§ 3-301 Village officers.
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1.
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The Village of Williston Park shall have the
following officers:
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a.
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A Mayor;
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b.
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Four Trustees, except that the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Williston Park may change the number of Trustees
as authorized by § 3-304 of the Village Law;
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c.
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A Treasurer;
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d.
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A Village Clerk;
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e.
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A Secretary to the Board of Trustees;
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f.
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A Supervisor of Public Works;
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g.
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A Village Justice or Acting Village Justice;
and
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h.
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A Village Attorney.
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In the event of death, illness or incapacity
of the Clerk or Treasurer, a Deputy Clerk or a Deputy Treasurer may
be appointed as hereinafter provided.
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2.
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The Board of Trustees, by resolution or local
law, subject to permissive referendum, may abolish the office of Village
Justice, but such action shall take effect only upon the expiration
of the then-current term of such office, or establish a second office
of Village Justice, which Justice, once elected, shall have all the
powers and duties of a Village Justice. A resolution or local law,
in the latter case, shall provide for a term pursuant to § 3-302
of the Village Law.
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3.
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The Village of Williston Park may have the following
officers:
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a.
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An Assessor or Assessors; provided, however,
that the Board of Trustees, by resolution or local law, may consolidate
the offices of Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor or any two of such offices.
The Board of Trustees may also determine, by local law or resolution,
that such Board of Trustees shall act as the Board of Assessors or
may appoint such Board from its members.
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b.
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Such other officers, including deputies, as
the Board of Trustees shall determine.
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4.
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The Mayor, Trustees and Village Justices shall
be elective officers. All other officers shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.
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5.
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The Mayor and the Trustees of the Village of
Williston Park shall constitute the Board of Trustees thereof.
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6.
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No person shall be disqualified from holding
office in the Village of Williston Park by reason of the fact that
he or she holds any other public office.
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§ 4-402 Clerk; Deputy
Clerk and Secretary.
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1.
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The Clerk of the Village of Williston Park,
subject to the direction and control of the Mayor:
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a.
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Shall have custody of the Corporate Seal, books,
records and papers of the village and all the official reports and
communications of the Board of Trustees;
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b.
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Shall keep a record of all village resolutions
and local laws;
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c.
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Shall prepare, sign and transmit to the Village
Treasurer an order directing the Village Treasurer to pay the claims
therein specified, which order shall contain an abstract of all claims
audited and ordered paid by the Board of Trustees or other board having
power to audit, showing the names of the claimants, the amounts approved
for payment and the appropriations chargeable therewith. The Clerk
shall keep an accurate account of all orders drawn on the Treasurer
of the village, showing the persons to whom and the funds from which
the amount of each order is to be paid, unless the Board of Trustees
shall by resolution determine that such accounts shall be kept by
an Auditor. Except as otherwise provided in § 1438 of the
Real Property Tax Law, all money belonging to the village received
by such Clerk in any month shall be paid to the Village Treasurer
on or before the 10th day of the next succeeding month;
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d.
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Shall, during office hours as prescribed by
the Board of Trustees, on demand of any person, produce for inspection
the books, records and papers of his or her office and shall furnish
a copy of any portion thereof, certified in the proper form to be
read in evidence, upon payment of the fees therefor, at the rate of
$0.20 per folio;
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e.
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Shall collect taxes and assessments of the village
as provided in this act if the Board of Trustees shall, by resolution,
determine that the taxes and assessments of the village shall be collected
by the Clerk;
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f.
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Shall keep an indexed record of all written
notices which he or she shall receive of the existence of a defective,
unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition in or upon, or of an accumulation
of ice or snow upon, any village street, highway, bridge, culvert,
sidewalk or crosswalk, which record shall state the date of receipt
of the notice, the nature and location of the condition stated to
exist and the name and address of the person from whom the notice
is received. The Clerk shall, at the Board meeting next following
receipt of such written notice by him or her or within 10 days, whichever
is sooner, cause said written notice to be brought to the attention
of the Board of Trustees. The record of each notice shall be preserved
for a period of five years after the date it is received.
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g.
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May administer the oath of office to all village
officers;
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h.
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Shall also perform such other duties not inconsistent
with his or her office as shall be determined by resolution of the
Board of Trustees.
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2.
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Deputy Clerk. The Board of Trustees, by resolution
duly adopted, may authorize the Clerk to appoint one or more deputies.
Each Deputy Clerk shall receive an annual compensation to be fixed
by the Board of Trustees and shall perform such official duties as
may be assigned to him or her by the Clerk. In the case of the absence
or disability of the Clerk, the Deputy Clerk or Clerks shall perform
all of the duties of the Clerk as the Board of Trustees shall direct.
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3.
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The Secretary to the Board of Trustees shall
act as the Clerk of the Board of Trustees and of each board of village
officers and shall keep a record of their proceedings. The Secretary
shall take minutes of such proceedings, transcribe such minutes, have
them available for the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees
and, upon their approval and adoption, deliver them to the Clerk for
safekeeping as a part of the records of the village and shall otherwise
perform the legislative and election duties assigned to the Clerk
either by law or by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
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