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