Authorizes the village of Briarcliff Manor to provide that the positions of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building inspector may be held by residents of Westchester county, an adjoining county within the state of New York, or within Dutchess county.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10867
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 8, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation
to qualifications to hold the positions of village treasurer, deputy
village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building inspector
in the village of Briarcliff Manor
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 37 to read as follows:
37. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER CHAP-
TER, GENERAL LAW, LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, OR SPECIAL ACT, THE VILLAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BRIARCLIFF MANOR, WESTCHESTER COUN-
TY, MAY, BY RESOLUTION, PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF VILLAGE TREASURER,
DEPUTY VILLAGE TREASURER, VILLAGE CLERK, DEPUTY CLERK AND BUILDING
INSPECTOR OF SUCH VILLAGE MAY BE HELD BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT
OF SUCH VILLAGE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES WITHIN WESTCHESTER
COUNTY, AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR WITHIN
DUTCHESS COUNTY.
§ 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 77 to read as follows:
77. IN THE VILLAGE OF BRIARCLIFF MANOR, WESTCHESTER 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
THEY SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE
REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE
OFFICE OF VILLAGE TREASURER, DEPUTY VILLAGE TREASURER, VILLAGE CLERK,
DEPUTY CLERK OR BUILDING INSPECTOR, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES
WITHIN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, OR WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY. PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT PERSONS PERFORM-
ING THE FUNCTIONS OF SUCH APPOINTED POSITIONS IN ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY
SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN
ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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