[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Delaware
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-11-1983 by L.L. No. 1-1983]
This article, entitled "A local law combining the functions
of Town Clerk and Tax Collector in one office," will abolish the office
of Tax Collector and assign the functions of that office to the Town
Clerk.
This article shall be submitted for approval of the voters at
a special election pursuant to Section 23 of the Municipal Home Rule
Law.
[Adopted 11-12-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of subparagraph
(3) to paragraph (d) of Subdivision (1) of § 10 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law, authorizing a Town to adopt a local law which may amend
or supersede in its application to it any provision of the Town Law
relating to the property, affairs or government of the Town or in
relation to any of the other enumerated subject matters in such § 10,
unless there is a state legislative restriction on such amendment
or supersession.
Subdivision 1 of § 23 of the Town Law is hereby superseded
in its application to the Town of Delaware to provide that the Deputy
Town Clerk of the Town of Delaware at the time of his/her appointment(s)
and throughout his/her term(s) of office need not be an elector of
the Town of Delaware so long as he or she is a resident of the County
of Sullivan of the State of New York.
