STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10010 IN ASSEMBLY May 1, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the qualifica- tions for holding the office of assistant county attorney in the coun- ty of Herkimer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 75 to read as follows: 3 75. In the county of Herkimer, the provisions of this section requir- 4 ing a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal 5 corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within 6 which such person's official functions are required to be exercised, 7 shall not prevent a person from holding the office of assistant county 8 attorney of the county of Herkimer, provided that such person resides in 9 Herkimer county or an adjoining county within the state of New York; 10 provided, however, that any person performing such functions or holding 11 the office of assistant county attorney in any other county shall be a 12 resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions 13 of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the office of 14 Herkimer county attorney. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15310-01-4