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S 3620: Authorizes the building inspector in the town of Pendleton, county of Niagara, to reside outside of such town if they reside within such county or an adjoining county.
What S 3620 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to modify the town law and public officers law in New York State. The key points of the bill are as follows: The town of Pendleton, Niagara County, is exempt from requiring the building inspector to be an elector of the town. This exemption applies only to the town of Pendleton, while in other towns, the building inspector must be an elector of the town. The bill also clarifies that a person can hold the office of building inspector in the town of Pendleton, even if they are not a resident of the town, as long as they reside in the county or an adjoining county. In other towns, the building inspector must be a resident of the town.
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Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A5370 (2025-06-10)Alert me
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| Jun. 10, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A5370 |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1614 |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 29, 2025 · 361 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3620 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendleton, county of Niagara, to reside outside such town The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 37 to read as follows: 3 37. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, in the town of 4 Pendleton, Niagara county, the person performing the function of build- 5 ing inspector need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, 6 the person performing the function of building inspector in any other 7 town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an 8 act of the state legislature. 9 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 10 subdivision 76 to read as follows: 11 76. In the town of Pendleton, Niagara county, the provisions of this 12 section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision 13 or municipal corporation of the state for which they shall be chosen, or 14 within which their official function is required to be exercised, shall 15 not prevent a person from holding the office of building inspector of 16 the town of Pendleton, Niagara county; provided that said person resides 17 in the county in which such town is located or an adjoining county with- 18 in the state of New York. Provided, however, the person performing the 19 functions of building inspector in any other town shall be a resident of 20 such town, unless otherwise provided by law. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05908-01-5
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