[Adopted 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as
Ch. I, Art. II, Div. 23, of the 1983 Code]
The term of office of each elective officer
hereafter elected, unless elected to fill a vacancy then existing,
shall commence on the first day of January next succeeding his election.
The term of office of each appointive officer shall commence on the
day succeeding his appointment unless a different day is specified
in the certificate of appointment. The terms of office of the Mayor,
Comptroller, Treasurer and President of the Common Council shall be
four years. The term of office of Alderman shall be four years, except
that the terms of Aldermen elected in 1965 shall be for terms of two
years, and the terms of Aldermen elected in 1967 shall be for terms
of two years, and that for Aldermen elected in 1969 or thereafter,
the terms shall be four years. The term of the office of Supervisor
shall be two years. The terms of office of the Corporation Counsel,
City Engineer, Commissioner of Public Works, Commissioner of Assessment
and Taxation, and Sealer of Weights and Measures shall be four years
unless sooner removed by the Mayor. Where the term of office of the
appointive officer is not specifically fixed by statute, it shall
be deemed to continue only during the pleasure of the officer, officers,
board or body authorized to make the appointment.
[Amended 10-17-1983 by L.L. No. 6-1983; 12-3-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1985[1]; 7-1-1986 by L.L. No. 5-1986]
A.Â
The following elective officers of the City of Albany
shall receive an annual salary in the following sums, respectively:
|
Officer
|
Salary
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Mayor
|
$65,000.00
| |
|
Comptroller
|
$45,000.00
| |
|
Treasurer
|
$45,000.00
| |
|
President, Common Council
|
$15,000.00
| |
|
Alderman, Common Council
|
$9,850.00
|
B.Â
The following elective officers of the City of Albany
shall receive an annual salary in the following sums, respectively:
|
Officer
|
Salary
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Police Justice
|
$25,000.00
| |
|
Justice of the City Court
|
$7,500.00
| |
|
Recorder of Traffic Court
|
$7,500.00
|
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was originally
adopted by the City as L.L. No. 9-1984. Section 2 of this local law,
which amended the salaries set forth in Subsection A of this section,
read as follows:
§ 2. Commencing on September 1,
1985, and subsequent thereto, the annual salaries of the aforesaid
City officials increase by a percentage which is equal to the percentage
salary increase provided for nonunionized City of Albany employees.
Whenever required by existing provisions of
law, the aforesaid increases in salary shall be subject to approval
by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
The provisions of § 74 of the Second
Class Cities Law and the provisions of § 25 of the General
City Law insofar as they restrict or are inconsistent with the provisions
of this article are hereby, to that extent, superseded.
The number of Commissioners of Deeds be and
hereby is fixed at 1,000.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 8.21.01]
In order to perform the powers and duties conferred
upon the Comptroller by Section 601 of the Charter of the City of
Albany, the Comptroller is authorized to examine books, vouchers,
papers and electronic records of any department, board, commission,
officer or employee of the City, in order to carry out the function
of internal audit. The Comptroller is also authorized to require a
member of any board, office, commission, or department of the City
to furnish the Comptroller with any information, data and reports,
including information in electronic format, in order to carry out
the function of internal audit.
