[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Amherst
by L.L. No. 17-2010. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this Local Law is to decrease the number of Town
Councilmen from six to four, under the authority of the Municipal
Home Rule Law. Pursuant to New York State Town Law §20-5-a, the
terms “Councilman” and “Councilmen” whenever
used in this Local Law shall include persons of both the male and
female gender.
The number of Town Councilmen shall be decreased from six to
four, as hereinafter set forth.
A.
The Councilman
position which is vacant on the date that the Town Board adopts this
local law shall be eliminated effective January 1, 2011.
B.
For the
biennial town election to be held in November 2011, and thereafter,
two Councilmen shall be elected for a term of four years each.
C.
One Councilman
position shall be eliminated effective January 1, 2014. In the event
that a Councilman position that was elected at the biennial town election
on November 3, 2009 becomes vacant, at any time prior to January 1,
2014 that position shall be immediately eliminated and no additional
position will be eliminated.
D.
For the
biennial town election to be held in November 2013, and thereafter,
two Councilmen shall be elected for terms of four years each.
This Local Law is enacted pursuant to the authority granted
to towns by Section 10(1)(ii)(a)(1) and (d)(3) of the Municipal Home
Rule Law to adopt legislation concerning the number of its officers
and its property, affairs and government. To the extent that this
Local Law is inconsistent with Sections 20, 24, 24-a, 64 and 81 of
the Town Law of the State of New York, these Sections are superseded
by this Local Law.
This Local Law shall take effect upon the affirmative vote of
a majority of qualified electors voting thereon at the General Election
to be held on November 2, 2010, and upon filing in the Office of the
Secretary of State of New York in accordance with the Municipal Home
Rule Law and the Code of the Town of Amherst.
