Smithson v. Ilion Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: In an executive session, the Board of Commissioners of respondent Authority (Board) voted by secret ballot to dismiss petitioner from his position as Executive Director/Secretary of the Authority. Petitioner commenced a CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul that determination and for reinstatement, contending that he was terminated for a constitutionally impermissible reason and that the meeting was conducted in violation of the Open Meetings Law. (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.)
Petitioner specifically claimed that he was dismissed because he…
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