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Home My WebLink AboutTOR RES 272 - s.r wn n,. ou,nauwu Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer April 23, 2014 We would appreciate your signing this letter acknowledging receipt of the Resolution and emailing it back to wilhQlm(tOt®wn®friverheadnv gov. (Resolution# 272 from Town Board Meeting 4.15.2014) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk Signature: date: [ L ~ J DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901- (631)727.3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer April 23, 2014 Suffolk County Planning Department L.I. State Park Commission Town of Southold Town of Southampton Town of Brookhaven ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution #272 which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on April 15, 2014 Resolution #272-AUTHORIZES THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO ENACT CHAPTER 26A OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE ENTITLED "TERM LIMITS" If you have any questions, please call Carol Del Vecchio at 631-727-3200, Ext 262, or Diane Wilhelm at Ext. 260 Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm DMW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11801- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 Fax (631)2084034 Office of the 'down Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer April 23, 2014 We would appreciate your signing this letter acknowledging receipt of the Resolution and emailing it back to wilhelrn@townofriyerheadny,aoy. (Resolution# 272 from Town Board Meeting 4.15.2014) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk Signature: date: DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue w Riverhead, New York 11901(631)7'27-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 04.15.14 NOT ADOPTED 140272 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution # 272 AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO ENACT CHAPTER 26A OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE ENTITLED "TERM LIMITS" Councilwoman Giglio offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Dunleavv RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to publish the attached public notice to consider a local law to enact Chapter 26A of the Riverhead Town Code entitled, "Term Limits", once in the April 24, 2014 issue of the News Review, the newspaper hereby designated as the official newspaper for this purpose, and also to post same on the sign board at Town Hall; and be it further RESOLVED, that all Town Hall Departments may review and obtain a copy of this resolution from the electronic storage device and, if needed, a certified copy of same may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk. THE VOTE Giglio ?Yes ®No Gabrielsen ®Yes ?No Wooten ?Yes ®No Dunleavy ?Yes ®No Walter ®Yes ?No The Resolution Was NOT ® Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted TA 4-15-14 Authorize Publish & Post-Enact Chapter 26A Term Limits TOWN OF RIVERHEAD PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead, at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, on the 6th day of May, 2014 at 2:10 pm to consider a local law enacting Chapter 26A entitled "Term Limits" of the Riverhead Town Code as follows: CHAPTER 26A TERM LIMITS 4 26A-1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this chapter is to increase the accountability of Town Board members by limiting the number of terms of office and/or total number years. 4 26A-2. Supervisor:Term Limitations No Supervisor shall serve more than a total of twelve consecutive years be it six two year terms of office, three four year terms or any such combination thereof, as the case may be This shall only apply to consecutively served full terms of office or consecutive years in the position of Supervisor. To the extent that the Supervisor is elected or appointed to fill an unexpired term created by a vacancy in the position of Supervisor, the portion of the unexpired term or years served due to the vacancy shall not be included in the calculation of the number of terms or years served for purposes of this section. This limitation on the number of terms or number of years served shall commence with the November. 2015 election for Supervisor, terms of office held or years served in the position of Supervisor prior to the November, 2015 election shall not be counted for purposes of limitation of terms or years in the position of Supervisor. 4 26A-3. Town Council: Term Limitations No member of the Town Council shall serve more than a total of twelve consecutive years be it six two year terms of office, three four year terms or any such combination thereof, as the case may be. This shall only apply to consecutively served full terms of office or consecutive years in the position of Councilperson. To the extent that the Councilperson is elected or appointed to fill an unexpired term created by a vacancy in the position of Councilperson the portion of the unexpired term or years served due to the vacancy shall not be included in the calculation of the number of terms or years served for purposes of this section. This limitation on the number of terms or number of years served in the position of Councilperson shall commence with the November. 2015 election for Town Board, terms of office held or years served prior to the November. 2015 election shall not be counted for purposes of limitation of terms or years in the position of Councilperson. 4 26A-4. Supersession of state law. This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority contained in Municipal Home Rule Law 4 10(1)(ii)(a)(1) and, to the extent that the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent is intended to supersede the provisions of Town Law 4 24 and limit the number of terms of office or total number of years of office held by an individual in the position of Supervisor and member of Town Council. S 26A-5. When effective: applicability. This chapter shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State and shall apply to the Town Board members elected in November 2015 and all Town Board members elected thereafter. TA 4-15-14 Authorize Publish & Post-Enact Chapter 26ATerm Limits Underline represents additions Dated: Riverhead, New York April 15, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M. WILHELM, Town Clerk TA 4-15-14 Authorize Publish & Post-Enact Chapter 26A Term Limits