Notwithstanding the various powers and duties of the Village
Attorney which are enumerated throughout the Village Code, the Board
of Trustees hereby finds and declares that the Office of Village Attorney
(which has existed in Lynbrook since its inception as an incorporated
village), should be a separate and distinct chapter in the Village
Code. Such an articulation of the public office of Village Attorney
will achieve greater clarification for the public as to the powers
and duties of the Village Attorney, as well as the functions thereof
constituting a "public office," and the eligibility of the Village
Attorney to participate in the general compensation practices of the
Village.
Pursuant to Village Law §§ 3-301 and 4-412, the
Office of Village Attorney is hereby continued. The Village Attorney
shall be an officer and an employee of the Village appointed by the
Mayor each year for the term of one year at such salary as may be,
from time to time, fixed by the Board of Trustees. The Village Attorney
shall provide legal services for the Village for such hours each day,
but not less than six, as designated by the Village Board. The Village
Attorney shall be appointed on the basis of legal ability and experience,
administrative background and professional qualifications for the
performance of the duties of such office. The Village Attorney shall
be counsel to the Village Board (including its various Departments,
Boards and Commissions) and the members thereof in their official
capacity and shall represent the Village as counsel in all legal proceedings,
litigations, undertakings as directed by the Board of Trustees or
otherwise pursuant to law.
There shall be established the office of Deputy Village Attorney
who shall be an officer and an employee of the Village appointed annually
by the Mayor for a term of one year at a salary to be fixed from time
to time subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Deputy
Village Attorney shall:
A. Act in the capacity of Village Attorney, when required or requested
by the Board of Trustees or by the Village Attorney, and shall perform
all such duties as necessary while acting in said capacity;
B. Act as counsel to such boards, committees and/or departments of the
Village as designated, from time to time, by the Mayor;
C. Shall be a resident of the Village of Lynbrook; and
D. Shall provide legal services to the Village for such hours each week
as designated by resolution of the Board of Trustees.