[Adopted 9-5-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of Article 2, § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and Article
3, § 3-302 of the Village Law of the State of New York.
It is the intent and purpose of this article
to increase the term of office of Trustee from two years to four years
in accordance with the provisions of Village Law § 3-302(5).
A.
For the Trustee positions currently held by Mandi
Harvey and Michael Laraby:
(1)
Said two-year term will be expiring at the next Village
election scheduled for March 17, 2008; and
(2)
This three-year term shall commence as of the first
day of April 2008 to those elected to said positions and continue
through the next Village election scheduled for the third Tuesday
in March 2011; and
(3)
The successive term of office for those elected to
said positions in the Village election schedule for the third Tuesday
in March 2011 shall be a four-year term and shall apply to those elected
thereafter; and
B.
For the Trustee positions currently held by Tamara
Quilty and David Davis:
(1)
Said two-year term will be expiring at the Village
election scheduled for March 31, 2009;
(2)
Said four-year term shall commence as of the sixth
day of April 2009 to those elected to said positions and continue
through until the next Village election scheduled for the third Tuesday
of March 2013 and shall apply to those elected thereafter;
This article shall be subject to a permissive
referendum and shall become effective in 30 days after its adoption,
or, thereafter, upon approval by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors of the Village voting on such proposition
for its approval, if within 30 days after its adoption there is filed
with the Village Clerk a petition signed and acknowledged by electors
in the Village in numbers equal to at least 20% of such electors in
the Village, as shown on the register of electors for the previous
general Village election, protesting against such act or resolution
and requesting that it be submitted to the electors of the Village
for their approval or disapproval.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: No valid petition requesting
such referendum was filed as of November 5, 2007.
This article shall supersede Village Law §§ 3-301
and 3-302(5) relating to the term of office for Trustees of the Village
of Perry.
