[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cove Neck as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-11-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018]
New York State Village Law allows Villages to change the term of office for the Mayor and Trustees from a two-year term to a four-year term. The Village Board of Trustees finds that the key elective Village positions of Mayor and Trustees would benefit from a longer term of office so as to provide for greater constancy, continuity and efficiency for the Village. These key elective positions require a greater level of experience, skill and knowledge, which a longer term of office would provide allowing for more efficient Village operations. Further, changing to four-year terms would result in elections every two years, at a substantial cost savings to the Village.
Pursuant to Village Law § 3-302, Subdivision 5a, the term of office for Mayor and Trustees of the Village of Cove Neck shall be four years, except as provided in § 153-4 below.
Pursuant to Village Law § 3-302, Subdivision 7a, Village general elections shall be conducted biennially, except for the offices of Mayor and Trustees, whose terms will expire in 2019.
Pursuant to Village Law § 3-302, Subdivision 7d, for the 2019 Village election, the initial term of office for the Mayor and Trustees whose terms expire in 2019 shall be three years. Thereafter, the terms of office for Mayor and Trustees shall be four years.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this article is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding will in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
This article is subject to a permissive referendum and therefore shall not take effect until 30 days after its adoption; or until approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the Village voting on such proposition for its approval, if within 30 days after its adoption a petition is filed with the Village Clerk pursuant to Village Law § 9-902, Subdivision 1.[1]
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Editor's Note: No valid petition was filed.