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Senate Bill S126

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendelton, county of Niagara, to reside outside of such town

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2019-S126 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3630
2023-2024: S872
2025-2026: S3620

2019-S126 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendelton, county of Niagara, to reside outside of such town.

2019-S126 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    126
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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
   authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendelton, county of
   Niagara, to reside outside such town
 
   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 33 to read as follows:
   33. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN  THE  TOWN  OF
 PENDELTON,  NIAGARA COUNTY, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF BUILD-
 ING INSPECTOR NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH  TOWN.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THE  PERSON  PERFORMING  THE FUNCTION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR IN ANY OTHER
 TOWN SHALL BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  BY  AN
 ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
   §  2.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 68 to read as follows:
   68. IN THE TOWN OF PENDELTON, NIAGARA 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
 EXERCISED,  SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF BUILD-
 ING INSPECTOR OF THE TOWN OF PENDELTON, NIAGARA  COUNTY;  PROVIDED  THAT
 SAID  PERSON  RESIDES  IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH TOWN IS LOCATED OR AN
 ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.   PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE
 PERSON  PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF BUILDING INSPECTOR IN ANY OTHER TOWN
 SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01436-01-9

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