He founded a “new town” in Long Island and declared mayor thanks to a dark state law

In the small town of Be clifflocated inside the New York island of Long Island, With a population that barely exceeds 5000 inhabitants, a disturbance began for power after a well -known local businessman He will claim to be the mayor of a new village. In his defense, he used arcane legislation called Citizen Empowerment Law.Robert Ehrlichthe founder of the snack brand Pirate's bootywas presented on Monday, March 10 at the Sea Cliff City Hall along with three other men with a statement in which He affirmed his authority as mayoraccording to a statement on Facebook. The man, who lives in Sea Cliff, was proclaimed the mayor of a new village, demanding an office and the immediate dismissal of all the current staff (Robert Ehrlich) accompanied by Jeff Knox, Arthur Liebold And another unidentified manThe businessman demanded access to offices And the dismissal “with immediate effect” of all staff of the village, with the possibility of requesting its positions again. According to News12, for this, the Reorganization Law of the New York Government and Citizen Empowerment was used, which establishes uniform procedures for the consolidation or dissolution of local governmentsThe state of New York explains that, in the Citizen Reorganization and Empowerment Law, Procedures for the consolidation and dissolution of various local government entities, such as peoples, villages and other special districts are established. Processes can be initiated by the same government or The popular votealthough some amount of voters are required. For example, to present the request, the signing of 10% of the residents or a minimum of 5000 must be had, which is lower. Then, that application must be sent to the municipal secretary. In the case of Sea Cliff, they would need 500 votes for validationIn the same way, this process is complex because it includes a waiting period, public audiences and a final referendum to approve or reject consolidation. According to the report of the people's leaders, Ehrlich and their companions became increasingly aggressive after they were informed that their statement was invalid and without legal foundations. As the discussion ascended, the group raised their voice and harassed the village staff. An hour of growing hostility Before Mr. Ehrlich and his associates left and restored order, ”added the City Council, which also pauses operations through the riots. continues to operate under the guidance of its Board of Directors duly chosen. ”Until the next municipal elections, which will be held on Tuesday, March 18, the town of Long Island will continue under the command of the current board of directors of the Long Island local media, Ehrlich defended its actions in a video published in its Facebook account. In the video, the man explained the law and said:“I have many great ideas. I love it is cliff with all my heart and I don't want this to go wrong. ”The man justified his actions based on an arcane law that allows dissolving a local government. On the plans of the founder of Pirate's Booty, the people have adverse options. For example, a local named Tim Ayres told News12 that “he would do a good job because he has demonstrated His worth in the business field”For his part, Joyce, another resident, questioned his actions:“ I am sure there must be a legal way to do so, but I do not think it were. municipal elections of the neighborhood They are scheduled for next Tuesday, March 18. The current mayor appears without opposition, although Ehrlich has already announced his alleged written candidacy.