No person shall be eligible to be appointed as a member of any board, council, committee or commission in the Village of Scarsdale who is not a citizen or legal resident of the United States of America, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the Village. Excluding appointments to the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Board of Architectural Review, Board of Ethics, Board of Assessment Review, Trustees of the Scarsdale Public Library, Cable Commission, and Conservation Advisory Council, the Board of Trustees may appoint no more than one non-resident as a member of the Committee for Historic Preservation, and may appoint no more than one non-resident to any advisory board, advisory council, advisory committee, or advisory commission provided that such person on an advisory board, commission, or council resides within the boundary of the Scarsdale Union Free School District.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 72.
[Adopted 11-23-1965 by L.L. No. 4-1965; amended in its entirety 9-30-2025 by L.L. No. 4-2025]
This article shall change or supersede § 3-300 of the Village Law, to the extent that the provisions thereof conflict with or are contrary to the provisions of this article.
[Adopted 11-8-1966 by L.L. No. 2-1966; amended in its entirety 3-28-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
No person shall be eligible to be appointed to or to hold any appointive Village or town office in the Village of Scarsdale who is not a citizen of the United States, is not at least 21 years of age and is not a resident of the Village of Scarsdale or of any Village, town or city located within 60 miles from the Village of Scarsdale. The citizenship and residence eligibility qualifications shall apply to police officers and fire fighters. As to police officers, residence also must be within the state.