[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:
A. 
Town Clerk.
B. 
Assessor.
C. 
Director of Parks and Recreation.
D. 
Commissioner of Public Works.
E. 
Highway Superintendent.
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.