Radich v. Council of the City of Lackawanna

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

On review of submissions pursuant to rule 500.2 (b) of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.2 [g]), *654the order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 2-a of the General City Law, upon the resignation of the former Mayor, the powers and duties of that office automatically and instantaneously devolved upon the president of the city council, who thereby became the Mayor. By operation of the statute, no vacancy in the office of Mayor ever existed (Matter of Burns v Kinley, 60 NY2d 40, 41) and the…