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A1846Assembly2019-2020 Session

Change Library Trustee Selection

Official title

“Relates to the Mount Vernon public library”

Sponsor J. Gary PretlowAD-89Affects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Libraries And Education Technology
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Libraries And Education Technology

What's happening

This bill authorizes the Mount Vernon public library as a city entity, changes trustee appointment procedures, and requires annual reports to the city council.

Why it matters

  1. City Authorization Increases Accountability. By formally authorizing the Mount Vernon public library as a city entity, the bill increases the library’s accountability to local government and residents, likely affecting funding, oversight, and strategic direction.

  2. Changes Who Oversees the Library. Shifting trustee appointment power to the mayor (with city council confirmation) gives elected officials more influence over the library’s governance, potentially aligning the library’s priorities more closely with municipal goals and public input.

  3. Annual Reporting Adds Transparency. Requiring trustees to submit yearly reports to the city council creates a mechanism for ongoing public oversight, helping to ensure that the library’s operations, finances, and programs are transparent and responsive to community needs.

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Change Library Trustee Selection

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member · Assembly District 89

Chair, Ways and Means

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History

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1846

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology

AN ACT relating to the Mount Vernon public library

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

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision of the charter issued to the Mount Vernon public library by the university of the state of New York on March 19, 1896:

a. the Mount Vernon public library shall be deemed authorized by the city of Mount Vernon;

b. the trustees of such Mount Vernon public library and their successors shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Mount Vernon and confirmed by the Mount Vernon city council beginning with the first vacancy occurring, by reason of the expiration of a term or for any other reason, after the effective date of this act. Each person appointed to a vacancy occurring by reason of the expiration of a term shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, any person appointed to fill an unexpired term shall be appointed to serve out such unexpired term; and

c. the trustees shall report to the city council on or before March 31st of each year beginning with the calendar year following the effective date of this act.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04291-01-9

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