[Adopted 7-11-1996 by L.L. No. 16-1996]
The elective office of the Town of Colonie Superintendent
of Highways is hereby abolished.
This article is subject to a mandatory referendum
and shall not take effect unless and until it shall have been submitted
to the electors of the Town of Colonie at the general election to
be held November 5, 1996 and shall have been approved by a majority
of all the votes cast for and against it at such election.[1] Upon approval by the electors, this article shall take
effect immediately upon filing the required certified copies thereof
in the Office of the Secretary of State and shall apply to the Superintendent
of Highways elected November, 1995.
[1]
Editor's Note: This article received the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the
general election held on 11-5-1996 in accordance with the applicable
provisions of law.
The ballots to be furnished for the use of the
voters upon the submission of this article shall be in the form prescribed
by the Election Law and the proposition to be submitted shall be printed
thereon in substantially the following form, namely, "Should the Town
of Colonie abolish the elective office of the Town of Colonie Superintendent
of Highways in order to create a streamlined Department of Public
Works?"
