NO. 022 Resolution Denying the Use of the Onondaga County Seal or any Other Marks Identifying the County by the State of New York Without the Consent of Onondaga County (12 Kilmartin, Dougherty, Corl, Tassone. Rapp, Plochocki, Liedka, Holmquist, Knapp, Jordan, May. McMahon -4 Ervin, Ryan, Chase, Williams -1 Shepard)
February 4, 2014
Motion Made By Mr. Jordan RESOLUTION NO. 022
RESOLUTION DENYING THE USE OF THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SEAL OR ANY OTHER MARKS IDENTIFYING THE COUNTY BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF ONONDAGA COUNTY
WHEREAS, the NY SAFE Act (Chapter I of the Laws of 2013) amended various provisions of New York Law in relation to firearms and ammunition; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 45-2013, this Onondaga County Legislature did indicate its opposition to the NY SAFE Act and called for its immediate repeal, finding that such legislation improperly infringed upon the constitutionally protected Second Amendment rights of county residents, failed to follow the statutorily prescribed process for passage, and created additional unfunded mandates for counties; and
WHEREAS, by its own terms, the NY SAFE Act requires the New York State Police to administer the recertification process for pistol licenses and to send out a notice to such license holders, and it is the understanding of this Onondaga County Legislature that some agencies of the State of New York have expressed the intention to issue pistol permit recertification notices utilizing the seals of the respective counties of residence of pistol permit holders, including seals and identification marks belonging to Onondaga County; and
WHEREAS, such seals and identification marks are the exclusive property of Onondaga County, to be used only for county purposes at the direction of the appropriate Onondaga County officials; and
WHEREAS, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and the Onondaga County Clerk have also expressed concern with the proposed use of such seals and identification marks by the New York State Police in the recertification process; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that this Onondaga County Legislature objects strongly and forcefully to the use of the several seals and identification marks belonging to Onondaga County by the State of New York and its agencies; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that this Onondaga County Legislature denies the State of New York and its agencies permission to use the name, letterhead, address, seal and any other mark identifying an Onondaga County official for any purpose, including, but not limited to, correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act and its enforcement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Clerk of this Onondaga County Legislature is directed to cause copies of this resolution to be transmitted to the Governor of the State of New York, the Superintendent of the New York State Police, the several legislators representing Onondaga County at the state level, and to the legislature of every county located within the State of New York.
