Assembly Bill A9671A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to waiving the residency requirement for the town board-appointed officers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

2015-A9671 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7699
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2015-A9671 - Summary

Relates to waiving the residency requirement for the town board-appointed officers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county.

2015-A9671 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9671

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LALOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
  waiving the residency requirement for the town  board-appointed  offi-
  cers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 23 of the town law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 30 to read as follows:
  30. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE TOWN OF LAGRANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, THE PERSONS PERFORM-
ING  THE  FUNCTIONS OF TOWN BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE TOWN BUILDING INSPECTOR, THE COMPTROLLER, THE ACCOUNTING
OFFICER, THE DOG WARDEN, THE MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT  INSPECTOR,  THE
STORMWATER  MANAGEMENT  OFFICER, THE CLERK OF THE WORKS AND THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR OF PLANNING & PUBLIC WORKS NEED NOT BE  ELECTORS  OF  SUCH  TOWN.
PROVIDED,   HOWEVER,  THE  PERSONS  PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTIONS  OF  TOWN
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE TOWN BUILD-
ING INSPECTOR, THE COMPTROLLER, THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER, THE DOG  WARDEN,
THE  MUNICIPAL  CODE  ENFORCEMENT  INSPECTOR,  THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
OFFICER, THE CLERK OF THE WORKS AND  THE  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  PLANNING  &
PUBLIC  WORKS  IN  ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE ELECTORS OF SUCH TOWN, 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 65 to read as follows:
  65. IN THE TOWN OF LAGRANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, 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  ANY
TOWN  BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE OFFICES
OF TOWN BUILDING INSPECTOR, COMPTROLLER, ACCOUNTING OFFICER, DOG WARDEN,
MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT  INSPECTOR,  STORMWATER  MANAGEMENT  OFFICER,
CLERK  OF  THE  WORKS  AND  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  PLANNING  & PUBLIC WORKS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2015-A9671A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7699
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2015-A9671A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to waiving the residency requirement for the town board-appointed officers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county.

2015-A9671A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9671--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LALOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
  waiving  the  residency requirement for the town board-appointed offi-
  cers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  town  of  LaGrange,  in  the county of Dutchess, has
employed individuals that reside outside the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  as town building inspector, town comptroller and
town administrator of public works in violation  of  section  3  of  the
public officers law and section 23 of the town law. Notwithstanding this
defect,  the employment of such an individual as town of LaGrange build-
ing inspector, town comptroller and town administrator of  public  works
is  hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding
the absence of prior legislative approval.
  S 2. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision
30 to read as follows:
  30. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE TOWN OF LAGRANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, THE PERSON  PERFORM-
ING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, COMPTROLLER AND ADMINISTRA-
TOR  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS  NEED  NOT  BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUILDING  INSPECTOR,
COMPTROLLER AND ADMINISTRATOR OF PUBLIC WORKS IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE
AN  ELECTOR  OF  SUCH  TOWN,  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
  S 3. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 65 to read as follows:
  65. IN THE TOWN OF LAGRANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.