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A new bill would give residents the tools to hold recall elections to remove elected officials from special districts. (Patch Graphic)
OCEANSIDE, NY Oceanside s representatives in state government are putting forward a bill that would allow citizens to recall people elected to serve on in special districts. It is being put forward because of the recent scandal involving an Oceanside sanitation commissioner.
Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin are sponsoring the bill, which would update the public officers law to allow recalls of people elected to serve in special districts. Under current state law, there is no method to remove people from from office in special districts unless the state supreme court rules they showed malfeasance in office, according to Newsday.