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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: Charter
Ch CHA Charter
Part II: Administrative Code
Ch ALL Adopting Local Law
Ch AC Administrative Code
Part III: Code of Ordinances
Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 2 Administration
Ch 2 Art I In General
§ 2-1 Common Seal of city established.
§ 2-2 Preservation of documents, public property.
§ 2-3 Auditing and payment of accounts.
§ 2-4 Enforcing collection of delinquent taxes; state law adopted.
§ 2-5 Urban Renewal Agency; appointment, certification of members.
§ 2-6 Centralization of planning and urban renewal projects.
§ 2-7 Narcotic Guidance Council; created; membership; presiding officer.
§ 2-8 City Administrator's quarterly reports to Common Council.
§ 2-9 Liaison committee to Board of Education; composition; appointment of members.
§ 2-10 through Section 2-16. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art II Planning Board
§ 2-17 Creation; membership.
§ 2-18 Terms of members who are City officials or employees.
§ 2-19 Terms of members who are not City officials or employees.
§ 2-20 Members to serve until successors take office.
§ 2-21 Filling vacancies.
§ 2-22 Powers and limitations.
§ 2-23 Adoption of rules and regulations.
§ 2-24 Alternate members.
§ 2-25 through Section 2-33. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art III Sale, Lease of Real Estate, Franchises
§ 2-34 Sale, lease to be by auction upon prescribed terms.
§ 2-35 Resolution required; quarterly public auctions.
§ 2-36 Contents of resolution.
§ 2-37 Notice required; preparation, contents.
§ 2-38 Same, publication.
§ 2-39 Conduct of auction; duty of successful bidder.
§ 2-40 Report of auction, authorization of sale or lease.
§ 2-41 Submission of matter to referendum.
§ 2-42 Execution of conveyance, lease.
Ch 2 Art IV Division of City Into Wards
§ 2-43 First Ward.
§ 2-44 Second Ward.
§ 2-45 Third Ward.
§ 2-46 Fourth Ward.
§ 2-47 Fifth Ward.
§ 2-48 Sixth Ward.
§ 2-49 Seventh Ward.
§ 2-50 Eighth Ward.
§ 2-51 through Section 2-52. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art V Election Districts
§ 2-53 First Ward.
§ 2-54 Second Ward.
§ 2-55 Third Ward.
§ 2-56 Fourth Ward.
§ 2-57 Fifth Ward.
§ 2-58 Sixth Ward.
§ 2-59 Seventh Ward.
§ 2-60 Eighth Ward.
§ 2-61 through Section 2-70. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VI Special Elections
§ 2-71 Submission of proposition to electors.
§ 2-72 Time for submitting legislation to special election.
§ 2-73 Effect of approval of legislation at election.
§ 2-74 Qualification of electors.
§ 2-75 Special election officer; designation, duties.
§ 2-76 Election districts, polling places.
§ 2-77 Boundaries of special election districts.
§ 2-78 Voting; canvassing, preserving ballots.
§ 2-79 Applicability of Election Law.
Ch 2 Art VII (Reserved)
§ 2-80 through Section 2-100. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VIII Public Access to Records
§ 2-101 Purpose and scope; construction.
§ 2-102 Designation of records access officer; duties.
§ 2-103 Location of records.
§ 2-104 Hours for public inspection.
§ 2-105 Requests for public access to records; contents; acknowledgment.
§ 2-106 Subject matter list to be maintained.
§ 2-107 Denial of access to records.
§ 2-108 Fees.
§ 2-109 Public notice of access officers and location.
§ 2-110 Severability.
Ch 2 Art IX Boards, Commissions and Advisory Bodies
§ 2-201 The Poughkeepsie Institute.
Ch 3 Amusements
Ch 4 Animals and Fowl
Ch 5 Auctions and Auctioneers; Closing-Out Sales and Garage Sales
Ch 6 Building and Utility Codes
Ch 7 City Officers and Employees
Ch 7 1/2 Code of Ethics
Ch 7 3/4 Community Events
Ch 8 Fire Prevention and Protection
Ch 9 Garbage, Trash and Weeds
Ch 10 Hawkers, Peddlers and Transient Vendors
Ch 11 Health and Sanitation
Ch 12 Housing
Ch 12 1/2 Land Use Permit Consulting Fees
Ch 13 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 13 1/4 Municipal Identification Program
Ch 13 1/2 Noise
Ch 14 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
Ch 14 1/2 Sewers, Stormwater
Ch 15 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
Ch 16 Subdivisions
Ch 16 1/2 Surfacing Ordinance
Ch 16 3/4 Sustainable Energy Loan Program
Ch 17 Swimming Pools
Ch 17 1/2 Trees
Ch 18 Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles
Ch 18 1/2 Waterfront Consistency Review
Ch 19 Zoning and Land Use Regulations
Tables
Ch DL Disposition List
Ch DT Distribution and Derivation Table

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Chapter 2 Administration

GENERAL REFERENCES

Duties and powers of Common Council — See Charter, Art. II.

Administrative Code — See Part II.

Administration of Building Code — See Code of Ordinances Section 6-17.

Grievance procedure for city officers and employees — See Code of Ordinances Section 7-13 et seq.

Housing Code Review Board — See Code of Ordinances Section 12-52 et seq.

Traffic Commission — See Code of Ordinances Section 13-19 et seq.

Traffic Violations Bureau — See Code of Ordinances Section 13-37 et seq.

Administration of zoning regulations — See Code of Ordinances Section 19-18 et seq.

Planning Board to approve street prior to issuance of building permit — See Code of Ordinances Section 15-3.

Authority as to subdivisions — See Code of Ordinances Section 16-1.

Approval prerequisite to filing map — See Code of Ordinances Section 16-3.

Approval prerequisite to construction of street utility, improvement — See Code of Ordinances Section 16-4.

Approval prerequisite to building permit — See Code of Ordinances Section 16-5.

Contents of subdivision plats submitted to Planning Board — See Code of Ordinances Section 16-8.

Final plats — See Code of Ordinances Section 16-9.

Telegraph, telephone and electric light wires in City streets — See Administrative Code Section 15.16.

Special elections — See Code of Ordinances Section 2-71 et seq.

Motor vehicles and traffic generally — See Code of Ordinances Ch. 13.