[Adopted 7-7-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
This article is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The term of office of the elected Town Superintendent
of Highways 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 Superintendent of Highways shall be elected for terms of
four years. The four-year term provided by this section shall also
apply to the person elected to such office at the election to be held
on November 4, 2003.
This article is adopted subject to a mandatory
referendum and shall be submitted for approval of the qualified voters
of the Town of Kingston at the biennial Town election to be held on
November 5, 2002. A proposition in the following form shall be included
on the ballot at such biennial Town election, and the increased term
of office shall not take effect unless such proposition is approved
by a majority vote of the qualified voters voting thereon:
"Shall Local Law No.2 of 2002, entitled 'A Local
Law Increasing the Term of Office of the Town Superintendent of Highways
from Two to Four Years,' be approved?"
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This article shall supersede Town Law § 24
relating to the term of office for Superintendent of Highways of the
Town of Kingston.
This article shall become effective immediately
upon being filed in the office of Secretary of State after approval
by the qualified voters.