[Adopted 5-10-1989 by L.L. No. 8-1989]
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
The Deputy Building Inspector is a Town officer position. Pursuant to § 3 of the Public Officers Law and § 23 of the Town Law, a Town officer must be a resident of the Town. However, pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law, § 10(1)(ii)(a)(1), the Town may adopt a local law in relation to the qualifications of its officers and permit the Deputy Building Inspectors to reside outside the Town but within the County of Rockland. The provisions of § 3 of the Public Officers Law and § 23 of the Town Law as they apply to residency of Town officers are not general laws but special laws since said state law provisions have been amended to delete residency requirements for various Town officers in other towns throughout the state.
Deputy Building Inspectors are authorized to reside outside the Town but within the County of Rockland to be eligible to hold such position in the Town of Ramapo.