Assembly Bill A8404

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Waives the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city of Johnstown, Fulton county

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7417 - 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

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2021-A8404 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7417
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2021-A8404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city of Johnstown, Fulton county.

2021-A8404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8404
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law,  in  relation  to  waiving  the
   residency  requirement for the city attorney in the city of Johnstown,
   Fulton county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 72 to read as follows:
   72.  IN THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF FULTON, 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  CITY  ATTORNEY  OF THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 PERSON RESIDES IN FULTON COUNTY OR  AN  ADJOINING  COUNTY   WITHIN   THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH
 FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY IN ANY  OTHER  CITY
 SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13320-01-1

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