[Adopted 6-9-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
A local law to establish the residency requirement
for the appointed offices of Town Clerk and Town Highway Superintendent.
It is the purpose of this article to modify
the requirements of § 23 of the Town Law and § 3
of the Public Officers Law, which sections require that the Town Clerk
and Highway Superintendent be residents and electors within the Town.
This article is adopted pursuant to Municipal
Home Rule Law § 10(1)(ii)(a)(1), which authorizes local
governments the authority to enact local laws regarding qualifications
of local officers.
This article shall supersede Town Law § 23(1)
in its application to the offices of Town Clerk and Highway Superintendent
for the Town of Brutus.
[Adopted 8-19-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014]
The title of this article shall be "a local law to establish
the residency requirement for the appointed offices of Town Constable."
It is the purpose of this article to modify the requirements
of § 23 of the Town Law and § 3 of the Public
Officers Law, which sections require that the Constable be a resident
and elector within the Town.
This article is adopted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law
§ 10(1)(ii) (a)(1), which authorizes local governments the
authority to enact local laws regarding qualifications of local officers.
This article shall supersede Town Law § 23(1) in its
application to the offices of Constable for the Town of Brutus.
The person holding the office of Constable in the Town of Brutus
need not be a resident nor an elector of the Town of Brutus; provided,
however, that such person shall reside in Cayuga County or an adjoining
county within the State of New York.