N.Y. Town Law § 211-a: Special provisions applicable to the Fishers Island garbage and refuse district

§ 211-a. Special provisions applicable to the Fishers Island garbage

and refuse district. 1. Effective January first, nineteen hundred

ninety-nine, the number of district commissioners of the Fishers Island

garbage and refuse district shall be increased by two to a total of five

commissioners, consisting of the offices of three district commissioners

which already exist pursuant to section four of chapter three hundred

sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three and section two

hundred eleven of this article and two additional offices of district

commissioners. The original terms of office of the three district

commissioners whose offices already exist shall continue until the dates

they would otherwise next expire in the absence of this section.

2. At the annual district election in the year nineteen hundred

ninety-eight, conducted in the manner prescribed by section two hundred

twelve of this article, the three vacancies in the offices of district

commissioners which arise by reason of the creation of two additional

offices of district commissioners on January first, nineteen hundred

ninety-nine pursuant to subdivision one of this section and by reason of

the expiration of the term of office of the one district commissioner

whose term expires on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred

ninety-eight pursuant to section four of chapter three hundred

sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three (and as provided

in such section, pursuant to section two hundred eleven of this

article), shall be filled. At such election, the qualified voters of the

district shall elect one commissioner for a term of three years, one

commissioner for a term of four years and one commissioner for a term of

five years.

3. At each annual district election conducted subsequent to the year

nineteen hundred ninety-eight, the single vacancy arising each year by

reason of the expiration of the term of office of one of the five

district commissioners on December thirty-first of that year, shall be

filled by the election to such office for a term of five years of a

resident of the district who is qualified to vote for a town officer.