Bill > A08619

This bill creates a specific exemption to existing residency requirements for the village clerk-treasurer and deputy clerk positions in the incorporated Village of Baxter Estates, located in Nassau County, New York. Currently, local government employees are typically required to live within the municipality where they work, but this legislation would allow the Baxter Estates village board of trustees to hire a clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk who resides anywhere in Nassau County or an adjoining county within New York State. The bill amends both village law and public officers law to explicitly permit this residency exception, while maintaining that such an exemption applies only to Baxter Estates and that officials in other villages would still need to reside within their own village boundaries. This targeted legislative change provides flexibility for the small village in hiring administrative staff by expanding their potential pool of qualified candidates beyond strict local residency requirements.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8619