The Village Board finds, pursuant to the authority granted to the Village
Board of Trustees under the Village Law of the State of New York, that it
is desirable for the good government of the Village, its management and business,
the general welfare of the inhabitants and property of the Village of Groton,
to provide economical and efficient overall direction and coordination of
the day-to-day activities of the Village of Groton, to reduce administrative
detail performed by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees and to occasion the
Mayor and the Trustees opportunity for proper consideration of policy matters,
that it is in the best interests of the Village of Groton to create an office
of Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator and to authorize the Village Board of Trustees
to appoint an individual to the position of Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator,
all in accordance with the further terms and provisions of this chapter.
For an individual to be appointed to the position of Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator,
such person must be eligible for appointment from a civil service eligible
list for such position. The compensation for such position will be fixed by
the Board of Trustees.
The individual duly appointed to the position of Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator
shall assume all duties as provided for under §§ 4-402 (Village
Clerk) and Section 4-408 (Village Treasurer) of the Village Law. If such position
is duly appointed by the Board of Trustees, it shall be assumed that anywhere
in the Code where there is reference to the Village Clerk, Village Treasurer,
or Village Clerk-Treasurer, that such duties will be assumed and performed
by the Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator.
Nothing herein shall be deemed or construed as abolishing, transferring,
limiting or curtailing in any way any powers, duties or responsibilities of
the Mayor or Trustees or other Village officers, department heads, or employees
such as are described by the law, rules and regulations of the State of New
York or by the policies, orders, rules, regulations, resolutions or the Code
of the Village of Groton. However, nothing shall limit the Board of Trustees
from appointing the Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator to be an administrator or
deputy administrator of any department on either a permanent or temporary
basis.
This chapter shall be effective upon the filing of same with the Secretary
of State pursuant to the Village Law of the State of New York.