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S 10726: Authorizes the village clerk of the village of Alden, county of Erie, to reside outside of such village, providing such residency is in an adjoining county.
What S 10726 does, verified October 29, 2026
This act amends the Village Law and the Public Officers Law to allow the Village of Alden in Erie County to appoint a village clerk who is not a resident of the village itself. Under the new provisions, the village board of trustees may pass a resolution permitting the clerk to reside in Erie County or any adjoining county within New York State, rather than requiring residency within the village. The legislation also clarifies that these relaxed residency requirements apply specifically to the village of Alden, while maintaining the standard rule that clerks in other villages must remain residents of their respective municipalities unless otherwise authorized by law. The act takes effect immediately upon passage.
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Quick answers about S 10726
- What is the current status of S 10726?
- As of October 29, 2026, S 10726 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on October 26, 2026, was "REFERRED TO RULES".
- Did S 10726 pass?
- Not yet. S 10726 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 10726, and where is it now?
- S 10726 was authored by Sen. Patrick Gallivan. Its committee of record is Senate Rules.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, October 26, 2026 · 370 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10726 IN SENATE October 26, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation to residency requirements for clerk in the village of Alden, county of Erie The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 38 to read as follows: 3 38. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other gener- 4 al law, local law, ordinance or special act, the village board of trus- 5 tees of the incorporated village of Alden, Erie county, may, by resol- 6 ution, provide that the office of village clerk of such village may be 7 held by a person who is not a resident of such village, provided that 8 such person resides in the county of Erie or in an adjoining county 9 within the state of New York. 10 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 11 subdivision 78 to read as follows: 12 78. In the village of Alden, in the county of Erie, the provisions of 13 this section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdi- 14 vision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall 15 be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required 16 to be exercised, shall not prevent such person from holding the office 17 of village clerk of the village of Alden, provided that such person 18 resides in Erie county or an adjoining county within the state of New 19 York; provided, however, any person performing such functions of village 20 clerk in any other village shall be a resident of such village, unless 21 otherwise provided by law. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16423-02-6
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