Town of Owego, NY Chapter A128 Town Hall, Use of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Owego 3-20-2012.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor’s Note: This resolution also superseded former Ch. A128, Town Hall, Use of, adopted 12-6-1988.

§ A128-1 Rules and regulations.

The Town Board room of the Town Hall shall be available for use as follows:

A. The Board Room shall be available for use by the Town Board, department heads, Committees, Zoning Board, Planning Board, Fire Commissioner or other authorized agency of the Town of Owego, or any political subdivision or governmental entity of the State of New York.

B. Use of the Board Room by the above noted entities, other than Town of Owego entities, is dependent upon its availability and subject to Town Board approval. All Town of Owego entities shall have priority over all other use of the Town Board Room.

C. The Board Room shall be available for the above-noted entities from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

D. The Board Room shall be left in the same condition as found.

E. No smoking is permitted in or on the grounds of the Town Hall.

F. Request for use of the Town Board room must be submitted to the Town Clerk, in writing, 10 calendar days prior to the desired date for use of the Board Room.

G. The Town reserves the right to revoke authorization for Town Board Room use in the case of emergencies.

H. A policy regarding the presence of pets or animals in the Town Hall is established as follows:

[Added 7-2-2013]

(1) Reason for policy. It is acknowledged that the Town Hall is not only a workplace; it is open to the general public. For this reason, it is often difficult to differentiate between truly public areas and those spaces which are work spaces utilized by Town employees. The presence of any animal, whether in work spaces used by employees or in other areas of the Town Hall accessible to the general public, is disruptive, unhygienic, creates the potential for harm to employees and the public who may come into contact with the animal, and creates the potential for damage to occur to areas of the Town Hall.

(2) Policy statement. It is the policy of the Town of Owego that employees and the general public are prohibited from bringing pets or other animals into the Town Hall. The only exception to this policy applies to service animals.