Senate Bill S8971

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for a waiver of the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga county

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10004 - 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-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10004
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2021-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a waiver of the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga county, provided that such person resides in Saratoga county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

2021-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8971
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to providing for  a
   waiver  of the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city
   of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga 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 SARATOGA SPRINGS, IN THE COUNTY OF SARATOGA, THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT  OF   THE
 POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH
 SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH THE PERSON'S OFFICIAL  FUNC-
 TIONS  ARE REQUIRED   TO  BE  EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM
 HOLDING THE OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY OF THE  CITY  OF  SARATOGA  SPRINGS,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES  IN SARATOGA  COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING
 COUNTY  WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED,   HOWEVER   THAT  ANY
 PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING  SUCH  OFFICE  OF  THE  CITY
 ATTORNEY  IN  ANY  OTHER CITY SHALL BE   A  RESIDENT OF SUCH CITY 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.
                                                            LBD15166-01-2

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