Legal Opinion
Informal Opinion No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided December 16, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
James B. Tuttle, Esq. Attorney, Shenendehowa Public Library
You have asked whether the Shenendehowa Public Library is a "public employer" as that term is defined by section 201 of the Civil Service Law.
As stated in your letter, this library was initially granted a provisional charter as the Shenendehowa Free Library by the Board of Regents on January 27, 1971. The charter was made absolute by Regents action on September 26, 1975 and was amended on September 25, 1981 to change the corporate name from The Shenendehowa Free Library to the Shenendehowa Library. As initially chartered, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kerr v. Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- Lambert v. Bd. Trustees Public LibraryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- MATTER OF NEW YORK PUB. LIBRARY v. New York State Pub. Employment Relations Bd.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Queens Borough Public Library v. Public Employment Relations BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Queens Borough Public Library v. Public Employment Relations BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984