N.Y. Uniform District Court Act Law § 2415

§ 2415. Court clerks, marshals, and other employees; appointment;\ncompensation. The board of judges shall appoint, subject to the approval\nof the appellate division of the supreme court for the second judicial\ndepartment, such court clerks, deputy court clerks, marshals, deputy\nmarshals, stenographers and other assistants and employees as may be\nprovided by ordinance. Court clerks, marshals, deputy court clerks and\ndeputy marshals shall at the time of their appointment be residents of\nthe county and removal of any of them from the county shall vacate the\noffice or position of employment. All the officers and employees\nprovided by this section shall receive compensation to be fixed by\nordinance, which salaries together with other expenses of their offices\nor employments as provided by the annual budget shall be a county\ncharge.\n