[HISTORY: Adopted by the Laws of 1915, c. 69, as amended.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Ch C Rensselaer City Charter
- Ch C Ttl I Title; City and Ward Boundaries; Corporate Powers; Definitions
- § C-1 Short title; public act.
- § C-2 City boundaries.
- § C-3 Ward boundaries.
- § C-4 (Reserved)
- § C-5 Corporate name and powers.
- § C-6 Definitions.
- § C-7 through § 10. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl II Officers; General Powers and Duties; Election and Appointment
- § C-11 Eligibility of city officers; residency requirement.
- § C-12 Elective city officers enumerated; compensation.
- § C-13 Annual city election.
- § C-14 Canvass of votes at annual city election.
- § C-15 Removal of elective officers.
- § C-16 Appointive officers enumerated; appointments.
- § C-17 Notice of appointment.
- § C-18 Terms of office of appointive officers.
- § C-19 Suspension and removal of appointive officers.
- § C-20 Compensation of appointive officers.
- § C-21 (Reserved)
- § C-22 Holding over.
- § C-23 Vacancies.
- § C-24 Resignations.
- § C-25 Additional fees or compensation not to be paid.
- § C-26 Removal of employees.
- § C-27 Removed officer not eligible for re-election or appointment.
- § C-28 Appointee to be a member of the same political party as predecessor.
- § C-29 General powers and duties of officers and commissions.
- § C-30 Oath of city officers.
- § C-31 Bonding of city officers.
- § C-32 Officers and employees not to be interested in contracts.
- § C-33 Officers to be trustees of public property.
- § C-34 Office hours of City Clerk and City Treasurer.
- § C-35 City officers authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments.
- § C-36 (Reserved)
- § C-37 Annual reports of departments.
- § C-38 Granting and revocation of licenses.
- § C-39 (Reserved)
- § C-40 through § 44. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl III General Powers and Duties of City Officers
- § C-45 General powers and duties of Mayor.
- § C-46 Acting Mayor.
- § C-47 General powers and duties of City Clerk.
- § C-48 General powers and duties of City Treasurer.
- § C-49 Bond of City Treasurer.
- § C-50 through § 51. (Reserved)
- § C-52 General powers and duties of President of the Common Council and Aldermen.
- § C-53 General powers and duties of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
- § C-54 General powers and duties of Marshals.
- § C-55 (Reserved)
- § C-56 General powers and duties of Health Officer.
- § C-57 through § 59. (Reserved)
- § C-60 General powers and duties of Commissioners of Deeds.
- § C-61 Powers and duties of other city officers.
- § C-62 through § 65. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl IV Common Council
- § C-66 Organization and procedure.
- § C-67 Mayor's approval and veto.
- § C-68 Amount of annual city tax levy.
- § C-69 Annual report and estimate by beards and officers to Mayor.
- § C-70 Determination of amount of annual city tax levy.
- § C-71 Payment of money to be made from and into general city fund when not otherwise provided.
- § C-72 (Reserved)
- § C-73 Subdivision of funds and transfer of moneys from one fund to another.
- § C-74 General legislative powers; funds from which expenditures are payable.
- § C-75 Awarding of contracts.
- § C-76 Emergency repairs and expenditures.
- § C-77 Auditing of claims by Common Council and payment thereof.
- § C-78 Liability of city in certain actions.
- § C-79 Powers and duties of Common Council for improvements and removal of nuisances.
- § C-80 General legislative powers.
- § C-81 Violation of ordinances.
- § C-82 When resolutions and ordinances to be effective.
- § C-83 (Reserved)
- § C-84 Record of ordinances.
- § C-85 Ordinances and resolutions as evidence.
- § C-86 Licensing occupations.
- § C-87 Money for the observance of Memorial Day.
- § C-88 Disposition of real estate or franchises.
- § C-89 Official newspaper.
- § C-90 Discontinuance of streets.
- § C-91 Acceptance of streets; sale of lots.
- § C-92 Streets by prescription; power to change grade.
- § C-93 Purchase of real estate.
- § C-94 Sale of personal property.
- § C-95 Payment of salaries of officers and employees.
- § C-96 Control of finances and property.
- § C-97 (Reserved)
- § C-98 Examining committees.
- § C-99 Power to summon witnesses.
- § C-100 Witnesses not to be excused from testifying.
- § C-101 Penalties.
- § C-102 through § 106. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl V Improvements; Streets and Sidewalks; Sewers
- § C-107 Common Council to be deemed Highway Commissioners.
- § C-108 Improvements payable wholly or partially by general or local assessments.
- § C-109 Declaration of intention to make local improvement.
- § C-110 District of assessment.
- § C-111 Special provisions as to sewers.
- § C-112 Notice of proposed improvement.
- § C-113 Objections to improvements and decisions thereon.
- § C-114 Assessment of cost of improvement upon completion.
- § C-115 Assessment roll.
- § C-116 Appeal from assessment.
- § C-117 Unpaid local assessment to be inserted in annual city tax roll.
- § C-118 Assessment for acquiring land for city purposes.
- § C-119 Local assessments payable in installments.
- § C-120 Collection of local assessment.
- § C-121 Guardians ad item for infants and dependents.
- § C-122 Rebates and deficiencies.
- § C-123 Right to review assessment for local improvement limited.
- § C-124 Review procedure.
- § C-125 Consolidation of separate proceedings.
- § C-126 Errors and irregularities may be corrected.
- § C-127 State lands.
- § C-128 Street cleaning and repairing.
- § C-129 Maintenance of sidewalks and curbs.
- § C-130 Construction and relaying of sidewalks and curbstones.
- § C-131 Changing name of street.
- § C-132 Designation of street numbers.
- § C-133 Gas mains.
- § C-134 Sewer connections.
- § C-135 through § 150. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl VI City Obligations and General Financial Provisions
- § C-151 No expenditure without appropriation.
- § C-152 through § 155. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl VII Assessment and Levy of Taxes
- § C-156 Tax district; Board of Assessors.
- § C-157 Real property defined.
- § C-158 General powers and duties of Assessors.
- § C-159 Description of premises.
- § C-160 Tax Map.
- § C-161 Taxable status date.
- § C-162 Assessment of county and city taxes.
- § C-163 Warrant for the collection of county and state taxes.
- § C-164 Levying of city taxes and warrant for the collection thereof.
- § C-165 Correction of tax and assessment error; reassessment.
- § C-166 Taxes as personal debt liens.
- § C-167 Assessment not invalidated by irregularity.
- § C-168 Limitations of liens.
- § C-169 Apportionment of taxes and assessments.
- § C-170 through § 173. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl VIII Collection of Taxes and Local Assessments
- § C-174 Bond of Treasurer for collection of state and county taxes.
- § C-175 through § 177. (Reserved)
- § C-178 Notice of receiving taxes.
- § C-179 Penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes.
- § C-180 Notice of unpaid taxes; demand of payment.
- § C-181 Payment of taxes and local assessments.
- § C-182 Receipts.
- § C-183 through § 185. (Reserved)
- § C-186 Notice of confirmation and time of payment of local assessments.
- § C-187 Interest on local assessments.
- § C-188 through § 191. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl IX Sale of Real Property to Satisfy Tax Liens
- § C-192 Annual sale of real property to satisfy tax liens.
- § C-193 Notice of sale.
- § C-194 Payment of amount of tax lien.
- § C-195 Conduct of sale.
- § C-196 Purchase by city.
- § C-197 Certificate of sale.
- § C-198 Disposition of proceeds of sale.
- § C-199 Redemption.
- § C-200 Notice of redemption.
- § C-201 Disposition of redemption money.
- § C-202 Conveyance.
- § C-203 Possession of real property sold.
- § C-204 Treasurer's record of sales, redemption and proceedings.
- § C-205 Invalid sales.
- § C-206
- § C-207 through § 210. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl X Arrears Sale
- § C-211 Authority for sale.
- § C-212 Time of sale.
- § C-213 (Reserved)
- § C-214 Notice of sale; sale of parcel.
- § C-215 Completion of purchases and certificates.
- § C-216 Redemption.
- § C-217 Surrender of certificates and execution of deeds.
- § C-218 Effect of nonredemption.
- § C-219 Possession of real property sold.
- § C-220 Tax sale titles to be included in arrears sale.
- § C-221 Disposition of moneys received on arrears sale.
- § C-222 Compromise of special assessments held by city against property sold on arrears sale.
- § C-223 through § 227. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl XI Board of Public Safety
- § C-228 Control of Departments vested in Board.
- § C-229 Constitution of Board.
- § C-230 Organization of Board.
- § C-231 Meetings of Board.
- § C-232 (Reserved)
- § C-233 Rules, orders and regulations.
- § C-234 Constitution of Police and Fire Departments.
- § C-235 Salaries.
- § C-236 Membership.
- § C-237 Exemptions.
- § C-238 Chief of Police; Deputy Chief of Police.
- § C-239 Powers and duties of Police Department.
- § C-239-A Fire police.
- § C-240 Service of process.
- § C-241 Additional powers of Chief of Police.
- § C-242 Political activity prohibited.
- § C-243 Terms of office.
- § C-244 Discipline; rehearing; reinstatement.
- § C-245 (Reserved)
- § C-246 Present volunteer fire companies to constitute Fire Department.
- § C-247 (Reserved)
- § C-248 Board to have powers of board of health.
- § C-249 Appeals from orders of Health Officer.
- § C-250 through § 251. (Reserved)
- § C-252 Extra and special policemen.
- § C-253 Badges and uniforms.
- § C-254 Gratuities.
- § C-255 Investigation of origin of fires.
- § C-256 Right of entry upon private property.
- § C-257 through § 262. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl XII Law Department
- § C-263 Corporation Counsel and Assistant Corporation Counsel.
- § C-264 General powers and duties of Corporation Counsel.
- § C-265 Employment of counsel.
- § C-266 Appeal.
- § C-267 Compensation; costs and allowances.
- § C-268 Approval of contracts.
- § C-269 Satisfaction and assignment of judgments.
- § C-270 Verification of pleadings or petitions.
- § C-271 Police to aid Corporation Counsel.
- § C-272 No security required by city.
- § C-273 Judgments against city.
- § C-274 Compromise of claims.
- § C-275 Place of trial.
- § C-276 through § 289. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl XIII Department of Public Instruction
- § C-290 Appointment of Public Library Commission.
- § C-291 Powers and duties of Public Library Commission.
- § C-292 through § 296. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl XIV Municipal Civil Service Commission
- § C-297 Constitution; President.
- § C-298 Secretary; subordinate.
- § C-299 through § 302. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl XV City Court
- § C-303 City Court; City Judge.
- § C-304 Official oaths.
- § C-305 Acting City Judge.
- § C-306 Expenses of City Court.
- § C-307 through § 345. (Reserved)
- § C-346 Chief Clerk.
- § C-347 through § 349. (Reserved)
- Ch C Ttl XVI Miscellaneous
- § C-350 Reading of Charter in evidence.
- § C-351 Inhabitants not Incompetent.
- § C-352 Ordinances and regulations continued.
- § C-353 Offices continued.
- § C-354 through § 355. (Reserved)
- § C-356 Construal of Act.
- § C-357 (Reserved)
- § C-358 Acts repealed.
- § C-359 Effect of repeal.
- § C-360 Time when Act takes effect.
- Ch C Ttl XVII Department of Water
- § C-361 Creation; Commissioner of Water; Deputy Commissioner of Water.
- § C-362 Powers and duties of Commissioner of Water.
- § C-363 Application for water.
- § C-364 Water Fund.
- § C-365 Accounts in arrears added to tax roll.
- § C-366 Users of water liable to city.
- § C-367 City Treasurer to report financial condition of Water Department.
- § C-368 City Treasurer to keep account of receipts and expenses.
- Ch C Ttl XVIII Department of Public Works
- § C-369 Creation; Commissioner of Public Works; Deputy Commissioner of Public Works.
- § C-370 Powers and duties of Commissioner of Public Works.
- § C-371 Oath and official bond.
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 9 Assessment and Taxation, Department of
- Ch 11 Assessment Review, Board of
- Ch 12 Budget Committee
- Ch 14 Code Enforcement
- Ch 17 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 23 Hearings, Public
- Ch 28 Loan Review Committee
- Ch 33 Office Hours
- Ch 35 Officers and Employees
- Ch 37 Personnel Policies
- Ch 39 Planning Commission
- Ch 43 Police Department
- Ch 45 Procurement Policy
- Ch 47 Purchasing Department
- Ch 51 Records
- Ch 53 Retirement Incentive Program
- Ch 55 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 57 Sale of Property
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 69 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 73 Amusement Devices
- Ch 77 Billboards
- Ch 81 Bingo
- Ch 84 Buildings, Nuisance
- Ch 85 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 85A Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 86 Clothing Requirements
- Ch 89 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 91 Emergencies, Declaration of
- Ch 93 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 95 Fair Housing
- Ch 97 Fees
- Ch 99 Firearms
- Ch 101 Fire Prevention and Building Code, Uniform
- Ch 105 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 109 Games of Chance
- Ch 113 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 117 Hazardous Materials, Storage of
- Ch 121 Housing
- Ch 127 Littering
- Ch 131 Noise
- Ch 132 Open Burning
- Ch 133 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 134 Parolee Registration
- Ch 136 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 139 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 140 Residential Parking Permit System
- Ch 141 Sales
- Ch 143 Sewers
- Ch 145 Stormwater Management
- Ch 147 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 149 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 151 Swimming Pools
- Ch 155 Taxation
- Ch 159 Taxicabs
- Ch 160 Text Messaging
- Ch 161 Towers and Towing
- Ch 163 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 167 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 169 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 171 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 175 Water
- Ch 179 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
