Permits the village of Croton-on-Hudson to allow the office of assistant village engineer of such village to be held by a person who is not a resident of such village, provided that such person resides within Westchester county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8558A
SPONSOR: Levenberg TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation
to qualifications to hold the position of assistant village engineer in
the village of Croton-on-Hudson
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this legislation is to remove the requirement that is
needed to be a resident of Westchester County to become and assistant
village engineer in the village of Croton-on-Hudson.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Adds a new subdivision 26 to section 3-300 of the Village
Law, which states that the village of Croton-on-Hudson may, by resol-
ution, provide that the office of assistant village engineer may be held
by a person that resides in Westchester County or an adjoining county
within NYS.
Section 2: Adds a new subdivision 76 to section 3 of the Public Officers
Law. In the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, provisions
requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation shall not prevent a person from holding the office
of assistant village engineer if such person is residing within West-
chester County or an adjoining county within NYS.
Section 3: Establishes the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
This adds Dutchess County as an additional option.
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, in the village of Croton-on-Hudson, when selecting a candi-
date for assistant village engineer, such candidate must be a resident
of the village. This legislation will remove that requirement by expand-
ing the residency requirement to include residents within Westchester
County, and all adjoining New York State counties. This legislation will
expand the pool of eligible applicants, thereby increasing the number of
well qualified and experienced people that can pursue such position.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is new legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the passage of this
legislation.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8558--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation
to qualifications to hold the position of assistant village engineer
in the village of Croton-on-Hudson
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 36 to read as follows:
3 36. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other chap-
4 ter, general law, local law, ordinance, or special act, the village
5 board of trustees of the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester coun-
6 ty, may, by resolution, provide that the office of assistant village
7 engineer of such village may be held by a person who is not a resident
8 of such village, provided that such person resides within Westchester
9 county, an adjoining county within the state of New York, or within
10 Dutchess county.
11 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
12 subdivision 76 to read as follows:
13 76. In the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, the
14 provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the
15 political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which
16 they shall be chosen or within which their official functions are
17 required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
18 office of assistant village engineer, provided that such person resides
19 within Westchester county, an adjoining county within the state of New
20 York, or within Dutchess county. Provided, however that persons perform-
21 ing the functions of such appointed positions in any other municipality
22 shall be a resident of such municipality unless otherwise provided by an
23 act of the state legislature.
24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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