Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or any other local
law, the Supervisor shall be primarily responsible for the internal
organization of the departments within the executive branch and, for
the purpose of discharging such responsibility, shall have the following
powers:
A. Subject
to the approval of the Town Board, the Supervisor may establish a
division or divisions within any of the departments in the executive
branch to perform particular functions. The divisions may be designated
as such or as bureaus or sections or by any other appropriate terms.
B. Subject
to the approval of the Town Board, the Supervisor may modify, consolidate
or abolish any such divisions or transfer functions from one such
division to another.
The head of each department within the executive branch shall
be its principal executive officer. He shall be responsible to the
Supervisor for the execution of Town policies applicable to the functions
of his department. He shall have all the powers and duties conferred
upon him by acts of the Legislature, by local laws, ordinances or
resolutions of the Town Board or by delegation from the Supervisor.
The department head shall consult regularly with the Supervisor on
all matters of policy affecting his department and in its relationship
to other departments or agencies. He shall be responsible for the
performance of all duties and functions of his department within the
limitations of appropriations or other resources available to his
department. He shall furnish the Supervisor with such reports, surveys,
recommendations and other information as may be requested by the Supervisor
or otherwise required by law.
The Supervisor shall be the chief executive officer of the Town
and administrative head of the executive branch. He shall be responsible
for the proper administration of Town affairs, law enforcement and
the maintenance of peace and order in the Town. He shall have such
powers and perform such functions and duties as shall be vested in
him by this chapter or any other local law or by act of the Legislature.
The Town Board may, by resolution, authorize the Supervisor to delegate to any department head or department heads any of the powers granted to the Supervisor in §
4-10.
The position of Assistant to the Supervisor, heretofore established,
is continued. The Assistant to the Supervisor shall perform such administrative
functions as may be appropriately assigned by the Supervisor. The
Assistant to the Supervisor may not act for or on behalf of the Supervisor
in the Supervisor's capacity as a member of the Town Board, either
as a Deputy Supervisor appointed under § 42 of the Town
Law or otherwise.