This Charter shall be submitted to the electors of the City
of Plattsburgh for approval at the general election occurring November,
2015. This Charter shall, upon approval by referendum in the manner
provided by law, become effective as of January 1, 2016. This Charter
shall supersede the City of Plattsburgh Charter in effect on the date
of the 2015 general election.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This Charter was approved by voter referendum
at the 11-3-2015 general election.
An amendment to this Charter, extending the term of Mayor and
staggering the elections of City Councilors, is intended to be submitted
to the electors of the City of Plattsburgh for approval at the general
election occurring November, 2015. If said amendment is approved,
it shall become effective upon approval notwithstanding the January
1, 2016, effective date of this Charter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: An amendment to this Charter, extending
the term of Mayor and staggering the elections of City Councilors
was approved by voter referendum at the 11-3-2015 general election.
Said amendments are incorporated in the text of this Charter.
If any provision of this Charter is held invalid, the other
provisions of the Charter shall not be affected. If the application
of the Charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstance
is held invalid, the application of the Charter and its provisions
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
A.
In general. All City laws, ordinances, resolutions, orders and regulations
which are in force when this Charter becomes fully effective are repealed
to the extent that they are inconsistent or interfere with the effective
operation of this Charter or of laws, ordinances or resolutions adopted
pursuant thereto. To the extent that the constitution and laws of
the state of New York permit, all laws relating to or affecting the
City or its agencies, officers or employees which are in force when
this Charter becomes fully effective are superseded to the extent
that they are inconsistent or interfere with the effective operation
of this Charter or of ordinances or resolutions adopted pursuant thereto.
B.
Specific provisions. Without limitation of the general operation of Subsection A or of the number or nature of the provisions to which it applies:
(1)
The following state laws and parts of laws generally affecting City
agencies, officers or employees are inapplicable to the City of Plattsburgh
or its agencies, officers or employees: Public Officers Law § 3.
(2)
The following sections of the City Charter that are superseded by
the adoption of this Charter are retained, transferred and re-codified
as part of the City Administrative Code, as follows:
