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Explanation of the Monroe County resolution courtesy of William W. Napier Chief of Staff for the Majority Office:

Absolutely, it legally counts as a resolution of the Monroe County Legislature.

There has been some confusion because of the odd way how Monroe County handle resolutions. Every single resolution of the Legislature, whether bonding, drug laws, or taxes begins as a very simple form of communication from either the county executive or a legislator indicated the intent to do a certain thing. In the case of Monroe’s SAFE Act resolution that is the part of the pdf, pages 2-3, that begins “To The Honorable” .

Monroe handles non-binding resolution like those adopted in 44 other counties by having Legislators signify their support by signing on to the resolution. This has been the way Monroe has adopted these non-binding resolutions for approximately 25 years.

In this case, the body has 29 members and over two-thirds, 20, supported the resolution which was also joined onto by the County Executive.

Also like the resolutions passed by the other counties, the Clerk of the Monroe County Legislature will send a certified copy of the resolution to Gov Cuomo and state legislators on Wednesday, Mar 13th.

Republicans and one Democrat joined County Executive Maggie Brooks in signing a resolution urging repeal of the SAFE Act.

The resolution, which has no legal bearing but can carry weight in the court of public opinion, called the law an unfunded mandate.

Gun activists packed the chambers and spoke out against the law for more than an hour during a public forum.

A recent Siena College poll showed that while two-thirds of New Yorkers support the SAFE Act, 59 percent of those surveyed upstate oppose it.

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Monroe County has taken a stand against the New York SAFE Act. The act has been the topic of heated debate since Governor Cuomo signed it into law in January.

Tuesday night, the Monroe County Legislature announced it will send a letter to the governor’s office that says it is joining the dozens of other counties who are calling for the SAFE Act to be repealed.

The county will send the letter to Albany. To read the letter, click here. In it, they say the New York’s SAFE Act has clearly missed its mark and fails to offer real solutions to gun violence.

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Majority members of the Monroe County Legislature are drafting a memorializing resolution to state government leaders in Albany against the controversial new gun restrictions passed in January.

The measure is not a formal vote. Rather, all legislators will have the opportunity to sign on to the letter, which will then be delivered to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The letter will likely be released early next week, and sent next month, said Majority Leader Anthony Daniele, R-Pittsford. Rochester’s city leaders came out in support of the law last week.

“It’s not a law, it’s not enforceable,” Daniele said. Rather, the letter is being drafted “in hopes that if the entire County Legislature signs onto it, it might hold some weight.”

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