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                                  9062--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2018
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 Introduced by M. of A. ERRIGO -- 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 village law and the public officers law, in relation
   to residency requirements for the office  of  court  clerk  or  deputy
   clerk/treasurer  in  the  village  of  Mount  Morris, in the county of
   Livingston
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  village  of  Mount  Morris,  Livingston  County, has
 employed individuals that reside outside of the political subdivision or
 municipal corporation as court clerk and deputy clerk/treasurer  of  the
 village in violation of section 3 of the public officers law and section
 3-300  of  the village law.  Notwithstanding this defect, the employment
 of such individuals as court clerk and  deputy  clerk/treasurer  of  the
 village is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed, notwith-
 standing the absence of prior legislative approval.
   §  2.  Section  3-300  of  the  village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 28 to read as follows:
   28. 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 MOUNT MORRIS, LIVINGSTON COUNTY,
 MAY, BY RESOLUTION, PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF COURT  CLERK  AND  DEPUTY
 CLERK/TREASURER  OF SUCH VILLAGE NEED NOT BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON OR  IN  AN
 ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   §  3.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 67 to read as follows:
   67. IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT MORRIS, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, 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  VILLAGE COURT CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK/TREASURER OF THE VILLAGE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13567-08-8

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 OF MOUNT MORRIS, 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 COURT CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK/TREASURER IN ANY OTHER VILLAGE SHALL
 BE  A  RESIDENT  OF SUCH VILLAGE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF
 THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.