BILL NUMBER: S6110C
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law and the village law, in relation
to waiving the local residency requirement for the village clerk and
village treasurer in the village of Portville
 
PURPOSE:
Waives the local residency requirement for public officers in the
village of Portville.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1.73: The village of Portville, county of Cattaraugus, adopted a
resolution providing the waiving of the local residency requirement for
public officials to not only include the county of Cattaraugus but to
include all counties of New York State. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law to the contrary, the village of Portville, county of
Cattaraugus as a condition of employment, shall permit public officials
to reside within any county in the state of New York.
Section 2: Effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
By waiving the local residency requirement, it allows the village to
have a candidate pool of qualified candidates for appointed public offi-
cials and eliminates barriers to growth for the area.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S6110A: 3 public officers law
S6110B: 3 public officers law
S6110C: 3 public officers law, 3-300 village law