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36 May 2, 1990
CHARTER AND ORDINANCE COMMITTEE:
* 17. 1 A Local Law Amending Ithaca City Charter Article II
Entitled ' City Officers' , Section 2. 13 Entitled 'Community
Police Board' and Section 2.15 Entitled 'Selection of Members of
Police Department; Compensation, Duties of Policemen and Special
Policemen'
By Alderperson Peterson: Seconded by Alderperson Hoffman
LOCAL LAW OF THE YEAR 1990
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ITHACA CITY CHARTER, ARTICLE II ENTITLED
'CITY OFFICERS, SECTION 2 .13 ENTITLED ' COMMUNITY POLICE BOARD'
AND SECTION 2. 15 ENTITLED 'SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT; COMPENSATION DUTIES OF POLICEMEN AND SPECIAL
POLICEMEN'
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca,
New York as follows:
SECTION 1 . AMENDING ARTICLE II , SECTION 2 . 13 THEREOF
Section 2 . 13 of Article II of the Ithaca City Charter is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. 13 Community Police Board
The Mayor shall appoint a Community Police Board, subject to the
approval of Common Council . The Community Police Board shall
consist of five commissioners, no more than two residing in any
one ward of the City. The term of office of each commissioner
shall be three years, commencing on the first day of January. No
more than two commissioners shall be appointed in any one year.
The terms of the three existing commissioners shall continue
unchanged. No elected City official shall be a member of the
Community Police Board. A commissioner shall hold office until
his/her successor shall have been chosen and qualified. A
vacancy for an unexpired term may be filled in the manner set
forth under this Charter, except that the limitation on the
number of appointments per year shall not apply. All
commissioners shall be duly qualified electors of the City of
Ithaca for at least two years immediately preceding their
appointment. All commissioners shall serve without salary.
The Community Police Board may recommend rules, by-laws and
regulations for the government of the Police Department of the
City, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, which may be
promulgated through the Chief of Police to the whole force. The
Chief of Police shall have the immediate direction and control of
the police in the administration of the rules, bylaws and
regulations of the Department.
The Community Police Board shall act as community liaison to the
Police Department, actively fostering positive communication
between the police and all segments of the community; it shall
make provisions for resolving complaints by the citizenry related
to the delivery of police services; using established procedures,
it may recommend action against any member of the Police
Department; it shall recommend on its own initiative or at the
request of the Mayor, Common Council or the Police Chief on any
matter affecting the policy or performance of the Police
Department, including finances and budget; it shall perform such
other related duties as requested by the Mayor or Common
Council .
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SECTION 2 . AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 . 15 THEREOF
Section 2 . 15 of Article II of the Ithaca City Charter is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. 15 Selection of members of Police Department;
Compensation, duties of Police Officers
1. The Mayor shall appoint all members of the police department.
The mayor may appoint the chief of police, a deputy chief of
police, and such captains , lieutenants and sergeants as
authorized by the Common Council . The chief of police, staff
officers, and police officers shall receive for their services
such compensation as shall be fixed by the common council .
The chief of police, staff officers, and police officers shall
severally possess the powers and authority provided in the
Coi Criminal Procedure Law and under all other applicable statutes of
this state, other than in civil actions or proceedings. They
(.0 shall also perform such duties as shall be prescribed by this
,. 1 Charter and the police commissioners for the preservation of the
w.� public peace, the care of the city property, and the enforcement
[f of the police regulations and municipal ordinances of the city.
It shall be the duty of the chief of police to keep a record of
all arrests and of all services performed by the Police
Department and keep a . record of all articles taken from persons
arrested or seized on warrant or otherwise, together with the
disposition made thereof. The Chief of Police shall , upon
request of the police commissioners, make a report as to the
condition of the department, and whether any member of the force
is delinquent in the performance of the rules and regulations
prescribed for the control and conduct of the police officers,
and of the directions given by the mayor or common council in
relation thereto.
SECTION 3 . EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately after filing in
the Office of the Secretary of State.
Carried Unanimously
* 17. 2 An Ordinance Amending Section 55. 25 Entitled 'Penalties
for Violation of Noncompliance with Article' of Chapter 55
Entitled 'Fire Regulations' of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code
By Alderperson Peterson: Seconded by Alderperson Daley
ORDINANCE NO. 90 -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 55.25 ENTITLED 'PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE' OF CHAPTER 55 ENTITLED
'FIRE REGULATIONS ' OF THE CITY OF ITHACA MUNICIPAL CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council of the City
of Ithaca, New York, that an ordinance amending Section 55. 25,
entitled ' Penalties for violation of noncompliance with Article'
of Chapter 55 entitled ' Fire Regulations ' be amended to read as
follows:
SECTION 1 . AMENDING SECTION 55 . 25, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE
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Action was taken on the foregoing proposed Local Laws as follows : '
A LOCAL, LAW TO AMEND SECTION 21 OF THE ITHACA CITY CHAR'I'ER (Sec. 2-21 as codified)
TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF POLICE PERSONNEL
By Alderman Boronkay: seconded by Alderman Nichols
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK, as follows:
"action 1. Sec . 21 of the Ithaca City Charter (Sec. 2-21 as codified) be and it hereby
amended to read as follows :
-.icemen of the City shall be appointed by the Mayor. The policemen and officers of
Lite force now in office shall continue to be policemen, but each subject to removal by
the Mayor when found to be incompetent, negligent or guilty of misconduct in and about,
or unable to perform the duties of his office , or guilty of willfully violating any of
the rules and regulations of the police commissioners or any superior officers .
Section 2. This Local Law shall take effect on January 1 , 1971.
GrA vote by roll call was •taken which resulted as follows :
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L \YES: 1.4
G!'�YS: 0 Carried.
Approved by me this 22ryrday of December 1970 and de,-i ' ted Local Law #4- 9 '0. /
Mayor, City • 1 aca;N.Y.
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE ITHACA CITY CHARTER BY ADDING !'HERETO A NEW 'ECTION 21-A
TO PROVIDE FOR THE APP'T. OF THREE POLICE COMMISSIONERS BY THE MAYOR OF THE' CITY OF ITHACA
By Alderman Boronkay: seconded by Alderman Conley
IT ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK, as follows:
..elion 1. . The Ithaca City Charter be and-it hereby is amended by adding thereto a new
Section 21-A to read as follows :
The Mayor shall appoint a Board of Police Commissioners consisting of three Commissioners .
The term of office of Police Commissioner shall be three years commencing on the first
day of January, one Commissioner to be appointed each year except at the first instance
one member shall be appointed for a one-year term, one member for a two-year term and one
member for a three-year term. No elected City Official shall be a Police Commissioner.
A Commissioner shall hold office until his successor shall have been chosen and qualified.
A vacancy for an unexpired term may be filled in the manner set forth under L.1908, Chapt.
503. All Police Commissioners shall be duly qualified electors of the City of Ithaca for
at least two years immediately preceding their appointment.
The Board of Commissioners shall have power to enforce within the City the laws of this
State relating to the polic:e thereof. They may prefer charges against any member of the
police force and may prescribe and enforce rules , by-laws and regulations for the govern-
ment of the police force of the City, not inconsistent with the laws of this State , which
shall be promulgated through the Chief of Police to the whole force , and the Chief shall
have immediate direction and control of the policemen under such rules .
The Board of Police Commissioners shall recommend on their own initiative or at the request
of the Mayor or the Police Chief on any matter affecting the policy or performance of the .
tce Department, including its finances and its budget ; shall make provisions for rec-
ng complaints from the citizenary related to matters under their jurisdiction; and
£1 perform such other related duties as requested by the Mayor or the Common Council.
The Police Commissioners shall serve without salary.
Section 2. This Local Law shall take effect on January 1, 1971.
A vote by •roll call was taken which resulted as follows :
AYES: 8 - Bangs , Slattery, Saccucci , Conley, Feldt , Boronkay, Jones , Nichols
NAYS: 6 - Robinson, Sullivan, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle= Andrews
Carried.
Approved by me this Z2r+Dday of December 1970 and d si ated Local Law N5-19 .
Mayor. City of.-Iola. _-,._N. .
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- 5- August 1 , 4x#4'
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MAYOR' S APPOINTMENTS : •
Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Committee
Mayor uten•erger requeste t e Council to approve the appointment
of James Loveall , 302 Lake Avenue , to the Ithaca Landmarks Preser-
vation Committee, with a term to expire December 31 , 1985 , filling
the unexpired term of Demetra Dentes , who has resigned.
Resolution
By Alderman' Dennis : Seconded by Alderman Killeen
RESOLVED, That this Common Council approves the appointment of
James Loveall , 302 Lake Avenue , to the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation
Committee , with a term to expire December 31 , 1985 .
Carried Unanimously
CHARTER AND ORDINANCE COMMITTEE :
:, r •; Ipa� Law
'esolution
By Alderman Schlather : Seconded by Alderman Dennis
LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF THE YEAR 1984
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A LOCAL LAW` AMENDING 'ARTICLE II OF THE CITY OF ITHACA CHARTER,
SECTION 2 ..4.3, ENTITLED "BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS . "
CO BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca,
C.j) New York, as follows :
in SECTION 1 . Amending Article II of the Ithaca City Charter,
Section 2 . 13 entitled "Board of. Police Commissioners . "
<. Section 2 . 13 of the Ithaca City Charter is hereby amended to
read as follows :
S 2 . 13 Community Police Board
The Mayor shall appoint a Community Police Board, subject to
the approval of Common Council . The Community Police Board shall
consist of five commissioners , no more than two residing in any
one ward of the City . The term of office of each commissioner
shall be three years , commencing on the first day of January,. No
more than two commissioners shall be appointed in any one year .
The terms of the three existing commissioners shall continue
unchanged. No elected City official shall be a member of the
Community Police Board. A commissioner shall hold office until
his/her successor shall have been chosen and qualified. A
vacancy for an unexpired term may be filled in the manner set
forth under this Charter, except that the limitation on the
number of appointments per year shall not apply. All commissioners
shall be duly qualified electors of the City of Ithaca for at
least two years immediately preceeding their appointment . All
commissioners shall serve without salary .
The Community Police Board shall have power to enforce within
the City the laws of this State relating to the police thereof.
It may prefer charges against any member of the police force .
It may prescribe and enforce rules , by-laws , and regulations for
the government of the police force of the City, not inconsistent
with the laws of this State , which shall be promulgated through
the Chief of Police to the whole force ; however, the Chief of
Police shall have immediate direction and control of the police
in the administration of such rules , by- laws and regulations .
The Community Police Board shall act as community liaison to
the police force , actively fostering positive communication
between the police and all segments of the community ; it shall
make provisions for resolving complaints by the citizenry related.
to the delivery of police services and all other matters under
its jurisdiction ; it shall recommend on its own initiative or
at the request of the Mayor, Common Council or the Police Chief
on any matter affecting the policy or performance of the Police
Department , including finances and budget ; it shall perform such
other related duties as requested by the Mayor or the Common
Council . "
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