Senate Bill S7689

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to residency requirements for village justice of Cayuga Heights

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Current Bill Status - 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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2023-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8090
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-300, Vil L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to residency requirements for village justice and/or associate justice of Cayuga Heights; allows the village board of trustees of Cayuga Heights to appoint a person who resides in the county of Tompkins.

2023-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7689
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              October 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation
   to residency requirements for village justice of Cayuga Heights
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 34 to read as follows:
   34.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER GENERAL
 LAW, LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, OR SPECIAL ACT, THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS, IN THE  COUNTY  OF  TOMP-
 KINS,  MAY,  BY  RESOLUTION,  PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF VILLAGE JUSTICE
 AND/OR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF SUCH VILLAGE MAY BE HELD BY A PERSON WHO  IS
 NOT A RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES WITHIN
 THE COUNTY OF TOMPKINS.
   §  2.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 74 to read as follows:
   74. IN THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS, IN THE COUNTY OF  TOMPKINS,  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  JUSTICE  AND/OR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE VILLAGE OF
 CAYUGA HEIGHTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF TOMP-
 KINS.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF VILLAGE
 JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER VILLAGE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE  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.
                                                            LBD13293-01-3

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