No person shall be eligible to be appointed to or to hold any
Village office who is not a citizen of the United States; is not at
least 18 years of age; except as may otherwise be provided by law,
is not a Village resident; and, if eligibility to or holding of such
office is subject to regulation under the Civil Service Law or any
other law, does not meet the requirements of such law or laws. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Board of Trustees
may provide, in lieu of any other residency requirement imposed by
law, that an appointed officer may reside within the County of Suffolk.
For the purposes of this section, the term "officer" shall not be
construed to include elected officers or appointed members of Village
administrative boards.