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Town of Southport, NY
Chemung County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southport as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Personnel policies — See Ch. 124.
[Adopted 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999 (Ch. 112 of the 1975 Municipal Code)]
[Amended 7-25-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006 (Res. No. 141-2006)]
This article shall supersede New York State Law, specifically Town Law § 23 and Public Officers Law § 3, and allow the Town of Southport to hire a Town Attorney whose residence is within the County of Chemung.
This article shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
[Adopted 8-11-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020[1] (Res. No. 115-2020)]
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Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Art. II, Town Employees, adopted 10-11-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011 (Res. No. 147-2011).
The purpose of this article is to provide the Town of Southport with the ability to fulfill positions of employment with the most qualified candidates, thereby, allowing the Town to hire candidates from a larger geographic area outside of the Town.
All employees of the Town of Southport and all applicants for employment with the Town of Southport must be residents of Chemung County or a contiguous county to Chemung County at the time of application for employment with the Town of Southport, and such residency must continue while so employed by the Town of Southport.
Residency within the Town of Southport will be considered a favorable factor for any applicants for employment with the Town of Southport.
This article is enacted by the Town Board pursuant to its authority to adopt local laws under Article IX of the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rules Law § 10.
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article, or the application thereof is invalid or unconstitutional, the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article, or in its application to the person, individual, firm, or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.