[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Woodridge as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 9-8-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020[1]]
The Village of Woodridge is an incorporated Village within the
Town of Fallsburg and the County of Sullivan, with a population of
fewer than 3,000 residents, and desires to increase the area in which
a Village Justice servicing the Village of Woodridge resides to include
the Town of Fallsburg in accordance with the provisions of New York
State Village Law § 3-300(2)(b). As an advocate for home
rule, the Village Board's preference would be to have all Village
elected officials reside within the Village limits, but the Board
recognizes the challenge of finding interested candidates due to the
population of the Village. As such, a Village Justice in the Village
of Woodridge may reside anywhere within the Town of Fallsburg.
Only Village residents may vote in an election for Village Justice.
This article law shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.
[Adopted 9-21-2015 by L.L. No. 9-2015]
It is the intent of the Village Board of the Village of Woodridge
to expand the number of potential appointees to various nonelected
positions in the Village of Woodridge to residents of the Town of
Fallsburg who might not otherwise reside in the Village of Woodridge
in order to increase the number of qualified individuals who may be
willing to serve in such positions. It is the sole intention of this
article to expand the area in which a nonelected Village official
may reside from the Village of Woodridge to the entire Town of Fallsburg,
and is not intended to otherwise limit or reduce any other qualifications
that may be required in order to hold an appointed office within the
Village of Woodridge.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
a resident of the Town of Fallsburg, whether inside or outside of
the Village of Woodridge, shall be eligible to serve as a nonelected,
appointed Village official, including, but not limited to, the Village
Clerk, Treasurer, Clerk/Treasurer, Acting Village Justice, and members
of boards or commissions, including the Village of Woodridge Planning
Board and the Village of Woodridge Zoning Board of Appeals.
