S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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June 17, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation
to the residency requirement for the village clerk of the village of
Aurora, Cayuga county
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 3-300 of the village law, as
added by chapter 373 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
14. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other gener-
al law, local law, ordinance or special act, the village board of trus-
tees of the incorporated village of Aurora, Cayuga county, may, by
resolution, provide that the office of treasurer of such village may be
held by a person who is not a resident of such village, provided that
such person resides within the county in which such village is located
or in an adjoining county within the state of New York AND MAY, BY
RESOLUTION, PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF CLERK OF SUCH VILLAGE MAY BE HELD
BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
PERSON RESIDES WITHIN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH VILLAGE IS LOCATED OR IN
AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF VILLAGE CLERK IN ANY OTHER
VILLAGE SHALL BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH VILLAGE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED
BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
S 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 57 to read as follows:
57. IN THE VILLAGE OF AURORA, IN THE COUNTY OF CAYUGA, THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE
SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE
REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF THE VILLAGE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE
COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH VILLAGE IS LOCATED OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN
THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE
FUNCTIONS OF VILLAGE CLERK IN ANY OTHER VILLAGE SHALL BE AN ELECTOR OF
SUCH VILLAGE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLA-
TURE.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD17084-03-0