Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions: 2020

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Charter Actions By System
Charter Actions By System							Old (2019)			New (2020)
Date	Name	Library ID Code	Community/ County	System	Action	Detail	*Pre-Charter Action Population	Type	Area	*Current Population	Type	Area	**Local Fiscal Year (FY)
10/19/2020	Boston Free Library Association	0800140770	Boston/Erie	Buffalo & Erie County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be coterminous with the Town of Boston and the Town of Colden.	8,023	Association	Town	11,288	Association	Other
2/11/2020	Patterson Library	1200067030	Westfield/ Chautauqua	Chautauqua-Cattaraugus	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees with the current number being 17; and to designate trustee terms of 5 years.	4,896	Association	Town	4,896	Association	Town
2/11/2020	Dodge Library	2000096930	West Chazy/ Clinton	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Extension of Provisional Charter	To extend provisional charter	1,905	Public	Special Legislative District	1,905	Public	Special Legislative District
11/16/2020	East Williston Public Library	4400281980	East Williston/ Nassau	Nassau	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the Village of East Williston; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,556	Public	Village	2,556	Public	Village
1/14/2020	Avon Free Library	6400240370	Avon/Livingston	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 6; to designate trustee terms of 3 years; and to add the IRS provision.	7,164	Association	Town	7,164	Association	Town
11/16/2020	Victor Farmington Library	6400436670	Victor/ Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years.	22,766	Association	School District	22,766	Association	School District
1/14/2020	Wyoming Free Circulating Library Association	6400677220	Wyoming/ Wyoming	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be coterminous with the Wyoming Central School District; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 9; to designate trustee terms of 5 years; and to add the IRS provision.	434	Association	Village	1,755	Association	School District
1/14/2020	Moffat Library of Washingtonville	7200446800	Washingtonville/ Orange	Ramapo Catskill	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees; and to remove the last sentence of Paragraph 3, "Vacancies due to cause other than expiration of term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by the library board of trustees."	24,399	Public	School District	24,399	Public	School District
5/4/2020	Rockwell Falls Public Library	7600633490	Lake Luzerne/Warren	Southern Adirondack	Provisional Charter	A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District; trustee terms of three years with a range of 5-15 trustees, the current number being 5. Succeeds the Hadley-Luzerne Public Library.	5,395	Public	Joint Town	6,585	Public	School District	7/1-6/30
10/19/2020	Brunswick Community Library	8400490680	Brunswick/ Rensselaer	Upper Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 10.	11,941	Association	Town	11,941	Association	Town

** When applicable: newly incorporated libraries only.

Charter Actions by Date (Newest First)
Charter Actions By Date							Old (2019)			New (2020)
Date	Name	Library ID Code	Community/ County	System	Action	Detail	*Pre-Charter Action Population	Type	Area	*Current Population	Type	Area	**Local Fiscal Year(FY)
11/16/2020	East Williston Public Library	4400281980	East Williston/ Nassau	Nassau	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the Village of East Williston; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,556	Public	Village	2,556	Public	Village
11/16/2020	Victor Farmington Library	6400436670	Victor/ Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years.	22,766	Association	School District	22,766	Association	School District
10/19/2020	Boston Free Library Association	0800140770	Boston/Erie	Buffalo & Erie County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be coterminous with the Town of Boston and the Town of Colden.	8,023	Association	Town	11,288	Association	Other
10/19/2020	Brunswick Community Library	8400490680	Brunswick/ Rensselaer	Upper Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 10.	11,941	Association	Town	11,941	Association	Town
5/4/2020	Rockwell Falls Public Library	7600633490	Lake Luzerne/Warren	Southern Adirondack	Provisional Charter	A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District; trustee terms of three years with a range of 5-15 trustees, the current number being 5. Succeeds the Hadley-Luzerne Public Library.	5,395	Public	Joint Town	6,585	Public	School District	7/1-6/30
2/11/2020	Patterson Library	1200067030	Westfield/ Chautauqua	Chautauqua-Cattaraugus	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees with the current number being 17; and to designate trustee terms of 5 years.	4,896	Association	Town	4,896	Association	Town
2/11/2020	Dodge Library	2000096930	West Chazy/ Clinton	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Extension of Provisional Charter	To extend provisional charter	1,905	Public	Special Legislative District	1,905	Public	Special Legislative District
1/14/2020	Avon Free Library	6400240370	Avon/Livingston	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 6; to designate trustee terms of 3 years; and to add the IRS provision.	7,164	Association	Town	7,164	Association	Town
1/14/2020	Wyoming Free Circulating Library Association	6400677220	Wyoming/ Wyoming	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be coterminous with the Wyoming Central School District; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 9; to designate trustee terms of 5 years; and to add the IRS provision.	434	Association	Village	1,755	Association	School District
1/14/2020	Moffat Library of Washingtonville	7200446800	Washingtonville/ Orange	Ramapo Catskill	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees; and to remove the last sentence of Paragraph 3, "Vacancies due to cause other than expiration of term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by the library board of trustees."	24,399	Public	School District	24,399	Public	School District

** When applicable: newly incorporated libraries only.

NOTES:

The phrase ”IRS provision” refers to: the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3.
The phrase “Commissioner of Education designation provision” refers to: the designation of the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

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