BILL NUMBER: S1119A
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
authorizing the town justice of the town of Rushford, county of Allega-
ny, to be a nonresident of such town
 
PURPOSE:
To amend an article and section of the Public Officers Law so that it
will reflect the expanded residency qualifications for town justices to
include all of Allegany County.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 23 of the town law to authorize the town of
Rushford town justice to reside anywhere in Allegany County, while still
maintaining other town justices in New York State reside in the town
that they serve.
Section 2 amends Section 3 of the Public Officers law to authorize a
resident of Allegany County to serve as a town justice in the town of
Rushford while still maintaining other town justices in New York State
reside in the town that they serve.
Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The town of Rushford would like the ability to have a wider pool of
candidates to seek the position of town justice due to the size of the
town and potential candidate pool.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: S.9046 Referred to Local Government
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

Statutes affected:
S1119: 23 town law, 3 public officers law
S1119A: 23 town law, 3 public officers law