RESOLUTION NO. 92 of 2023 DATED: March 28, 2023

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RESOLUTION ADOPTING INTRODUCTORY LAW A (LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2023) - A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING A TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

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Resolution by Legislator:   Pepe

Seconded by:

Kowalczyk

WHEREAS,  NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1672 authorizes a county to create a Traffic Safety Board; and

WHEREAS, a copy of this local law in final form has been on the desks of the Montgomery County Legislature for seven days, excluding Sundays.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Introductory Local Law A (Local Law 1 of 2023) entitled "A Local Law Establishing a Traffic Safety Board" hereby is adopted and is incorporated as follows:

Be it enacted by the Montgomery County Legislature as follows:

Section 1: 

The purpose of this local law is to create a Traffic Safety Board.

Section 2:

Each member shall be a resident of Montgomery County and shall be a qualified elector thereof . 

Section 3:

After the expiration of the initial terms each member shall have a three year term on the Traffic Safety Board. 

Section 4:

The Traffic Safety Board shall consist of the following:

POSITION	NAME	TERM
Montgomery County Legislature	Brian Sweet	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025
Constituent City of Amsterdam	Tony Agresta	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office	Mike Lewis	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025
Amsterdam Police Department	Joe Spencer	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025
Stop DWI Coordinator	Jeff Kaczor	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025
New York State Police Troop G	Gianni Bove	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
Montgomery County Public Health	Suzanne Stegich	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
County Fire Coordinator	Dale Furman	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023
Montgomery County District Attorney	Lorraine Diamond	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023
Montgomery County EMS Coordinator	Steve Kuck	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023
Commissioner of Public Works	Eric Mead	1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Section 5:

The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase of the aforementioned sections, as declared by the valid judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase, which shall remain in full force and effect.  

Section 6:

To the extent that this local law is inconsistent with any other laws or regulations it shall supersede those laws.  

Section 7:

This law shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(8). Legislator VACANT was absent. (3/28/2023)

Statement of Legislative and Financial Impact:

I. Nature of Request:

II. Justification:

III. Legislative Impact:

IV. Financial Impact:

cc:	County Clerk County Treasurer

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Voting Record Kelly  (R)  Yes   Sweet  (R)  Yes   Allen  (D)  Yes   Headwell, Jr.  (R)  Yes   Wilson  (R)  Yes   VACANT  (D)  Absent   Pepe  (R)  Yes   Kowalczyk  (D)  Yes   Purtell  (D)  Yes

STATE OF NEW YORK County of Montgomery ss.:       This is to certify that I, the Undersigned, Clerk Of The Montgomery County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy of resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office, and which was passed by the Montgomery County Legislature on the 28th day of March, 2023, a majority of all the members elected to the Legislature voting in favor therof, and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such original resolution and of the whole thereof.       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and the official seal of the Montgomery County Legislature. Totals: Aye: 8 Nay: 0   Abstained: 0 Absent: 1