HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 01 of 2013 Citizen Cmte Residency Amendment TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. I OF THE YEAR 2013
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, CHAPTER 18
ENTITLED "CITIZEN AND STAFF ADVISORY COMMITTEES", TO
GENERALLY REQUIRE MEMBERS OF CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES
TO BE TOWN RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 18 (Citizen and Staff Advisory Committees) of the Town
of Ithaca Code, Section 18-4, titled "Members of citizen advisory committees," is
amended by replacing such Section in its entirety with the following:
"The citizen advisory committees so created and appointed shall consist of persons who
are not members of the Town Board, or persons not members of the Town Board together
with Town Board members, provided that the persons who are not members of the Town
Board shall be residents of the Town, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the
Town Board in the resolution creating the committee. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Town Board may appoint persons who are serving as Town staff, regardless of residency,
to be members of any such citizen advisory committee."
Section 2. If any provision of this local law is found invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this local
law, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the
New York Secretary of State.
Adopted 2/11/2013