[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Coeymans as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Terms of office — See Ch. 50.
[Adopted 4-28-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
The title of this article is "A Local Law to
Establish the Residency Requirements for the Appointed Office of Justice
Court Clerk."
This article is adopted pursuant to Municipal
Home Rule Law § 10, Subdivision 1(ii)a(1), that grants to
local governments the authority to enact local laws regarding the
qualifications of local officers. Furthermore, this article recognizes
that the state legislature has amended Public Officers Law § 3
numerous times, expanding the residency requirements for appointed
public offices, thereby rendering the statute a special law, not a
general law.
This article shall supersede Town Law § 23,
Subdivision 1, in its application to the office of Justice Court Clerk
for the Town of Coeymans.
The person holding the office of Justice Court
Clerk in the Town of Coeymans need not be a resident nor an elector
of the Town of Coeymans; provided, however, that such person shall
reside in the county in which such Town is located or an adjoining
county within the State of New York.
