Exempts the village of Williamsville fire department, located in the village of Williamsville, county of Erie, from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to exempting the village of
Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage
of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent
of its membership
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 10-1006 of the village law, as
2 amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 7. The membership of any volunteer firefighter shall not be continued
5 pursuant to subdivision five of this section, and persons shall not be
6 elected to membership pursuant to subdivision six of this section, if,
7 by so doing, the percentage of such non-resident members in the fire
8 company would exceed forty-five per centum of the actual membership of
9 the fire company, provided however, that the provisions of this subdivi-
10 sion shall not apply to the membership of the village of Blasdell volun-
11 teer fire department, provided however, that the provisions of this
12 subdivision shall not apply to the membership of the village of Delanson
13 volunteer fire company in the village of Delanson, county of Schenecta-
14 dy, provided however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not
15 apply to membership of the village of Port Dickinson Fire Department,
16 within the village of Port Dickinson, Broome County, provided however,
17 that the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the member-
18 ship of the village of Briarcliff Manor fire department, within the
19 village of Briarcliff Manor, county of Westchester, provided however,
20 that the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the member-
21 ship of the village of Ardsley volunteer fire department, within the
22 village of Ardsley, county of Westchester, provided however, that the
23 provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the membership of the
24 Buchanan Engine Company No. 1, within the village of Buchanan, county of
25 Westchester, provided, however, that the provisions of this subdivision
26 shall not apply to the membership of the village of Williamsville fire
27 department, within the village of Williamsville, county of Erie.
28 § 2. 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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