New York A 766: Makes the position of town comptroller an elected position in towns having a population of five hundred thousand persons or more

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A00766 Summary:

BILL NOA00766 

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Add §34-a, Town L

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Makes the position of town comptroller an elected position in towns having a population of five hundred thousand persons or more; provides for a four-year term.

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BILL NOA00766 

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01/08/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 766

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to making the town comptroller
 position an elected position in certain towns

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 34-a to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 34-a. Election of the town comptroller in towns having a population
 4 of five hundred thousand persons or more. Notwithstanding the
 5 provisions of section thirty-four of this article or any other general
 6 or special law, the position of town comptroller of towns having a popu-
 7 lation of five hundred thousand persons or more shall be filled by a
 8 vote of the eligible voters of the town at the first biennial town
 9 election held after the effective date of this section. The comptroller
 10 shall be elected for a four-year term.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00352-01-5

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