Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided March 2, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
Daniel M. Wyner Informal Opinion County Attorney No. 2005-8 County of Wayne Office of the County Attorney Wayne County Courthouse 26 Church Street Lyons, New York 14489
Dear Mr. Wyner:
You have asked whether the County may apply its anti-nepotism policy to the appointment of a deputy by the County Clerk, notwithstanding that the Clerk is an elected official and has statutory authority to appoint deputies. If we conclude that state law does not for these reasons prevent application of the County's anti-nepotism policy to the County Clerk's appointment, you have further inquired what remedies are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of New York v. City Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Olmsted v. . MeahlNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- National Westminster Bank, USA v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Bartlett v. EvansAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Gaffney v. Suffolk County LegislatureAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999