New YorkWashingtonville could allow clerks and treasurers to live outside village
Washingtonville’s village board could vote to let its clerks, treasurers, and their deputies live in Orange County or an adjoining county within New York.
What it does
Washingtonville’s village board could allow its clerks and treasurers, including deputies, to live outside the village. They would still need to live in Orange County or an adjoining New York county.
Argument forAllowing residents of nearby counties to serve could give Washingtonville more candidates for clerk and treasurer jobs.
Argument againstOfficials living outside Washingtonville might have less daily contact with village residents and their concerns.
More detail
Washingtonville’s village board could vote to allow these officials to live outside the village. This option covers the village clerk, deputy village clerk, village treasurer, and deputy village treasurer in Washingtonville. The village board would need to approve a resolution. The officials would still have to live in Orange County or an adjoining county within New York. If enacted, the bill would take effect immediately.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 23SIGNED CHAP.349Became Law
- Oct 16DELIVERED TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- Jun 3RETURNED TO SENATE
- Vote recorded Assembly Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 3PASSED ASSEMBLYPassed 2nd Chamber
- Jun 3ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.454
- Jun 3SUBSTITUTED FOR A10489
- Jun 2REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANSMinor
- Vote recorded Rules Vote. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Floor Vote. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 2DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 2PASSED SENATEPassed 1st Chamber
- Jun 2ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1554
- Jun 2COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULESMinor
- Feb 18REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTIntroduced
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