Montgomery County Seal!RESOLUTION NO. 73 of 2006
DATED: February 28, 2006		     
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASS S.6396/A.9463 WHICH WOULD AMEND SUCH SECTIONS OF THE NYS PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW TO PERMIT ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO RESIDE IN ADJOINING COUNTIES
Resolution by Supervisor:   Haak
Seconded by: McMahon


WHEREAS, the District Attorney's Office would, in the future, like the opportunity to draw from as large a pool of potential applicants as possible when filling the position of Assistant District Attorney, and

WHEREAS, in order for the District Attorney to hire Assistant District Attorneys who reside in adjoining Counties, the New York State Legislature must amend the NYS Public Officers Law, and

WHEREAS, Resolution 365 of 2005 requested such amendment, and

WHEREAS, the NYS Legislature has drafted legislation (S.6396/A.9463) which would amend such sections of the NYS Public Officers Law to permit Assistant District Attorneys in Montgomery County to reside in adjoining counties,

RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors hereby supports and advocates for the passage of S.6396/A.9463 by the NYS Legislature.

RESOLUTION ADOPTED with Aye(1490).  Supervisors Dybas and Strevy voted Nay.  Supervisor Schumann was absent. (2/28/2006)


County Attorney
cc: County Clerk
County Treasurer
Assemblyman Paul Tonko
Senator Hugh Farley
Voting Record
Cechnicki (D) Yes66
DiMezza (D) Yes219
Dybas (D) No136
Greco (R) Yes139
Haak (D) Yes96
Johnson (D) Yes137
Jonker (D) Yes115
Mancini (D) Yes137
McMahon (R) Yes143
Paton (R) Yes147
Quackenbush (R) Yes158
Schumann (D) Absent139
Strevy (R) No103
Thomas (R) Yes84
Walters (R) Yes49
     
STATE OF NEW YORK County of Montgomery ss.:

      This is to certify that I, the Undersigned, Clerk Of The Montgomery County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy of resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office, and which was passed by the Montgomery County Legislature on the 28th day of February, 2006, a majority of all the members elected to the Legislature voting in favor therof, and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such original resolution and of the whole thereof.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and the official seal of the Montgomery County Legislature this 1st day of March, 2006


Totals:Aye: 1490
Nay: 239 
Abstained: 0
Absent: 139