[Adopted 11-15-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976]
Except as otherwise provided, it shall be the duty of each employee
of the Town of Tonawanda during the period of his employment by said Town
to maintain his principal place of residence within the corporate limits of
said Town. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee
during a leave of absence duly granted, nor to an employee principally engaged
in Town activities outside the corporate limits of said Town.
Any employee who does not maintain his principal place of residence
within the corporate limits of said Town shall do so within six months from
the effective date hereof.
If, after investigation, the Town Board of said Town determines that
enforcement of the provisions of this article works an undue hardship upon
any employee, it may grant such relief to such employee as said Board in its
judgment deems just and proper.
Failure of any employee to comply with any of the provisions of this
article shall constitute misconduct and shall be cause for removal in the
manner provided by law.
[Amended 5-8-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
This article shall not apply to elected officials or other officers
or employees whose residence requirements are otherwise established by law
or governed by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
Employees of the Town of Tonawanda whose principal place of employment
is at the secondary sewage treatment plant and facilities must maintain their
principal place of residence within the corporate limits of the Town of Tonawanda
or the City of Tonawanda.
This article shall not relate to or affect employees heretofore granted
relief under the provisions of Section 3 of Local Law No. 2-1965.
Except as otherwise provided herein, Local Law No. 2-1965 is hereby
repealed.
[Adopted 2-22-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
The purpose of this article is to provide legal and financial protection
for various individuals serving the Town of Tonawanda and its districts from
losses arising from actions which may be brought against them in their individual
capacity as a result of their acting within the scope of their public employment
or duties.
[Amended 3-26-1984 by L.L. No. 5-1984; 10-21-1985
by L.L. No. 6-1985]
The Town Board of the Town of Tonawanda, in behalf of the Town of Tonawanda,
New York, and the various districts therein, does hereby determine to confer
the benefits of § 18 of the Public Officers Law of the State of
New York, as amended by Chapter 737 of the 1983 Session Laws of the State
of New York, upon the employees, as that term is defined in § 18
of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York, of the Town and its various
districts and that the Town and/or said districts shall be held liable for
the costs incurred under these provisions. It is further determined that the
benefits above mentioned shall supplement and be available in addition to
defense and indemnification protections conferred by any other provision or
enactment.