick leave for city personnel.
§ 206
Repealer.
§ 207
Effective date.
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 4
Appeals, Board of
Ch 4A
(Reserved)
Ch 5
Assessors
Ch 8
Buildings, Inspector of
Ch 11
City Clerk
Ch 15
Corporation Counsel
Ch 20
Election Districts
Ch 25
Employee Benefits
Ch 28
Ethics, Code of
Ch 33
Finance, Director of
Ch 37
Health Districts
Ch 42
Local Laws, Adoption of
Ch 46
Manager, General
Ch 51
Parks and Recreation, Commissioner of
Ch 54
Personnel Policies
Ch 57
Planning Board
Ch 60
Police Department
Ch 69
Repair Reserve Fund
Ch 72
Residency Requirements
Ch 77
Salaries and Compensation
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 94
Live Musical Entertainment
Ch 95
Adult Entertainment
Ch 98
(Reserved)
Ch 100
Alarms, False
Ch 102
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 105
Amusements
Ch 108
Animals
Ch 114
Bingo and Games of Chance
Ch 118
Boats and Boating
Ch 123
Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 127
Editor's Note: Building Construction and Fire Prevention
Ch 128
Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 134
(Reserved)
Ch 135
Outdoor Burning, Open Burning and Burning of Refuse
Ch 145
Electrical Standards
Ch 146
Energy
Ch 160
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 166
Garage Sales
Ch 168
Garbage, Waste, Littering and Recycling
Ch 175
Housing Standards
Ch 176
Residential Occupancy
Ch 178
Insurance
Ch 190
Mobile Homes
Ch 193
Municipal Swimming Pool
Ch 197
Noise
Ch 202
Nuisances
Ch 209
Parks and Recreation
Ch 210
Parolees, Identification of
Ch 212
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 216
Plumbing
Ch 227
Service Station Tanks
Ch 230
Sewers
Ch 233
Shopping Carts
Ch 235
(Reserved)
Ch 239
Social Host Liability
Ch 244
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 245
Trees
Ch 249
Swimming Pools
Ch 253
Taxation
Ch 260
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 266
Water
Ch 272
Zoning
Ch 273
Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 274
Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections
Ch 276
Appearance Tickets
Ch 277
Public Access to Records
Ch 278
Contracts
Ch 279
Fees
Ch 280
Defense and Indemnification
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Editor's Note: Adopted by the Laws of 1914, Chapter 444, as amended.
Article I
TITLE
Sec. 1
Title.
Article II
CORPORATE NAME, BOUNDARIES, CIVIL DIVISIONS
Sec. 2
Municipal corporation continued.
Sec. 3
Boundaries described.
Sec. 4
Wards.
Sec. 5
Title to lands underlying the Hudson River.
Article III
CITY OFFICERS, QUALIFICATIONS, TERMS OF OFFICE, ELECTIONS, SALARIES
Sec. 6
Elective officers enumerated.
Sec. 7
Appointive officers enumerated; general duties of the general manager.
Sec. 8
Power of appointment delegated to general manager.
Sec. 9
Deputies and assistants; combining offices.
Sec. 10
Residence requirements for officers.
Sec. 11
Term of office of judge and supervisors.
Sec. 12
Filling vacancies.
Sec. 13
Manner of taking office.
Sec. 14
Resignations.
Sec. 15
Compensation.
Sec. 16
Additional powers and duties.
Sec. 17
Fire department treasurer; powers and duties.
Sec. 18
through Sec. 22. (Reserved.)
Article IV
GENERAL CITY POWERS; POWERS OF THE COUNCIL
Sec. 23
City powers generally.
Sec. 24
City powers to be vested in the council.
Sec. 25
Powers of the mayor with respect to the council.
Sec. 26
City clerk.
Sec. 27
Meetings of the council.
Sec. 28
Council procedures.
Sec. 29
Appropriations.
Sec. 30
Sale or lease of city real estate; franchises.
Sec. 31
Ordinances to be recorded; investigation of officers.
Sec. 32
Penalty for violation of ordinances.
Sec. 33
Official newspaper; publication of records.
Sec. 34
Ultra vire acts by members of the council.
Sec. 35
(Reserved.)
Sec. 36
Commissioners of deeds.
Sec. 37
through Sec. 43. (Reserved.)
Article V
MAYOR
Sec. 44
Powers generally.
Sec. 45
Appointment and removal of officers.
Sec. 46
Acting mayor.
Sec. 47
Public emergencies; special police.
Sec. 48
Execution of documents.
Article VI
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT
Sec. 49
Composition; organization.
Sec. 50
Reserved.
Sec. 51
Proposals.
Sec. 52
Repairs, materials and supplies not in excess of two hundred fifty dollars.
Sec. 53
Contracts for paving.
Sec. 54
Power to purchase and contract limited.
Sec. 55
Bid deposit.
Article VII
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Sec. 56
Corporation counsel to be department head; duties generally.
Sec. 57
Approval of contracts.
Sec. 58
Settlement of claims against the city.
Sec. 59
Employing assistants.
Sec. 60
Civil actions against the city.
Sec. 61
Payment of judgments against the city.
Sec. 62
Certain persons not ineligible to act as judge or juror.
Sec. 63
Condemnation proceedings.
Article VIII
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sec. 64
through Sec. 66. (Reserved.)
Article IX
DEPARTMENT OF JUDICIARY; CITY COURT
Sec. 67
Court established; judge.
Sec. 68
Jurisdiction of civil actions and proceedings.
Sec. 69
Not to take cognizance of certain actions.
Sec. 70
Process, practice; appeals from judgment.
Sec. 71
Form of summons.
Sec. 72
Form of transcripts of judgment.
Sec. 73
Form of execution.
Sec. 74
Opening and vacating judgments.
Sec. 75
Evidentiary value of documents certified by the commissioner of accounts.
Sec. 76
Costs and fees.
Sec. 77
Appeals.
Sec. 78
Jurisdiction of the city judge in criminal cases.
Sec. 79
Account of fees; account of criminal business; docket.
Sec. 80
Acting city judge; designation of, compensation.
Sec. 81
Rules.
Sec. 82
Time for transaction of court business.
Sec. 83
Authority of the city judge to perform marriage ceremonies.
Sec. 84
Effect of judgments.
Sec. 85
Prohibition relating to interposal of counterclaims.
Sec. 86
When counterclaim exceeds five hundred dollars.
Sec. 87
Counterclaim against personal representative.
Sec. 88
When total of accounts exceeds one thousand dollars.
Sec. 89
Pleadings.
Sec. 90
Contempt proceedings.
Sec. 91
Power to take bail.
Sec. 92
Trial by jury.
Sec. 93
Drawing of juries.
Article X
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Sec. 94
Authorization of issuance of obligations; redemption of water supply obligations.
Sec. 95
[Reserved].
Sec. 96
Duties of the director of finance.
Sec. 96.A
Depositories may deposit securities to secure city deposits.
Sec. 97
Claims against the city.
Sec. 98
Custody and management of sinking fund.
Sec. 99
Duties of the commissioner of accounts.
Sec. 100
Annual financial statement.
Sec. 101
Chamberlain.
Sec. 102
Deposits and accounts.
Sec. 103
Fiscal year; department estimates.
Sec. 104
Annual estimate.
Sec. 105
Contents of annual estimate.
Sec. 106
Annual appropriations.
Sec. 107
Tax budget.
Sec. 108
[Reserved].
Sec. 109
[Reserved].
Sec. 110
Amendments to Adopted Tax Budget.
Sec. 111
Penalties for violation of preceding section.
Sec. 112
through Sec. 113. Reserved.
Article XI
ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION
Sec. 114
Preparation of Assessment Roll.
Sec. 115
Review of the Assessment Roll.
Sec. 116
Equalization and levy for state and county taxes.
Sec. 117
Levy of taxes by council; tax roll.
Sec. 118
Issue of tax roll and warrants to chamberlain.
Sec. 119
Notice of receiving taxes; time for paying taxes; tax receipts.
Sec. 120
Water rents.
Sec. 121
Proceedings for collection of delinquent taxes, sewer rents and water rents.
Sec. 122
Settlement by director of finance for taxes collected.
Sec. 123
through Sec. 128. Reserved.
Article XII
WATER DISTRIBUTION
Sec. 129
Watervliet Water Board.
Sec. 130
Supervision of waterworks.
Sec. 131
Installation of water meters.
Sec. 132
Permits.
Sec. 133
Collection of water rents.
Sec. 134
Preparation of water rent rolls.
Sec. 135
Notice of assessment.
Sec. 136
Filing list or roll of water rents.
Sec. 137
Notice of receiving water rents; time of payment.
Sec. 138
Water rents may be included on tax bill.
Sec. 139
The cost of public use of water.
Sec. 140
Additional powers generally.
Article XIII
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Sec. 141
Commissioner of public safety; appointees.
Sec. 141.1
Department of Police.
Sec. 141.2
Department of Police.
Sec. 141.3
Department of Fire.
Sec. 142
Duties of commissioner.
Sec. 143
Rules, orders and regulations.
Sec. 144
Constitution of police and fire departments.
Sec. 145
Membership.
Sec. 146
Terms of office.
Sec. 147
Discipline.
Sec. 148
Appeal from determination of commissioner.
Sec. 149
Exemptions.
Sec. 150
Chief of police.
Sec. 151
Powers and duties of members of police department.
Sec. 152
Service of process.
Sec. 153
Political activity prohibited.
Sec. 154
Supervision of jail; expenses.
Article XIV
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sec. 155
Commissioner of public works.
Sec. 156
Powers and duties of commissioner.
Sec. 157
Repair of sidewalks; removal of snow and ice.
Sec. 158
Performance of public work to be certified.
Sec. 159
Duties of the city engineer.
Sec. 160
Alteration of grades and names of streets.
Sec. 161
Apportionment of city's expense of improvement.
Sec. 162
Discontinuance of streets.
Sec. 163
Streets by prescription.
Sec. 164
Acquisition of lands.
Article XV
(RESERVED)
Sec. 165
through Sec. 169. (Reserved)
Article XVI
LOCAL ASSESSMENTS
Sec. 170
Power of council as to local improvements.
Sec. 171
Opening, altering or extending streets or public grounds and assessments of benefits and payment.
Sec. 172
Declaration of intention to make local improvements.
Sec. 173
Special provisions as to sewers.
Sec. 174
Proceedings to obtain right-of-way.
Sec. 175
Costs and expenses.
Sec. 176
Paving, repaving or macadamizing.
Sec. 177
Assessments payable in installments.
Sec. 178
Public works improvement fund.
Sec. 179
Macadamizing or slagging without petition.
Sec. 180
Change of grade of streets.
Sec. 181
Curbs and gutters.
Sec. 182
Cleaning sidewalks and gutters of snow and ice.
Sec. 183
Work may be done by contract.
Sec. 184
Guardian ad litem for infant defendants.
Sec. 185
Description of premises.
Sec. 186
Rebates and deficiencies.
Sec. 187
Assessment not invalidated by irregularities.
Sec. 188
Right to review assessment or tax for local improvement limited.
Sec. 189
Procedure on review.
Sec. 190
Consolidation of separate proceedings.
Sec. 191
State lands.
Sec. 192
Taxpayers to vote on extraordinary expenditures.
Sec. 193
Reserved.
Article XVII
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Sec. 194
Established; health officer to be head of the department.
Sec. 195
Powers and duties of the health officer generally.
Sec. 196
Office hours; registrar of vital statistics.
Sec. 197
Appeals from action of the health officer.
Sec. 198
Approval of plumbing and sewerage plans.
Sec. 199
Plumbing and sanitary inspector.
Sec. 200
When approval of plumbing plans required.
Sec. 201
Examining board of plumbers.
Article XVIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 202
Existing ordinances and regulations.
Sec. 203
Venue of action against the city.
Sec. 204
Service of process in actions against the city.
Sec. 205
Perjury.
Sec. 205.A
Vacations and sick leave for city personnel.
Sec. 206
Repealer.
Sec. 207
Effective date.