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A7222Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS5508

Loosen Clerk Residency Rules

Official title

“Relates to residency requirements for clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk in the village of Fair Haven”

Sponsor Robert OaksAD-130Affects Local Government
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
2/10
Minimal
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill allows the village of Fair Haven to hire a clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk who lives in Cayuga or neighboring counties.

Why it matters

  1. Expands candidate pool for key village positions. By allowing residents of neighboring counties to serve as clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk, Fair Haven can access a broader range of qualified applicants, potentially improving village administration.

  2. Addresses staffing challenges in small communities. Smaller municipalities often struggle to fill specialized roles due to strict residency rules; this change could help Fair Haven avoid unfilled or repeatedly vacant positions.

  3. Keeps local accountability within the region. While loosening residency requirements, the bill still limits eligibility to individuals living in Cayuga or adjoining counties, maintaining a regional connection and reducing the risk of hiring someone disconnected from local interests.

  4. Sets a local precedent within state law. The bill creates a specific carve-out for Fair Haven, but reinforces that other villages must continue to follow existing residency requirements unless similar legislation is enacted—highlighting both the flexibility and limits of local governance in New York.

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Loosen Clerk Residency Rules

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Robert Oaks

Assembly Member · Assembly District 130

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History

  1. Signed chap.191
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 60–0
  5. 3rd reading cal.1644
  6. Substituted for S5508B
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Ordered to third reading rules cal.156
  11. Rules report cal.156
  12. Reported
Show 6 earlier actions
  1. Reported referred to rules
  2. Print number 7222b
  3. Amend (t) and recommit to local governments
  4. Print number 7222a
  5. Amend (t) and recommit to local governments
  6. Referred to local governments

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5508Senate

Loosen Clerk Residency Rules

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Pamela Helming

Impact 2 · Minimal0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

7222--B

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

April 12, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation to residency requirements for clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk in the village of Fair Haven

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows:

27. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other general law, local law, ordinance or special act, the village board of trustees of the incorporated village of Fair Haven, Cayuga county, may, by resolution, provide that the office of village clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk of such village may be held by a person who is not a resident of such village, provided that such person resides in the county of Cayuga or in an adjoining county within the state of New York.

§ 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 66 to read as follows:

66. In the village of Fair Haven, Cayuga 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 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 clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk of the village of Fair Haven, provided that such person resides in the county in which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of village clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk 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.

LBD10810-06-7

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