Authorizes the town code enforcement officer/building inspector and the code officer in the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, to reside outside of such town, so long as such person resides in the county of Broome or an adjoining county.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5474
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 28, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
authorizing the town code enforcement officer/building inspector and
the code officer in the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, to
reside outside of such town
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding two new
2 subdivisions 26 and 27 to read as follows:
3 26. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
4 the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the person performing the
5 functions of town code enforcement officer/building inspector need not
6 be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the persons performing
7 the functions of town code enforcement officer/building inspector in any
8 other town shall be electors of such town unless otherwise provided by
9 law.
10 27. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
11 the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the person performing the
12 functions of code officer need not be an elector of such town. Provided,
13 however, the persons performing the functions of code officer in any
14 other town shall be electors of such town unless otherwise provided by
15 law.
16 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding two new
17 subdivisions 60 and 61 to read as follows:
18 60. In the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the provisions
19 of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the political
20 subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he or she
21 shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
22 required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
23 office of town code enforcement officer/building inspector of the town
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of Kirkwood, provided that such person resides in the county of Broome
2 or an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided, however,
3 the persons performing the functions of town code enforcement
4 officer/building inspector in any other town shall be a resident of such
5 town, unless otherwise provided by law.
6 61. In the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the provisions
7 of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the political
8 subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he or she
9 shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
10 required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
11 office of code officer of the town of Kirkwood, provided that such
12 person resides in the county of Broome or an adjoining county within the
13 state of New York. Provided, however, the persons preforming the func-
14 tions of code officer in any other town shall be a resident of such
15 town, unless otherwise provided by law.
16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
