CANTON – The town is advertising for a new part-time town attorney following the recent resignation of longtime attorney Charles Nash.

The ideal candidate will be a current member in good standing of the New York State Bar with at least five years’ experience in municipal law.

The town council would require attendance at council meetings, and the knowledge and ability to advise the board and other town boards, such as the planning board, on legal matters, and to draft resolutions and other documents pertinent to the town’s business.

There is a deadline for applications of March 12 at 3 p.m. to Mary Ann Ashley, Supervisor, Town of Canton, 60 Main St.

The town board accepted Nash’s resignation letter at their meeting Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Nash, who has presided over the legal issues of the town of Canton for the last 17 years, will officially conclude his tenure with the municipality March 1.

In his resignation letter, Nash said the position had “morphed” into a job that required the town attorney be available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

“That’s a greater commitment that I can give at my age,” said the 70-year-old lawyer.