The purpose of this chapter is to establish
residency requirements for appointed Town officers and to supersede
the requirements of Public Officers Law § 3 and any similar
residency requirements contained in Town Law to the extent that such
requirements pertain to residency of appointed Town officers. Public
Officers Law § 3 provides that Town officers shall reside
within the Town. This law has been substantially amended over the
years to provide for exceptions for various municipalities and for
all positions within those municipalities; it therefore no longer
has general applicability. These amendments recognize that there is
no longer the need to have qualified candidates for appointment to
Town office reside within the geographic confines of the Town and
that it is preferable to leave to the judgment of each municipal government
whether a particular candidate's residence will interfere with that
individuals ability to properly perform the functions of a particular
position.
All appointed officers of the Town must reside
within Westchester County or a county which adjoins Westchester County.