[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Monroe 3-1-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Trustees finds that it is not always possible to
fill certain appointive offices and nonjudicial positions in Village
government requiring municipal, administrative or financial expertise
with Village residents who are duly qualified to hold such positions.
The Board further finds that it is authorized to appoint qualified
residents of Orange County outside of the Village to said offices
pursuant to § 3-300 of the Village Law. The Board further
finds that it is authorized under said § 3-300 and § 10
of the Municipal Home Rule Law to expand such residency requirements
to allow residents of Orange County to be eligible for appointment
to said offices.
A.
Notwithstanding any other general or special law, no person shall
be eligible to be appointed to or hold office of the Village Clerk,
Deputy Clerk, Village Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, Village Assessor,
Deputy Assessor, Village Court Clerk or Assistant Court Clerk who
is not a citizen of the United States, is not at least 18 years of
age and is not either a resident of Orange County, New York, or of
any village, town or city located within Orange County at the time
of such appointment. No person shall be eligible to be appointed as
an election inspector in the Village of Monroe unless such person
is a resident of Orange County.
B.
This section shall change or supersede § 3-300, Subdivision
2, of the Village Law, as last amended, and § 3 of the Public
Officers Law, as last amended, to the extent that the provisions thereof
conflict with or are contrary to the provisions of this article.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State of the State of New York and shall apply to
all persons currently holding the positions of Village Clerk, Deputy
Clerk, Village Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer as well as any persons
hereafter appointed to fill such offices.
