[Adopted 9-15-2016]
This article is adopted pursuant to the provisions of § 10(1)(ii)(d)(3)
of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The term of office of the elected Town Supervisor shall be four
years. Such four-year term shall commence as of the first day of January
following the first biennial Town election at which a person is elected
to such office. Thereafter, the Town Supervisor shall be elected to
a term of four years.
This article is adopted subject to a mandatory referendum and
shall be submitted for approval of the qualified voters of the Town
of New Paltz at the general election to be held on November 8, 2016.[1] A proposition in the following form shall be included
on the ballot at such general Town election, and the increased term
of office shall not take effect unless such proposition is approved
by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon:
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Shall Local Law No. 5 of the Year 2016, entitled "A Local Law
Increasing the Term of Office of the Town Supervisor from Two (2)
Years to Four (4) Years "be approved?"
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Editor's Note: This article passed at referendum 11-8-2016.
This article shall supersede Town Law § 24 relating
to the term of office for the Town Supervisor of the Town of New Paltz.
