[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lake George as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-20-2000 by L.L. No. 8-2000]
The purpose of this article is to implement
Village Law § 3-300, Subdivision 2(a), which permits the
Board of Trustees to provide that the Village Clerk-Treasurer and
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer may reside in the County of Warren and need
not reside in the Village of Lake George.
[Amended 11-20-2017 by L.L. No. 14-2017]
In lieu of any other residency requirements imposed by law as
a condition of the Village Clerk-Treasurer's, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer's,
Clerk, Treasurer, Deputy Clerk and Deputy Treasurer's holding
office, the Village Clerk-Treasurer or Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, Clerk,
Treasurer, Deputy Clerk and Deputy Treasurer shall reside within the
County of Warren or any contiguous county but need not reside in the
Village of Lake George.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by L.L. No. 15-2003]
Pursuant to § 3-300 of the Village
Law of New York, the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village
of Lake George hereby waives the Village residency requirement for
appointed Village officials.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by L.L. No. 15-2003]
Persons residing within the County of Warren
shall be eligible to hold appointment as Village officers except as
hereafter specified:
A.
Fire Chief, 1st Assistant Chief, and 2nd Assistant
Chief of the Fire Department must reside within a contiguous town
of the Town of Lake George and/or be employed within the designated
fire district.
[Adopted 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
The obligations of the office of Mayor have
growth to such an extent that, for all intents and purposes, a full-time
Mayor is required. Accordingly, the Village of Lake George deems it
to be in the best interests to both its citizens and taxpayers to
require that the position of Mayor be a full-time position. "Full-time"
is defined as 35 hours per week.
Compensation for the Mayor of the Village of
Lake George is established at $40,000 per year.
