[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ghent 9-2-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to Civil Service Law § 41(c), each municipal board
or commission is authorized by law to appoint a secretary who shall
be in the exempt class.
B.
The Town of Ghent hereby deems the position of Confidential Administrative
Assistant to the Supervisor, which position shall carry a policy influencing/confidential
designation, to be in the exempt class pursuant to Civil Service Law
§ 41(c).
C.
Positions placed in the exempt class constitute an exception to the
constitutional mandate that all positions as far as practicable must
be filled only after competitive examinations. Pursuant to the Rules
for the Classified Service of the Department of Civil Service set
forth in 4 CRR-NY § 2.1, positions in the exempt class,
other than unskilled labor positions, are those for which competitive
or noncompetitive examinations or other qualification requirements
are not practicable.
D.
The Supervisor of the Town Board of the Town of Ghent, after consultation
with the Town Board, is hereby authorized to appoint an individual
who has not taken the civil service examination to the position of
Confidential Administrative Assistant to the Supervisor.
