The Village Manager shall act as the chief administrative officer
of the Village of Scarsdale and executive assistant of the Mayor and
the Board of Trustees in connection with the conduct of the affairs
of the Village.
The Village Manager shall designate no more than two Assistant
Village Managers as Deputy Manager, who shall perform the duties and
assume the responsibilities of the Village Manager during the Village
Manager's absence or inability to act. Upon a vacancy in the
Village Manager's office, the Mayor may appoint one of the deputies
to Acting Village Manager, or if there being none, then the Mayor
may appoint another qualified Village employee as Acting Village Manager.
The Assistant Village Managers shall have such duties as may
be assigned by the Village Manager.
The Village Manager and the Assistant Village Manager shall
be ex officio members of the Police Department and shall have all
the powers conferred upon policemen by Article 7-A of the Village
Law.
Subject to the approval, direction and control of the Board
of Trustees or, in those instances where approval, direction and control
is, by applicable law, reserved to the Mayor, then under the approval,
direction and control of the Mayor, the Village Manager shall have
the following authorities:
A. All departments, except the office of the Village Attorney, Village
Clerk, Village Treasurer, and Town Board of Assessors, shall report
and be directly responsible to the Village Manager.
B. Subject to civil service rules, where applicable, and the general
limitations of the budget, the Village Manager, acting for and on
behalf of the Mayor and Board of Trustees, shall employ or approve
the employment of laborers and semiskilled employees in the exempt
class in civil service and of skilled or other types of employees
in positions in the competitive and noncompetitive classes established
by the Board of Trustees, except department heads and other officers
of the Village other than police officers, and shall fix their compensation
within the range of salaries and wages established for such position
by such Board.
C. Represent, or supervise the representation of, the Village in collective
negotiations with employees.
D. Direct, approve and regulate operations, practices and carrying out
of policies of and in all departments, except the offices of Village
Attorney, Village Clerk, Village Treasurer, and Town Board of Assessors,
and check appropriate discharge of responsibilities and duties imposed
on such department heads and employees by federal and state laws,
by Village laws or by orders of the Board of Trustees, Board of Appeals,
Board of Architectural Review or Planning Board.
E. To make or delegate to department heads the power to make all decisions
on operating matters subject to budgetary limitations and to policy
decisions of the Board of Trustees.
F. Oversee the letting of contracts pursuant to General Municipal Law
§ 103 where so required.
G. To execute contracts in the name of the Village when so authorized
by the Board of Trustees.
H. Represent the Village in all arbitrations or other administrative
proceedings.
I. To manage Village property.
J. Oversee the response to inquiries by residents and other interested
persons concerning Village government operations, affairs, and services.
K. To issue licenses and permits.
L. To enforce all laws, local laws, rules and regulations of the Village
and the State of New York and to cause all violations thereof be prosecuted.
M. To make such recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning
the affairs and future needs of the Village as may seem desirable
from time to time.
N. Maintain liaison with other governments and administrative agencies,
but not supplant the Mayor or Board of Trustees as official representatives
of the Village.
O. Serve as the Freedom of Information Law appeals officer.
P. Discharge such other duties, authorities, and responsibilities as
may, from time to time, be assigned by the Mayor or Board of Trustees,
as the case may be.
Q. To perform such duties as may be prescribed or required by the Board
of Trustees relating to the operation of the Village of Scarsdale.
Nothing herein shall be deemed or construed as abolishing, transferring
or curtailing any of the statutorily vested powers or duties of the
Mayor or Board of Trustees. This chapter shall change or supersede
§§ 199-1 and 199-m of the Village Law of the State
of New York, as added thereto by Chapter 300 of the Laws of 1939,
as the same from time to time have been or are hereafter amended,
to the extent that the provisions thereof conflict with or are contrary
to the provisions of this chapter.