The administration of Village affairs shall be under the direction
of a Village Manager in conformity with the provisions of the Village
Law of the State of New York, Article 15-A. The Village Manager shall
have and exercise such other powers and duties as designated by local
law of the Board of Trustees, notwithstanding the power and duties
specified in this local law, nor reducing those presently exercised,
as follows:
A. General duties of Village Manager. The Village Manager shall be responsible
for the management and administration of the Village Government. He/she/they
shall see that within the village, the laws of the state and the local
laws, rules, and by-laws of the Board of Trustees are faithfully executed;
he/she/they shall attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees and
recommend for adoption such measures as he/she/they shall deem expedient;
he/she/they shall make reports to the Board of Trustees from time
to time upon the affairs of the Village, keep the Board of Trustees
fully advised of the financial condition of the Village and its future
financial needs; he/she/they shall prepare and submit to the Council
a tentative budget for the next fiscal year.
B. Appointment of Village officers and employees. Such Village officers
and employees as the Board of Trustees shall determine are necessary
for the proper administration of the Village, except the Village Clerk,
Village Attorney and Village Treasurer and in the County of Westchester,
the Chief of Police and members of the Police Department where such
a department has been established pursuant to law, shall be appointed
by and may be removed by the Village Manager; but the Village Manager
shall report each such appointment and removal to the Board of Trustees
at the next meeting thereof following any such appointment or removal.
The Village Clerk, Village Attorney, Village Treasurer and Chief of
Police and members of the Police Department where such a department
has been established pursuant to law, shall be appointed and their
salary or compensation fixed by the Board of Trustees as provided
in the Village Code and the Village Law of the State of New York.
The foregoing are further subject to and superseded by any laws or
regulations for those agencies specially enacted by the State of New
York.
C. Powers and duties of other Village officers. All officers and employees
are subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees
and those directed by the Village Manager, including the Village employee
handbook, to the extent such rules, regulations and directives are
not inconsistent with applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. All officers and employees, except the Village Clerk,
Village Attorney, Village Treasurer and Chief of Police, shall perform
such duties as may be required of them by the Village Manager. Certain
duties necessary to the proper functioning of the Village requested
by the Village Manager may also be required of the Village Clerk,
Village Attorney, Village Treasurer, and Chief of Police. In the case
of the Chief of Police, such requests shall not impede the day-to-day
police operations of the Department. In addition to the foregoing,
the Manager shall have the power and be required to:
(1) Appoint and, when necessary in the best interests of the Village,
suspend or remove any paid employees of the Village except as herein
otherwise specifically provided, or except as otherwise provided by
law or personnel rules and regulations adopted by the Village. Such
appointment and removal power shall be subject to the rules of the
Civil Service Commission, where applicable, and within the general
limitations of the annual budget. Further, the Village Manager may
authorize any administrative officer who is subject to his/her/their
direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to
subordinates in that officer's department, office or agency.
(2) Recommend to the Mayor and the Board of Trustees adoption of such
measures as he/she/they may deem necessary or expedient for the health,
safety or welfare of the community or for the improvement of administrative
services.
(3) Attend all meetings of the Mayor and Board of Trustees and such other
meetings as the Mayor and Board of Trustees shall direct, and he/she/they
may take part in the discussion of any matter coming before such boards
and commissions. He/she/they shall be given notice of all regular
and special meetings of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
(4) Subject to the limitations of the annual budget, purchase or approve
the purchase of materials and equipment, except when advertising for
bids is required by law.
(5) Under the general supervision of the Mayor and Board of Trustees,
supervise the enforcement within the Village of all the laws of the
state and the local laws of the Village and the rules, bylaws and
resolutions of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
(6) Investigate the affairs of the Village or any department or division
thereof; investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning
the administration of the government of the Village, and see that
all franchises, permits and privileges granted by the Village are
faithfully observed.
(7) Conduct a continued study of all functions and activities of the
Village for the purpose of devising ways and means of attaining greater
efficiency and economy.
(8) Perform such additional duties as shall be assigned to him/her/them
by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
In addition to the powers and duties set forth in herein, the
Village Manager shall serve as Budget Officer and prepare the budget
annually and submit it to the Mayor and Board of Trustees in accordance
with the requirements of the applicable laws of the State of New York
and be responsible for its proper administration after adoption.
Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Mayor and the Board of
Trustees and its members shall deal with the administrative services
solely through the Village Manager.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed as abolishing,
transferring or curtailing any powers or duties of the Board of Trustees
or of the Mayor, the Village Treasurer or Village Clerk, as prescribed
by the Village Law or other applicable laws of the state.
The Village Manager need not be a resident of the Village at
the time of his/her/their appointment and may live outside of the
Village during the term of office with the approval of the Board so
long as residency is within the State of New York.
Whenever the Office of Village Manager shall become vacant for
any reason whatsoever, all of the powers, duties and responsibilities
of the Manager, as set forth in this chapter, shall be exercised by
a qualified Interim Village Manager appointed by the Board of Trustees
pending the appointment of a qualified permanent successor.
All existing local laws of the Village prescribing the duties
of heads of departments shall remain in full force and effect except
insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this chapter, in which
case the provisions of this chapter shall govern; and all local laws
or parts of local laws and all resolutions and parts of resolutions
heretofore adopted or passed by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees
of this Village conflicting or inconsistent with this chapter, or
any part thereof, are hereby annulled or repealed.