[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Galway
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-9-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
This article shall establish the residency requirements for
all appointed officials within the Town of Galway.
This article is adopted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law,
§ 10, Subdivision 1(ii)a(1), which grants to local governments
the authority to enact local laws regarding the qualification of local
officers. Furthermore, this article recognizes that the State Legislature
amended Public Officers Law § 3 adding a new Subdivision
24 expanding the residency requirements for any appointed public office
in the Town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, thereby rendering the
Public Officers Law a special law with respect to any appointed Town
officer [See cf N.Y. Op. Atty. Gen. (Inf.) No. 91-37.]
This article shall supersede Town Law § 23, Subdivision
1, in its application to all appointed officials within the Town of
Galway.
Any person holding an appointed office within the Town of Galway
need not be a resident nor an elector of the Town of Galway; provided,
however, that such person shall reside in the county in which such
Town is located or an adjoining county within the State of New York.
