It is the purpose of this chapter, pursuant to § 10, Subdivision 4(a), of the Municipal Home Rule Law and § 150.20, Subdivision 3, of the Criminal Procedure Law, to authorize the issuance of appearance tickets by public servants, who by virtue of office, title or position are authorized or required to enforce statutes, local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Glenville 10-4-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995 (Ch. 3A of the 1966 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 46.
Building construction and fire prevention — See Ch. 101.
Mobile home parks — See Ch. 184.
Individual septic disposal systems — See Ch. 213.
Sewers — See Ch. 217.
Solid waste — See Ch. 232.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 242.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 255.
Zoning — See Ch. 270.
[Amended 12-20-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995[1]]
It is intended that this chapter apply to the following ordinances, local laws and regulations:
A.
Building Construction Administration Ordinance (Chapter 101 of the Code of the Town of Glenville).
E.
Sewers and sewage disposal, Local Law No. 1 of 1982 (Chapter 217 of the Code of the Town of Glenville).
F.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and such other regulations, ordinances and local laws as may hereafter be adopted and which pertain to parking, licensing of occupations or businesses, fire prevention and safety, health and sanitation and building, zoning and planning in the Town of Glenville.
A.
The following public servants of the Town of Glenville are hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the performance of their respective duties when commencing prosecutions pursuant to the statutes, local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations listed in § 13-2 above: Building Inspector, Deputy Building Inspector, Assistant Building Inspector, Town Planner, Code Enforcement Officer, Senior Engineering Technician, Engineering Technician (any level), Dog Control Officer and Town police officers.[1]
B.
The authority to use appearance tickets shall not apply any restraint upon the authority of the aforementioned public servants to use any alternative methods of commencing prosecutions as may be provided by law.
The term "appearance ticket" shall have the same definition as provided in Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, and the procedures governing its use shall conform in all respects to these procedures as set forth in Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York and other applicable articles of that law.