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Dunkirk council to place abolition of elected treasurer on November ballot; public hearing set
Summary
Council introduced Local Law 1-2025 to put a referendum before voters on abolishing the elected city treasurer and voted to table action pending a public hearing on April 16, 2025.
The Dunkirk Common Council introduced a local law to place a referendum on the November 2025 ballot that would abolish the elected city treasurer and allow the position to become appointed, then voted to table the measure until a public hearing.
Clerk introduced “Local Law 1-2025, a local law authorizing the placement of a referendum on the November 2025 ballot abolishing the elected treasurer position pursuant to municipal home rule law section 23-2-e,” and asked the council to schedule the required public hearing. The council voted to table the measure and set the hearing for Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
Why it matters: the change would move control of the treasurer position from a directly elected official to an appointed position if voters approve the referendum. Council members said only that the public hearing is required before further council action; no policy or implementation details were adopted at the meeting.
The motion to table Local Law 1-2025 was moved by Council member Laskowiak and seconded by Council member Nichols. The roll call recorded four ayes (Laskowiak, Steuer, Nichols, Weiser); the motion carried.
Next steps: the council will hold the public hearing on April 16 to receive public comment before deciding whether to advance the local law to the ballot. No timeline or draft language beyond the introduction was adopted at the meeting.
