LL #06-1981TOWN OF WAPPINGER
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
LOCAL LAW NO. 6, YEAR OF 1981
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A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF MUNICIPAL
HOME RULE LAW SECTION 23, SUBDIVISION 2 (F) to CURTAIL OR
ABOLISH THE POWER OF EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
OF THE TOWN.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as
follows:
WHEREAS each member of the town legislative body (Town Board)
of the Town of Wappinger possesses and enjoys at the present time the
unrestrained right to vote upon any proposition requiring its approval
in the manner each member individually in their sole discretion
deems appropriate, and
WHEREAS the purpose of this local law is to abolish or
limit such power as it relates to the issues affecting the count-
inuing participation of the Town of Wappinger as a member of the
Tri -Municipal Commission, and
WHERAS the abolition of court ailing of the power of each
individual member of the Town Board with respect to the same is
subject to a mandatory referendum,
NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town
of Wappinger as follows:
Section 1. Each and every member of the Town Board of the
Town of Wappinger shall upon the effective date of this local law,
be prohibited from casting a favorable vote or a vote which would
approve or permit continuation of the Town of Wappinger as a member
of the Tri -Municipal Commission, or to do or undertake any act
which would cause the introduction before the Town Board in its
legislative capacity of any resolution, local law, ordinance or
other matter requiring a vote thereon if the subject matter
therof relates to any act to further the objectives or purposes or
activitues of the Tri -Municipal Commission.
B. There shall be exempted from the provisions of this local
law any motion, resolution, local law, ordinance or other matter which
would cause the withdrawal of the Town of Wappinger from membership
and participation in the Tri -Municipal Commission or to undertake any
other matters necessary to wind up and to terminate and conclude its
participation as a member of the Tri -Municipal Commission.
Section 2. This local law shall be subject to a mandatory
referendum and shall be submitted for approval of the electors at
the next general election of the town, and the proposition to be
placed before the electors at said general election shall be stated
as follows:
SHOULD LOCAL LAW NO. 6. OF 1981 WHICH PROHIBITS INDIVIDUAL
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS FROM GRANTING APPROVAL TO FURTHER PARTICI-
PATION OF THE TOWN IN TRI -MUNICIPAL BE APPROVED?
Approval of such proposition shall result in the adoption of said
local law, failure to receive a majority of said prop osition
shall result in a defeat of said proposition.