[Adopted 3-15-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
This article shall be known as "A Local Law to Adjust the Compensation
of Elected Officials in the Town of Amherst for Fiscal Year 2004."
[Amended 12-11-2017 by L.L. No. 25-2017]
Within forty-five (45) days of the adoption of this article, the Supervisor as required by § 29(7) of the Town Law of the State of New York and the Personnel Director shall take any and all steps necessary to pay the salaries established in §
10-3 of this article. Funding for these salaries shall be paid from the balances remaining from unappropriated unreserved monies remaining in the budget of the Town Court of the Town of Amherst or from contingent funds, surplus monies, unexpended balances or any other legal funding source.
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of § 27(1)
of the Town Law of the State of New York regarding compensation of
Town officers and employees, which section authorizes a Town Board
to increase the salary of certain elected officials of the Town at
an amount in excess of the amount specified in the notice of public
hearing on the preliminary budget for not more than one year by local
law pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law. It is also enacted pursuant
to the general authority given to Town Boards by § 64(1)
of the Town Law of the State of New York. It is enacted by virtue
of the authority to manage their property, affairs, and government
vested in Town governments by § 10, § 20 and § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
In accordance with the provisions of § 24(2)(h) of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, this article shall not become operative
unless and until 45 days have elapsed after its adoption and no petition
protesting against it, signed and authenticated as required by said
section, has been filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Amherst,
or if such petition is filed, a proposition for the approval of this
article has been submitted at the next general election or a special
election for that purpose pursuant to said section and received the
affirmative vote of a majority of qualified electors voting thereon.