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
- Ch AC Art I SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
- § AC-1.01 Title.
- § AC-1.02 Purpose.
- § AC-1.03 Effect on State Law.
- § AC-1.04 Effect on Local Laws and Enactments.
- § AC-1.05 Definitions.
- Ch AC Art II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
- § AC-2.01 Qualification of Electors for City Officers; Applicability of Election Laws.
- § AC-2.02 Qualification of Successful Candidate for Office.
- § AC-2.03 Common Council.
- § AC-2.04 Enactment of Legislation for Designated Purposes.
- § AC-2.05 Enactment of Resolutions for Designated Purposes.
- § AC-2.06 Penalty Limit for Ordinance Violation; Effective Date, Presumption of Regularity of Adoption; Abatement of Violation.
- § AC-2.07 Subpoena, Oath-administering Power of Common Council, Committees thereof.
- § AC-2.08 Commitment of Person Refusing to Attend and Testify in Obedience to Summons.
- § AC-2.09 Entries in Books, etc. Presumptive Evidence of Facts therein.
- § AC-2.10 Requirement for Fiscal Impact Statement.
- § AC-2.11 Official Newspaper.
- § AC-2.12 Bonds of City Officers — Amount, Conditions.
- § AC-2.13 Same — Prerequisite for Taking Office; Justification by Sureties.
- § AC-2.14 Unauthorized Perquisites, Fees, Emoluments, Compensation.
- § AC-2.15 Salaries of Officers.
- § AC-2.16 Compensation of election inspectors, ballot clerks, poll clerks.
- § AC-2.17 Mandatory Councilmember Training.
- § AC-2.18 Legislative Professional Staff.
- Ch AC Art III EXECUTIVE BRANCH
- § AC-3.01 Mayor; Powers and Duties.
- § AC-3.02 Appointment of Designated Officers by the Mayor; Removal.
- § AC-3.03 Certification of Appointment to, Removal from Office.
- § AC-3.04 Effect of Partial Approval, Partial Disapproval of Resolutions by Mayor.
- § AC-3.05 Fiscal Impact Statement.
- § AC-3.06 City administrator; Powers and Duties.
- § AC-3.07 Heads of Departments.
- § AC-3.08 Property, papers, effects to be delivered to successor in office.
- § AC-3.09 Mandatory Mayoral Training.
- Ch AC Art IV DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS
- § AC-4.01 City chamberlain.
- § AC-4.02 Handling fees for searches, copies of records, costs in proceedings.
- § AC-4.03 Records Management Program.
- Ch AC Art V DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT
- § AC-5.01 Commissioner of assessment; powers and duties.
- § AC-5.02 Board of review.
- § AC-5.03 Taxable status date.
- § AC-5.04 Correction of assessment rolls; extension, apportionment of taxes on assessment roll.
- § AC-5.05 Powers as to division fences or walls.
- Ch AC Art VI DEPARTMENT OF LAW
- § AC-6.01 Corporation counsel.
- Ch AC Art VII DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- § AC-7.01 Commissioner of Finance.
- § AC-7.02 Commissioner of Finance; powers and duties.
- § AC-7.03 Commissioner of Finance; purchasing agent.
- § AC-7.04 Lien, satisfaction of bond.
- § AC-7.05 Control of city finances.
- § AC-7.06 Deposit, withdrawal of city funds.
- § AC-7.07 Monthly financial reports to common council.
- § AC-7.08 Authority to accept best value.
- Ch AC Art VIIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
- § AC-7A.01 Director of Human Resources.
- § AC-7A.02 Powers and duties.
- Ch AC Art VIII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- § AC-8.01 Department of public works; commissioner; appointment; qualifications.
- § AC-8.02 Powers and duties.
- § AC-8.03 City Engineer; deputies and staff; appointment.
- § AC-8.04 Prohibited deposits in aqueducts, reservoirs of city.
- § AC-8.05 Authorization to issue appearance tickets by employees of the Department of Public Works.
- Ch AC Art IX DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
- § AC-9.01 Department of Development.
- § AC-9.02 Building Division.
- § AC-9.03 Division of Youth Opportunity.
- Ch AC Art X POLICE DEPARTMENT
- § AC-10.01 Chief of police — Appointment, tenure as head of department.
- § AC-10.02 Powers and duties of chief of police.
- § AC-10.03 Authority as to police apparatus.
- § AC-10.04 Same — Purchase of supplies; supervision, maintenance of vehicles, equipment.
- § AC-10.05 Appointments of personnel from civil service lists; salaries; qualification for appointment; removal upon charges; organization, authority of trial commission.
- § AC-10.06 Authority of trial board in proceedings before it.
- § AC-10.07 Vacancy in office, absence, disability of chief of police.
- § AC-10.08 Disorderly persons designated; penalty limitation.
- § AC-10.09 Lost, found or stolen property; registration, delivery to owner, sale, other disposition.
- § AC-10.10 Penalty for violations of Chapter 9 of the City of Poughkeepsie Code of Ordinances.
- § AC-10.11 Authorization to issue appearance tickets by Parking Office Administrator and Senior Parking Lot Attendants of the Department of Public Works and Parking Control Officers.
- § AC-10.12 Investigation of the criminal record of applicants for taxicab driver's license.
- § AC-10.13 Abandoned vehicles convertible for police use
- Ch AC Art XI FIRE DEPARTMENT
- § AC-11.01 Fire chief designated head of department; authority of chief; assistants.
- § AC-11.02 Appointment, tenure, removal of fire chief; salaries of personnel of department prescribed.
- § AC-11.03 Duties of fire chief; removal of personnel upon charges.
- § AC-11.04 Command of department, control of apparatus, personnel; appointment, tenure of assistants.
- § AC-11.05 Receipt and expenditure of fire department tax on premiums on policies of foreign and alien fire insurance companies and fire insurance premium tax on foreign mutual fire insurance companies.
- § AC-11.06 Authorization to issue appearance tickets by fire inspector.
- § AC-11.07 (Reserved)
- § AC-11.08 Authorization to issue appearance tickets by plumbing inspectors.
- Ch AC Art XII CITY COURT
- § AC-12.01 Action by city judges on complaint for ordinance violation.
- § AC-12.02 Prosecutions for penalties, forfeitures; judgments, execution, enforcement.
- § AC-12.03 Appeal from judgment.
- Ch AC Art XIII REAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS
- § AC-13.01 Contracts for purchase or sale of real estate.
- § AC-13.02 Sale or lease of real property.
- § AC-13.03 Exemption of city property from taxation.
- § AC-13.04 Exemption of city property from taxation; property in Town of Poughkeepsie.
- § AC-13.05 Notice to multiple owners of property.
- § AC-13.06 Specific conveyances of land; description of land conveyed by city; purpose; time limit.
- § AC-13.07 Specific conveyance of land; parcel no. 2 — Time limit; description of land conveyed by city.
- § AC-13.08 Specific conveyance of land; parcel no. 1 — description of land conveyed by city.
- § AC-13.09 Specific conveyance of land; parcel no. 2 — description of land conveyed to city.
- § AC-13.10 Specific conveyance of land; land conveyed by city to Marist College.
- Ch AC Art XIV BUDGET, TAX, FINANCING AND IMPROVEMENT PROVISIONS
- § AC-14.01 Budget — estimates of anticipated expenditures, revenues.
- § AC-14.02 Budget — review of estimates; preparation, submission of proposed budget.
- § AC-14.03 Contents of budget message, budget.
- § AC-14.04 Budget — Adoption of budget.
- § AC-14.05 Budget — effect of adoption of budget; assessment, apportionment of taxes.
- § AC-14.06 Adoption of State provisions.
- § AC-14.07 Title search.
- § AC-14.08 Taxes — penalties, interest on unpaid taxes.
- § AC-14.09 Taxes — receipt for payment of taxes.
- § AC-14.10 Taxes — report of taxes collected.
- § AC-14.11 Taxes — additional penalty for expense of mailing notices pursuant to Real Property Tax Law.
- § AC-14.12 Taxes — payment of taxes to county commissioner of finance.
- § AC-14.13 Taxes — effect of payment to county commissioner of finance.
- § AC-14.14 Taxes — unpaid taxes and assessments; settlement.
- § AC-14.15 Taxes — renewal of warrants for collection of taxes and assessments.
- § AC-14.16 through Section 14.32. (Reserved)
- § AC-14.33 Taxes — real property business investment exemption, computation.
- § AC-14.34 Taxes — partial exemption from city taxes; purpose.
- § AC-14.35 Taxes — partial exemption granted; conditions.
- § AC-14.36 Taxes — special tax credits and assessments; authority of commissioner of assessment to grant tax credits, exemptions.
- § AC-14.37 Taxes — special tax credits and assessments; consideration, determination of values.
- § AC-14.38 Taxes — schedule of credits, exemptions.
- § AC-14.39 Taxes — special tax credits and assessments — when exemption to commence.
- § AC-14.40 Veteran's exemption from real property taxation.
- § AC-14.40.1 Exemption for Cold War Veterans.
- § AC-14.41 Real property taxation exemption for parent/grandparent additions.
- § AC-14.42 Taxes — economic development zones; state law applicable.
- § AC-14.43 Taxes — economic development zones; findings.
- § AC-14.44 Taxes — economic development zones; authorization to apply.
- § AC-14.45 Taxes — economic development zones; boundaries.
- § AC-14.46 Taxes — economic development zones; certification officer.
- § AC-14.47 Taxes — economic development zones; administrative board.
- § AC-14.48 Taxes — economic development zone; implementation of economic development zone exemption.
- § AC-14.49 Taxes — economic development zone; term of exemption.
- § AC-14.50 Taxes — economic development zone; amount of exemption.
- § AC-14.51 Taxes — economic development zone; applicability of § 485-e.
- § AC-14.52 Taxes — utilities; tax on income of utilities; imposition of tax.
- § AC-14.53 Taxes — utilities; tax on income of utilities; definitions.
- § AC-14.54 Taxes — utilities; tax on income of utilities; records to be kept.
- § AC-14.55 Taxes — utilities; returns to be filed; frequency, form, contents.
- § AC-14.56 Taxes — utilities; payment of tax.
- § AC-14.57 Taxes — utilities; determination of tax upon failure to file proper return.
- § AC-14.58 Taxes — utilities; mailing of notices.
- § AC-14.59 Taxes — utilities; penalty for violation of time limitations.
- § AC-14.60 Taxes — utilities; refunds of taxes, penalties paid.
- § AC-14.61 Taxes — utilities; tax to constitute part of operating costs of utility.
- § AC-14.62 Taxes — utilities; proceedings to enforce payment of tax, penalty.
- § AC-14.63 Taxes — utilities; general authority of commissioner of finance.
- § AC-14.64 Taxes — utilities; disposition of taxes and penalties received.
- § AC-14.65 Taxes — utilities; secrecy provisions.
- § AC-14.66 Taxes — claims against fire insurance proceeds.
- § AC-14.67 Taxes — limitations on amount to be raised by real estate taxes; maximum taxation rate.
- § AC-14.68 Taxes — continued application of article VIII, § 10.
- § AC-14.69 Water and Sewer — imposition of rates, charges for water, right of entry upon premises.
- § AC-14.70 Water and sewer — collection of bills for water and sewer rents.
- § AC-14.71 Water and sewer — sewer rents.
- § AC-14.72 Improvements — procedure for the assessment of the cost of certain assessable improvements.
- § AC-14.73 Improvements — payment of assessments for local improvements in installments.
- § AC-14.74 Improvements — scope of terms relating to improvements; applicability to water or sewer connections.
- § AC-14.75 Improvements — acquisition of property, interests therein for water and sewer services.
- § AC-14.76 Improvements — right to use highways to supply water service.
- § AC-14.77 Improvements — extension of water and sewer service pipes; terms, conditions.
- § AC-14.78 Improvements — assessment of cost of lateral sewer constructed in street.
- § AC-14.79 Improvements — construction, installation, connection, maintenance of service pipes and lines.
- § AC-14.80 Improvements — taxpayers' elections; notice, qualification of electors, conduct of election, canvassing returns, certifying results.
- § AC-14.81 Financing — tax anticipation notes; bonds for designated purposes; restrictions upon financial obligations; fiscal year of city.
- § AC-14.82 Financing — moneys for payment of local assessments; interest on notes and/or bonds to finance work.
- § AC-14.83 Historic property tax exemption.
- § AC-14.84 Homestead base proportions.
- Ch AC Art XV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § AC-15.01 Accounts, claims against city; verification, audit, payment, rejection.
- § AC-15.02 Action against city due to defective condition of streets, sidewalks; notice required.
- § AC-15.03 Liability of city for defective streets, sidewalks, etc.; notice required.
- § AC-15.04 Expenses chargeable against county; audit, allowance, payment.
- § AC-15.05 Board of Ethics; established.
- § AC-15.06 Board of ethics; powers and duties.
- § AC-15.07 Interest of officers, employees in city contracts, expenditures, prohibited.
- § AC-15.08 Residency requirement for officers and employees.
- § AC-15.09 Continuity of government — authority for, intent of provisions.
- § AC-15.10 Continuity of government — definitions.
- § AC-15.11 Continuity of government — designation, status, qualifications, terms of emergency interim successor.
- § AC-15.12 Continuity of government — assumption of powers and duties by emergency interim successor.
- § AC-15.13 Continuity of government — recording and publication of designations.
- § AC-15.14 Continuity of government — Qualification for taking office.
- § AC-15.15 Continuity of government — Quorum and vote requirements of common council.
- § AC-15.16 Telegraph, telephone and electric light wires in city street.
- § AC-15.17 Bonds for school purposes — authority to require election.
- § AC-15.18 Housing authority — established, organized, powers, duties.
- § AC-15.19 Public recreation commission — created.
- § AC-15.20 Public recreation commission — appointments, terms of members; vacancies.
- § AC-15.21 Public recreation commission — qualification, oath, compensation, removal of members.
- § AC-15.22 Public recreation commission — jurisdiction of commission.
- § AC-15.23 Public recreation commission — delegation of authority to board of education.
- § AC-15.24 Public recreation commission — election of officers, adoption of rules and regulations.
- § AC-15.25 Public recreation commission — receipt, expenditure of funds.
- § AC-15.26 Public recreation commission — preparation, adoption of budget.
- § AC-15.27 Golf course commission — Created.
- § AC-15.28 Golf course commission — Appointments, terms of members, vacancies.
- § AC-15.29 Golf course commission — jurisdiction of the commission.
- § AC-15.30 Golf course commission — qualifications, oath, compensation, removal of members.
- § AC-15.31 Golf course commission — duties.
- § AC-15.32 Mental health — county mental health board.
- § AC-15.33 Mass transportation system — purpose.
- § AC-15.34 Mass transportation system — power to acquire, construct, etc.; for projects.
- § AC-15.35 Mass transportation system — power to make contracts for operation of system owned by city.
- § AC-15.36 Mass transportation system — authority to contract with private facility for services.
- § AC-15.37 Appointment of City Historian.
- § AC-15.38 Meeting attendance requirement for boards, commissions, committees or authorities of the City.
- Ch AC Art XVI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- § AC-16.01 Amendment.
- § AC-16.02 Effect on pending actions and proceedings.
- § AC-16.03 Judicial notice.
- § AC-16.04 Separability.
- § AC-16.05 Effective Date.
- Part III: Code of Ordinances
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration
- 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 7Â 1/2 Code of Ethics
- Ch 7Â 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 12Â 1/2 Land Use Permit Consulting Fees
- Ch 13 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 13Â 1/4 Municipal Identification Program
- Ch 13Â 1/2 Noise
- Ch 14 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 14Â 1/2 Sewers, Stormwater
- Ch 15 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 16 Subdivisions
- Ch 16Â 1/2 Surfacing Ordinance
- Ch 16 3/4 Sustainable Energy Loan Program
- Ch 17 Swimming Pools
- Ch 17Â 1/2 Trees
- Ch 18 Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles
- Ch 18Â 1/2 Waterfront Consistency Review
- Ch 19 Zoning and Land Use Regulations
- Tables
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Ch DT Distribution and Derivation Table