Senate Bill S7980

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the residency requirement for the court clerk for the town of Sodus, in the county of Wayne

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  • 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

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2017-S7980 - Details

Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2017-S7980 - Summary

Relates to the residency requirement for the court clerk for the town of Sodus in the county of Wayne; permits such court clerk to not be an elector of such town.

2017-S7980 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7980 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7980
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
   the residency requirement for the court clerk for the town  of  Sodus,
   in the county of Wayne
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The town of Sodus, in the county of Wayne, has employed  an
 individual  residing  outside  the  political  subdivision  or municipal
 corporation as a court clerk 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 a town  of  Sodus  court
 clerk  is  hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed, notwith-
 standing the absence of prior legislative approval.
   § 2. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision
 32 to read as follows:
   32. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN  THE  TOWN  OF
 SODUS,  WAYNE COUNTY, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF COURT CLERK
 NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF  SUCH  TOWN.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THE  PERSON
 PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTIONS  OF COURT CLERK IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE AN
 ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF  THE  STATE
 LEGISLATURE.
   §  3.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 67 to read as follows:
   67. IN THE TOWN OF SODUS, WAYNE 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 FUNCTION IS  REQUIRED  TO  BE  EXER-
 CISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COURT CLERK
 OF THE TOWN OF SODUS; PROVIDED THAT SAID PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY IN
 WHICH SUCH TOWN IS LOCATED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14965-01-8

2017-S7980A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2017-S7980A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the residency requirement for the court clerk for the town of Sodus in the county of Wayne; permits such court clerk to not be an elector of such town.

2017-S7980A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7980A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7980--A
     Cal. No. 948
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   reported  favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered  to first report,
   amended on first report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report

 AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
   the  residency  requirement for the court clerk for the town of Sodus,
   in the county of Wayne
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The town of Sodus, in the county of Wayne, has employed an
 individual residing  outside  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
 corporation  as  a  court  clerk 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 a town of Sodus court
 clerk is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and  confirmed,  notwith-
 standing the absence of prior legislative approval.
   § 2. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision
 32 to read as follows:
   32.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN THE TOWN OF
 SODUS, WAYNE COUNTY, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF COURT  CLERK
 NEED  NOT  BE  AN  ELECTOR  OF  SUCH TOWN. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON
 PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF COURT CLERK IN ANY OTHER TOWN  SHALL  BE  AN
 ELECTOR  OF  SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE
 LEGISLATURE.
   § 3. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 67 to read as follows:
   67. IN THE TOWN OF SODUS, WAYNE 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 FUNCTION IS REQUIRED TO BE EXER-
 CISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COURT CLERK
 OF THE TOWN OF SODUS; PROVIDED THAT SAID PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY IN
 WHICH SUCH TOWN IS LOCATED.   PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE  PERSON  PERFORMING
 THE  FUNCTIONS  OF  COURT CLERK IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF

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