Informal Opinion No.

Carl E. Mooradian, Esq. Corporation Counsel, Niagara Falls

I am writing in response to your request for an Attorney General's opinion as to the authority of a city to amend a proposed city charter after the time it is adopted by the electorate and before its effective date.

Your letter notes that in the November, 1985 general election a new charter was adopted for the City of Niagara Falls, with an effective date of January 1, 1988. The procedure for adoption of a new city charter proposed by a charter commission is set forth in section 36 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. A commission to review…