City of Lackawanna, NY
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2021-06-29
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch 1 General Provisions
- § C-1.1 Title.
- § C-1.2 Incorporation and name.
- § C-1.3 Definitions.
- § C-1.4 Construction.
- § C-1.5 Boundaries.
- § C-1.6 Wards.
- Ch C Ch 2 Organization and Powers Generally
- § C-2.1 Officers; elective and appointive.
- § C-2.4 Elections.
- § C-2.5 City powers generally.
- § C-2.6 City powers; legislative.
- § C-2.7 City powers; auxiliary.
- § C-2.8 Delegation or joint action.
- § C-2.9 Official newspaper.
- Ch C Ch 3 The Council
- § C-3.1 Composition and power generally.
- § C-3.2 Vacancies.
- § C-3.3 Councilmen; compensation.
- § C-3.4 Continuing body.
- § C-3.5 Council; presiding officer.
- § C-3.6 Clerk of the Council.
- § C-3.7 Meetings of the Council.
- § C-3.8 Quorum of Council; voting.
- § C-3.9 Local legislation: enacting clause.
- § C-3.10 Ordinances, local laws; generally; effective date.
- § C-3.11 Mandatory referenda.
- § C-3.12 Records of Council; local laws and ordinances.
- § C-3.13 Departmental rules and regulations.
- Ch C Ch 4 The Mayor
- § C-4.1 Mayor; election, term and compensation.
- § C-4.2 Mayor; vacancy; temporary disability or absence.
- § C-4.3 Mayor; powers and duties generally.
- § C-4.4 Veto power.
- § C-4.5 Administration generally.
- § C-4.6 Department heads generally.
- Ch C Ch 5 The City Clerk
- § C-5.1 City Clerk.
- § C-5.2 General powers.
- § C-5.3 Licenses and permits.
- § C-5.4 Additional duties.
- Ch C Ch 6 Department of Law
- § C-6.1 City Attorney; appointment.
- § C-6.2 City Attorney generally.
- § C-6.3 Assistant City Attorney; special counsel.
- § C-6.4 City Attorney; powers and duties.
- Ch C Ch 7 Department of Administration and Finance
- § C-7.1 Department, generally.
- § C-7.2 Bureau of Personnel.
- § C-7.3 Bureau of Purchasing.
- § C-7.4 Division of Accounts and Control.
- § C-7.5 Division of Assessments.
- § C-7.6 Board of Assessment Review.
- § C-7.7 Division of Treasury.
- § C-7.8 Financial procedures.
- Ch C Ch 8 Department of Development
- § C-8.1 Creation of Department; Director.
- § C-8.2 Department; powers and duties generally.
- § C-8.3 Planning and Development Board.
- § C-8.4 Official Map.
- § C-8.5 Master plan; capital improvement program.
- § C-8.6 Housing and neighborhood conservation.
- § C-8.7 Urban renewal and redevelopment.
- Ch C Ch 9 Public Works
- § C-9.1 Department generally.
- § C-9.2 Street services; sanitation and public property within the Department of Public Works.
- § C-9.3 Street services.
- § C-9.4 Sanitation.
- § C-9.5 Public property.
- Ch C Ch 10 Public Safety
- § C-10.1 Department.
- § C-10.2 Division of Police.
- § C-10.3 Division personnel.
- § C-10.4 Discipline.
- § C-10.5 Fire Division.
- § C-10.6 Fire Division personnel.
- § C-10.7 Discipline.
- § C-10.8 Bureau of Communications.
- § C-10.9 Weights and measures.
- § C-10.10 Dog Control Officer.
- § C-10.11 Disaster preparedness.
- Ch C Ch 11 Parks and Recreation
- § C-11.1 Department.
- § C-11.2 Advisory Committee; program.
- § C-11.3 Department functions.
- § C-11.4 Regulations.
- Ch C Ch 12 Budget and Expenditures
- § C-12.1 Fiscal year.
- § C-12.2 Budget.
- § C-12.3 Budget preparation.
- § C-12.4 Budget document.
- § C-12.5 Current expense budget.
- § C-12.6 Capital budget.
- § C-12.7 Capital outlay defined.
- § C-12.8 (Reserved)
- § C-12.9 Capital budget preparation.
- § C-12.10 Council action; appropriation and tax levy.
- § C-12.11 Expenditures.
- § C-12.12 Budget administration.
- § C-12.13 Capital reserves.
- § C-12.14 Emergency appropriation.
- § C-12.15 Commitments and disbursements.
- § C-12.16 Purchasing procedure.
- § C-12.17 Purchase controls.
- § C-12.18 Standards and tests.
- § C-12.19 Independent post audit.
- Ch C Ch 13 Taxation
- § C-13.1 Powers and limits.
- § C-13.2 Taxable status date.
- § C-13.3 Tax roll.
- § C-13.4 Board of Assessment Review; grievance procedure.
- § C-13.5 Final completion and filing.
- § C-13.6 Omitted property, errors, maps, etc.
- § C-13.7 Judicial review.
- § C-13.8 Warrant to apportion and extend tax.
- § C-13.9 Due date; collection.
- § C-13.10 Lien.
- § C-13.11 Enforcement of collection of delinquent taxes.
- § C-13.12 Alternative procedures; foreclosure of tax lien.
- § C-13.13 Accounting by the City Treasurer.
- § C-13.14 Local improvements.
- § C-13.14.1 Residential-commercial urban tax exemption.
- § C-13.15 Other charges on real property.
- § C-13.16 Other tax warrants.
- Ch C Ch 14 Officers and Employees
- § C-14.1 Dual office holding.
- § C-14.2 Surety bonds.
- § C-14.3 Vacancies generally.
- § C-14.4 Board of Ethics.
- § C-14.5 Conflicts of interest.
- § C-14.6 Code of Ethics.
- § C-14.7 Custody and delivery of papers, etc.
- § C-14.8 Gratuities; false reports, etc.
- § C-14.9 Conviction of a crime.
- Ch C Ch 15 Claims Against the City
- § C-15.1 Prior written notice required.
- § C-15.2 Notice of claim; procedure.
- Ch C Ch 16 Transitional Provisions
- § C-16.1 Effect of Charter; local laws, ordinances and resolutions saved from repeal.
- § C-16.2 Administrative rules and regulations.
- § C-16.3 Officers and employees.
- § C-16.4 Transfer of personnel with functions.
- § C-16.5 Offices, etc., abolished.
- § C-16.6 Continuation of powers and duties.
- § C-16.7 Transfer of records and property.
- § C-16.8 Pending actions and proceedings.
- § C-16.9 First fiscal year.
- § C-16.10 Salary, Mayor and Council.
- § C-16.11 Repealer.
- § C-16.12 Effective date.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 12 City-Owned Real Estate, Disposition of
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 23 Health Care Insurance
- Ch 27 Investment Policy
- Ch 31 Officers and Employees
- Ch 36 Personnel Policies
- Ch 40 Plumbing Board
- Ch 43 Procurement Policy
- Ch 47 Records
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Aggressive Panhandling
- Ch 57 Air Pollution
- Ch 60 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 63 Amusement Devices and Public Entertainment
- Ch 66 Animals
- Ch 71 Bingo
- Ch 75 Building Code Administration
- Ch 83 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 84 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 87 Businesses, Licensing of
- Ch 88 Businesses, Registration of
- Ch 90 Business Improvement Districts
- Ch 95 Composting Facilities, Commercial
- Ch 103 Drug-Free School Zone
- Ch 107 Electricians
- Ch 110 Empire Zones
- Ch 112 Energy
- Ch 114 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 116 Eviction for Illegal Drug Activity or Public Nuisance
- Ch 119 Fire Prevention
- Ch 123 Games of Chance
- Ch 126 Garage Sales
- Ch 130 Graffiti
- Ch 135 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 139 Housing Standards
- Ch 144 Land Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 146 Littering
- Ch 154 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Courts
- Ch 155 Municipal Code Violations Bureau
- Ch 159 Noise
- Ch 160 Nuisances
- Ch 165 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 168 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 170 Playgrounds and Parks
- Ch 172 Plumbers
- Ch 175 Residential Parking
- Ch 177 Rental Dwelling Unit Registration
- Ch 181 Satellite Antennas
- Ch 185 Sewers
- Ch 187 Sex Offenders
- Ch 188 Snowplowing
- Ch 190 Solid Waste
- Ch 191 Solid Waste Collection Fees
- Ch 194 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 198 Swimming Pools
- Ch 201 Taxation
- Ch 204 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Trees, Unsafe
- Ch 215 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 219 Volleyball Game Playing
- Ch 223 Waterfront Revitalization Program
- Ch 230 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lackawanna by L.L. No.
3-1963[1]; amended in its entirety 1985. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Approved by the electorate
at a special election held June 11, 1963.
