City of Beacon, NY Article IV Honorary Street Names

[Adopted 5-15-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]

§ 191-23 Basic criteria for consideration.

The City Council may consider a petition to designate a secondary honorary name for an existing street or portion of existing street in the City upon such petition meeting the following basic criteria: The person whose name is proposed for such honorary naming shall have resided in the City of Beacon for at least five continuous or noncontinuous years during his/her lifetime, during which time such person shall have preferably resided on the street in question.

§ 191-24 Procedure for designation of honorary name for existing street; referral to City Historian for report.

A. Upon the City Council receiving a petition which meets the basic criteria set forth in § 191-23, such petition shall be referred to the City Historian/City Historical Society for his/her or its report to the City Council regarding the following:

(1) Such person's history of contributions to the City of Beacon, County of Dutchess, State of New York.

(2) Such person's history of residence in the City, including duration and location of such residence.

B. Upon the City Council reviewing such report from the City Historian/City Historical Society, it may designate the petitioned secondary honorary name for the existing street.