BILL NUMBER: S5691
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the
town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a
nonresident of such town
 
PURPOSE:
To amend the public officer law so that the town justice of the town of
West Almond, county of Allegany can be a nonresident of such town.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 3 of the public Officers law to authorize a
resident of Allegany Count to serve as a town justice in the town of
West Almond while still maintaining other town justices in New York
State reside in the town that they serve in.
Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The town of West Almond 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.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

Statutes affected:
S5691: 3 public officers law