[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Pittsford 5-3-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; amended in its entirety 10-6-2020 by L.L. No. 5-2020. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to supersede some of the provisions
of New York State Town Law § 23, entitled "Eligibility of
town officers," and Public Officers Law § 3, entitled "Qualifications
for holding office." Said provisions require, with certain exceptions
not here relevant, that every appointed town officer at the time of
his or her appointment and throughout his or her term be a resident
of said town. The Town Board finds that such residence requirement
is, in most instances, unnecessary and hinders the Town goals of hiring
the most competent people from diverse backgrounds.
Each of the following appointed Town officers must be residents
of the Town at the time of his or her appointment, or within 180 days
thereafter, and must remain residents of the Town throughout his or
her term of office:
All other appointed Town officers and employees need not be
residents of the Town at the time of their appointment nor throughout
their term of office, but they shall be required to maintain their
primary residence within the County of Monroe or the adjoining counties
of Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Genesee, and Orleans within the State
of New York.
The failure of an appointed officer or employee to comply with
the residency requirements of this chapter may, in the Town Board's
discretion, result in disqualification from office and employment
and a vacancy in the office and position so affected.
