BILL NUMBER: S6619
SPONSOR: OBERACKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the village law, in relation to exempting fire depart-
ment officers of the Village of Hancock fire department from a New York
state residency requirement
 
PURPOSE:
Relates to exempting certain fire department officers of the Village of
Hancock fire department from a New York state residency requirement
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 10-1012 of the village law, as
amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2015 is amended:
1. The chief and the first and second assistant chiefs and such addi-
tional assistant chiefs, if any, as may be provided for in the by-laws
of the fire department shall each be a member thereof and a resident of
the state of New York; provided, however, that fire department officers
of the fire department of the village of Hancock, Delaware county, need
not be residents of the state of New York.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Village of Hancock Fire Department is contracted to protect portions
of two townships in the state of Pennsylvania (Buckingham and Scott).
Hancock is situated at the junction of the East and West Branch of the
Delaware River and borders Pennsylvania. Due to the population and
location, the Village of Hancock Fire Department currently has members
that live in Pennsylvania that are qualified to be promoted as Chief or
Assistant Chief but due to Village Law 10-1012 that requires the Chief,
1st & 2nd Assistant Chiefs or any additional Assistant Chiefs they must
reside in the state of New York. This legislation, per the request of
the Hancock Fire Department, would amend the village law, and exempt
fire department officers of the Village of Hancock fire department from
a New York state residency requirement.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

Statutes affected:
S6619: 10-1012 village law, 10-1012(1) village law