[Adopted 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999 (Ch.
112 of the 1975 Municipal Code)]
[Amended 7-25-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006 (Res. No. 141-2006)]
This article shall supersede New York State
Law, specifically Town Law § 23 and Public Officers Law
§ 3, and allow the Town of Southport to hire a Town Attorney
whose residence is within the County of Chemung.
This article shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption.
[Adopted 8-11-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020 (Res. No. 115-2020)]
The purpose of this article is to provide the Town of Southport
with the ability to fulfill positions of employment with the most
qualified candidates, thereby, allowing the Town to hire candidates
from a larger geographic area outside of the Town.
All employees of the Town of Southport and all applicants for
employment with the Town of Southport must be residents of Chemung
County or a contiguous county to Chemung County at the time of application
for employment with the Town of Southport, and such residency must
continue while so employed by the Town of Southport.
Residency within the Town of Southport will be considered a
favorable factor for any applicants for employment with the Town of
Southport.
This article is enacted by the Town Board pursuant to its authority
to adopt local laws under Article IX of the New York State Constitution
and Municipal Home Rules Law § 10.
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, or part of this article, or the application thereof is
invalid or unconstitutional, the court's order or judgment shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall
be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
or part of this article, or in its application to the person, individual,
firm, or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.