Filed Date: 4/20/1977
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
ROBERT E. FREY, ESQ. Village Attorney, Mamaroneck
We acknowledge receipt of your letter inquiring whether your village may adopt a local law amending a state statute relating to the method of selection of a village judicial officer.
The New York Constitution, Article
In our opinion, a village has no authority to amend a state statute relating to the term, method of selection and method of filling vacancies of a village judicial officer.