The current Charter of the City of Buffalo was approved by
the electorate at the general election 11-2-1999 and became effective
7-1-2000. The list that follows accounts for the disposition of subsequent
amendments to the Charter. Within this list, local laws included in
the Charter are noted by reference to the Charter sections where they
may be found.
|
Local Law Number
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Adoption Date;
Effective Date
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Subject
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Disposition/Charter Section
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|---|---|---|---|
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4-2000
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3-21-2000;
7-1-2000
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Police and fire pensions
|
25-5
|
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5-2000
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5-2-2000;
5-18-2000
|
Economic development zones
|
6-14
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|
6-2000
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5-22-2000;
7-1-2000
|
Director of Employment and Training
|
16-19 - 16-22
|
|
7-2000
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5-22-2000;
6-21-2000
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Division of Real Estate
|
6-22; 6-23; 17-2; 17-9; 17-10
|
|
8-2000
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6-13-2000;
7-1-2000
|
Commissioner of Community Services
|
16-3
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|
10-2000
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6-13-2000;
7-1-2000
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Division of Youth Court
|
16-6; 16-23; 16-24
|
|
11-2000
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7-25-2000;
8-9-2000
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Early retirement incentive
|
24-23
|
|
12-2000
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10-3-2000;
10-31-2000
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Residential and commercial user fees
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15-40; 15-43
|
|
13-2000
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10-31-2000;
12-6-2000
|
Transit Mall Service District
|
28-56 - 28-62
|
|
14-2000
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11-4-2000;
12-6-2000
|
Commission on Citizens Rights and Community Relations
|
18-20; 18-22
|
|
1-2001
|
12-26-2000;
1-9-2001
|
Civil service requirements for exempt appointments
|
6-3 - 6-5; 6-7; 6-8; 6-10 - 6-12; 7-11; 7-16 - 7-19; 10-25;
11-5 - 11-7; 15-14; 15-15; 15-17; 15-24 - 15-27; 15-29 - 15-37; 16-4;
16-5; 17-3; 17-4; 18-23
|
|
2-2001
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1-23-2001;
2-1-2001
|
Community Access Television Advisory Board
|
18-62 - 18-65
|
|
3-2001
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1-23-2001;
2-1-2001
|
Empire Zones
|
6-14
|
|
4-2001
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2-20-2001;
3-13-2001
|
Common Council: public hearings
|
3-17; 3-19
|
|
5-2001
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4-3-2001;
4-20-2001
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Residential user fees
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15-40
|
|
6-2001
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4-17-2001;
4-27-2001
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Empire Zones
|
6-14
|
|
7-2001
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4-17-2001;
5-10-2001
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Joint Schools Construction Board
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18-59; 18-60
|
|
8-2001
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5-29-2001;
6-15-2001
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Police and fire pension amounts
|
25-5
|
|
9-2001
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7-10-2001;
7-26-2001
|
Joint Schools Construction Board
|
18-60
|
|
1-2002
|
12-26-2001;
1-8-2002
|
Residency requirements for Mayor and Comptroller
|
4-6; 7-2
|
|
2-2002
|
1-11-2002;
1-22-2002
|
Date for filing a grievance opposing the assessed valuation
of real property
|
28-33
|
|
3-2002
|
3-19-2002;
4-19-2002
|
Public collection of commercial solid waste; duties and powers
of Division of Streets
|
15-43; 15-47
|
|
4-2002
|
4-30-2002;
5-16-2002
|
Buffalo Creativity and Civic Solutions Commission
|
18-66 - 18-76
|
|
5-2002
|
5-1-2002;
5-16-2002
|
Empire Zones
|
6-14
|
|
6-2002
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5-28-2002;
6-20-2002
|
Living quarters for parent or grandparent tax exemption
|
28-29.1
|
|
7-2002
|
6-11-2002;
6-26-2002
|
2002 targeted early retirement incentive
|
24-23.1
|
|
8-2002
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7-23-2002;
8-15-2002
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Duties and powers of Division of Streets
|
15-35
|
|
9-2002
|
9-17-2002;
10-9-2002
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Commission on Citizens Rights and Community Relations
|
18-20; 18-22
|
|
10-2002
|
10-1-2002;
10-23-2002
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Residential-commercial urban tax exemption
|
28-29.2
|
|
11-2002
|
10-15-2002;
11-7-2002
|
Council districts
|
1-4
|
|
12-2002
|
8-22-2002;
12-1-2002
|
Common Council; salaries of elective officials
|
3-2 - 3-6; 24-12
|
|
1-2003
|
2-4-2003;
2-28-2003
|
Dunn Tire Park operating budget due date
|
20-18
|
|
2-2003
|
4-1-2003;
4-9-2003
|
Department of Human Resources
|
11-5; 11-7; 11-10; 11-13; 11-14; 11-17
|
|
3-2003
|
5-19-2003;
5-22-2003
|
Budgetary procedures
|
20-8
|
|
4-2003
|
6-10-2003;
6-23-2003
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14
|
|
5-2003
|
6-19-2003;
6-26-2003
|
Staffing for Commission on Citizens Rights and Community Relations
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18-20; 18-21
|
|
6-2003
|
6-19-2003;
6-26-2003
|
Creation of Committee for Youth and Advisory Committee for Persons
With Disabilities
|
18-77 - 18-79
|
|
7-2003
|
6-19-2003;
6-26-2003
|
Elimination of certain divisions within Department of Community
Services
|
16-4; 16-6; 16-13 - 16-23; 16-24
|
|
8-2003
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6-19-2003;
6-26-2003
|
Department of Public Works, Parks and Streets
|
15-24 - 15-27; 15-32 - 15-35
|
|
9-2003
|
6-19-2003;
6-26-2003
|
Number of Deputy Commissioners and Chiefs within Department
of Police
|
13-5; 13-7
|
|
10-2003
|
6-19-2003;
6-26-2003
|
Number of Deputy Commissioners in Department of Fire
|
14-4
|
|
11-2003
|
9-2-2003;
9-18-2003
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Qualifications for Chiefs of Police
|
13-8
|
|
12-2003
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10-28-2003;
11-13-2003
|
Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services
|
17-2
|
|
1-2004
|
1-6-2004;
1-20-2004
|
Salary of the Chairman of Education Committee
|
24-12
|
|
2-2004
|
1-6-2004;
1-20-2004
|
Deletion of recall procedures for elected officials
|
23-13
|
|
3-2004
|
1-6-2004;
1-20-2004
|
Powers of Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services
|
17-2
|
|
4-2004
|
5-21-2004;
6-10-2004
|
Salaries of elective officers
|
24-12
|
|
5-2004
|
5-21-2004;
6-10-2004
|
Division of Administrative Adjudication
|
10-5; 10-18 - 10-24; 12-4; 12-6 - 12-12
|
|
Ord.
|
7-20-2004;
8-2-2004
|
Flood damage prevention amendment
|
31-2
|
|
6-2004
|
7-20-2004;
8-10-2004
|
Salaries of elective officers
|
24-12
|
|
7-2004
|
7-20-2004;
8-10-2004
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
8-2004
|
7-20-2004;
8-10-2004
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(3)
|
|
9-2004
|
11-16-2004;
11-24-2004
|
Deputy Commissioners of Fire amendment
|
14-4
|
|
10-2004
|
11-16-2004;
11-24-2004
|
Special police officers
|
13-20
|
|
1-2005
|
12-28-2004;
2-7-2005
|
Real property tax exemption for capital improvements to residential
property
|
28-29.3
|
|
2-2005
|
6-28-2005;
7-19-2005
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(3)
|
|
3-2005
|
10-4-2005;
10-20-2005
|
Department of Public Works, Parks and Streets amendment
|
15-36; 15-37
|
|
4-2005
|
10-18-2005;
11-3-2005
|
Department of Community Services amendment
|
16-6; 16-23
|
|
1-2006
|
12-30-2005;
1-9-2006
|
Deputy Mayor amendment
|
6-1
|
|
2-2006
|
12-30-2005;
1-9-2006
|
Department of Economic Development and Permit and Inspection
Services
|
17-1; 17-2
|
|
3-2006
|
12-30-2005;
1-9-2006
|
Department of Administration, Finance and Urban Affairs
|
10-1; 10-4 - 10-6; 10-8; 10-13; 10-15; 10-39 - 10-42
|
|
4-2006
|
12-30-2005;
1-9-2006
|
Director of Communications and Intergovernmental Relations
|
6-16
|
|
5-2006
|
12-30-2005;
1-9-2006
|
Commissioner of Management Information Systems
|
9-1--9-4
|
|
6-2006
|
11-29-2005;
1-23-2006
|
Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Board
| |
|
7-2006
|
1-10-2006;
2-3-2006
|
Procurement Policy Board amendment
|
10-30
|
|
8-2006
|
1-10-2006;
2-8-2006
|
Destroying buildings amendment
|
14-10
|
|
9-2006
|
1-24-2006;
2-8-2006
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
10-2006
|
1-24-2006;
2-8-2006
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(3)
|
|
11-2006
|
2-21-2006;
3-8-2006
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
12-2006
|
4-4-2006;
4-18-2006
|
Department of Community Services
|
16-1 - 16-25
|
|
13-2006
|
4-4-2006;
4-18-2006
|
Department of Law
|
12-1 - 12-12
|
|
14-2006
|
5-16-2006;
6-13-2006
|
Department of Economic Development and Permit and Inspection
Services amendment
|
17-1; 17-2
|
|
15-2006
|
7-11-2006;
7-25-2006
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
16-2006
|
10-3-2006;
10-16-2006
|
Department of Police amendment
|
13-7
|
|
17-2006
|
9-19-2006;
12-6-2006
|
Common Council amendment
|
3-6
|
|
18-2006
|
12-12-2006;
12-20-2006
|
Department of Administration, Finance, Policy and Urban Affairs
|
10-1 - 10-4
|
|
1-2007
|
12-26-2006;
1-17-2006
|
Officers and employees amendment
|
24-12
|
|
2-2007
|
12-26-2006;
1-17-2006
|
Department of Administration, Finance, Policy and Urban Affairs
|
10-5; 10-6; 10-8; 10-39 - 10-41
|
|
3-2007
|
2-20-2007;
3-29-2007
|
Buffalo Environmental Management Commission amendment
|
18-58
|
|
4-2007
|
2-20-2007;
3-1-2007
|
Department of Management Information Systems amendment
|
9-1 - 9-4
|
|
5-2007
|
3-20-2007;
4-3-2007
|
Board of Parking amendment
|
18-35
|
|
6-2007
|
3-20-2007;
4-3-2007
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
7-2007
|
3-20-2007;
4-16-2007
|
Tax and assessment collection amendment
|
28-65
|
|
8-2007
|
5-15-2007;
5-24-2007
|
Real property tax exemption for conversion of certain residential
properties
|
28-29.4
|
|
9-2007
|
10-2-2007;
10-18-2007
|
Department of Audit and Control amendment
|
7-11, 7-15, 7-20, 7-21
|
|
1-2008
|
12-26-2007;
1-25-2008
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
2-2008
|
12-26-2007;
1-25-2008
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(3)
|
|
3-2008
|
4-15-2008;
5-1-2008
|
The annual operating budget amendment
|
20-1 - 20-17.1
|
|
4-2008
|
4-29-2008;
5-21-2008
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
5-2008
|
4-29-2008;
5-21-2008
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(3)
|
|
6-2008
|
6-24-2008;
7-14-2008
|
Cold War veterans tax exemption
|
28-29.5 - 28-29.9
|
|
7-2008
|
9-2-2008;
9-22-2008
|
Flood damage prevention amendment
|
31-3
|
|
1-2009
|
12-23-2008;
1-14-2009
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
2-2009
|
5-26-2009; 6-15-2009
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
3-2009
|
5-26-2009; 6-15-2009
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
4-2009
|
6-23-2009; 7-8-2009
|
Board of Johnnie B. Wylie Stadium amendment
|
18-38; 18-39
|
|
5-2009
|
10-27-2009; 12-1-2009
|
Business investment tax exemption
|
28-29.2-1
|
|
1-2010
|
12-22-2009; 1-12-2010
|
Boundaries of Empire Zones
|
6-14(2)
|
|
2-2010
|
6-8-2010; 6-28-2010
|
Department of Human Resources
|
11-5; 11-9 - 11-17
|
|
3-2010
|
6-8-2010; 6-28-2010
|
Department of Law
|
12-4; 12-6 - 12-12
|
|
4-2010
|
6-8-2010; 6-28-2010
|
Department of Permit and Inspection Services
|
17-1 - 17-2
|
|
5-2010
|
6-22-2010; 7-6-2010
|
Department of Public Works, Parks and Streets
|
15-4.1 - 15-4.2
|
|
6-2010
|
6-22-2010; 7-6-2010
|
Department of Community Services and Recreational Programming
|
16-4.1 - 16-4.2
|
|
7-2010
|
6-22-2010; 7-6-2010
|
Department of Parking
|
Article 17-A (17-9 - 17-12)
|
|
8-2010
|
6-8-2010; 7-6-2010
|
Board of Parking amendment
|
18-36
|
|
1-2011
|
3-8-2011
|
Department of Audit and Control amendment
|
7-3
|
|
4-2011
|
9-20-2011
|
Boards and commissions amendment
|
18-1
|
|
1-2012
|
10-2-2012
|
Budgeting amendment
|
20-3; 20-7; 20-17; 20-32
|
|
1-2013
|
4-16-2013; 5-6-2013
|
Taxes and assessments amendment
|
28-29.10
|
|
1-2015
|
6-4-2015
|
Executive Department: Buffalo Traffic Violations Agency
|
6-24
|
|
2-2015
|
9-1-2015
|
Department of Audit and Control amendment
|
7-13
|
|
2-2016
|
6-23-2016
|
Officers and employees amendment
|
24-12
|
|
3-2016
|
8-24-2016
|
Department of Audit and Control amendment
|
7-4
|
|
1-2017
|
5-4-2017
|
Department of Audit and Control amendment
|
7-16; 7-18; 7-20
|
|
Local Law No.
|
Adoption Date; Effective Date
|
Subject
|
Disposition/Charter Section
|
Supp. No.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1-2018
|
6-26-2018
|
Taxes and Assessments Amendment
|
28-77
|
17
|
|
2-2018
|
7-24-2018
|
Flood Damage Prevention Amendment
|
31-7 through 31-16
|
17
|
|
|
3-19-2019
|
Department of Police Amendment
|
13-15
|
17
|
|
2-2019
|
5-28-2019
|
Flood Damage Prevention Amendment
|
31-1 through 31-6
|
17
|
|
3-2019
|
6-11-2019
|
Officers and Employees Amendment
|
24-12; 24-13
|
17
|
|
4-2019
|
10-15-2019
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
1-2020
|
12-10-2019
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
2-2020
|
12-10-2019
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
3-2020
|
9-29-2020
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
1-2021
|
5-25-2021
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
2-2021
|
7-20-2021
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
3-2021
|
6-8-2021
|
Pending Codification
| ||
|
|
5-31-2022
|
Budgeting Amendment
|
20-17.1 through 20-17.5
|
17
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