[Adopted 5-22-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974, approved 6-7-1974]
In accordance with § 15 of the Charter of the City of Mount Vernon, no person shall be appointed as an officer of the City of Mount Vernon unless he complies with the residence requirements contained in the Public Officers Law of the State of New York pertaining to the appointment of local public officers. Every local office of the City of Mount Vernon shall become vacant if the person holding such office shall cease to be an inhabitant of the City of Mount Vernon.
No person shall be appointed as an employee of the City of Mount
Vernon or continue to hold such employment unless he shall reside
within that part of the County of Westchester lying between the southerly
boundaries of the county and the northerly boundary lines of the Village
of Tarrytown, Town of Greenburgh, City of White Plains and the Town
of Harrison. Any person who after employment by the City of Mount
Vernon ceases to be an inhabitant of that part of the County of Westchester
hereinabove described shall forfeit his employment.
A.
The provisions of this article pertaining to residency of an employee
prior to his or her appointment or employment shall not apply in the
case of an applicant to the Department of Public Safety who may reside
in:
(1)
The County of Westchester.
(2)
A county within the State of New York contiguous to the County of
Westchester.
(3)
A county within the State of New York contiguous to the City of Mount
Vernon.
B.
The provisions of this article pertaining to residency of an employee
subsequent to his or her appointment or employment shall not apply
in the case of a person appointed as a member of the Department of
Public Safety prior to July 1, 1961, who on such date resided in:
(1)
The County of Westchester.
(2)
A county within the State of New York contiguous to the County of
Westchester.
(3)
A county within the State of New York contiguous to the City of Mount
Vernon.
C.
The provisions of this article pertaining to residency of an employee
subsequent to his or her appointment or employment shall not apply
to members of the Department of Public Safety with the rank of patrolman
appointed to the Department of Public Safety subsequent to the effective
date of this article, who are hereby required to reside in the City
of Mount Vernon within six months of said appointment or employment.
This article shall take effect immediately.