S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 11, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hawley) --
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 residency requirements for police officers in the village of Medina
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 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN THE VILLAGE OF
MEDINA, IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIR-
ING 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 SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED,
SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER
FOR THE VILLAGE OF MEDINA, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE
COUNTY OF ORLEANS, ANY CONTIGUOUS COUNTY, OR THE COUNTY OF WAYNE.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF POLICE OFFICER
IN ANY OTHER VILLAGE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE UNLESS OTHER-
WISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
§ 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 MEDINA, IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS, 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 SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE
REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM ACCEPTING OR
RETAINING APPOINTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER OF THE VILLAGE OF MEDINA,
PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS, AN ADJOINING
COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR THE COUNTY OF WAYNE. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THE PERSONS PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF POLICE OFFICER 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.
LBD15700-01-6
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