Cromarty v. Leonard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, P. J.
We are required on this appeal to determine, with respect to a Supervisor’s abstention from voting on a resolution offered by a member of the Board of Supervisors of Suffolk County, whether the Chairman or presiding officer of the board has the power to record such abstention as a vote against the adoption of the resolution.
The essential facts are not in dispute.
Petitioner Cromarty is the Supervisor of Babylon Township in Suffolk County and, as such, sits on the Board of Supervisors with the Supervisors of nine other towns.
The Suffolk County Charter provides (L. 1958, ch. 278, § 201) that the…
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