BILL NUMBER: S7270
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the
residency requirement for the commissioner of health and public health
director for Putnam county
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Waives the residency requirement for the commissioner of health and
public health director for Putnam county.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Public Officers Law section 3 by adding new subdivision
75, waiving the requirement for the Putnam Commissioner of Health and
Public Health Director to reside in the political subdivision or munici-
pal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or
within which such person's official functions are required to be exer-
cised, and merely requiring that such persons reside in Putnam County or
an adjoining county within New York. Such exemption does not apply to
similar officers in other counties, unless otherwise provided by law.
Section 2 states the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Putnam County is struggling to fill the position of the commissioner of
health and even when expanding the criteria to make the official posi-
tion public health director, they cannot find a qualified resident of
Putnam county to fill the position. Therefore, the county has requested
this legislation in order to hire someone to fill the position.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: 59684/A10341 - Died in Investigations & Government Oper-
ations/ Died in Rules
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
TBD
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S7270: 3 public officers law