A.
Whenever
used in this article, words used in the singular include the plural
and vice versa.
B.
DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK
TOWN CLERK
As used
in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Town of Victor Department of the Town Clerk which shall
perform a major function of Town government.
Deputy Town Clerks appointed and holding office pursuant
to Subdivision 10 of § 30 of the Town Law, and shall act generally
for and in place of the Town Clerk.
The elected public official who shall be the Chief Executive
Officer of the Department.
There shall be in the Town of Victor a Department of the Town
Clerk. The principal executive officer and administrative head of
such Department shall be the Town Clerk, who shall be elected to said
office for the term fixed by law at such salary as may from time to
time be fixed by said Town Board. The Town Clerk shall be the Department
Head with power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees
under her/her jurisdiction in accordance with the Civil Service Law[1] and other applicable laws. The salary of the Town Clerk and, if appointed, the Registrar and the Receiver of Taxes, shall be set by the Town Board on an annual basis with an effective date of January 1st, which salary shall encompass and include compensation for all duties of the Town Clerk as set forth in Town Code § 34A-11 and any additional duties established by Town Code § 34A-13.
[1]
Editor's Note: See NY CIV Serv § 1 et seq.
The Town Clerk is empowered herein to appoint three Deputies
who shall generally act for and in her/his behalf and who shall perform
such duties as are vested in and imposed upon that office by the provisions
of this article, by statute or by other lawful authority. The Town
Clerk shall file in the office of the Town Clerk a designation of
successorship with respect to said Deputies pursuant to Subdivision
10 of § 30 of the Town Law.
Before entering upon the duties of her/his office, the Town
Clerk shall execute and file with the Town Clerk an official undertaking,
if the same be required by the Town Board, in such sum as prescribed
by the Town Board and in such form as approved by the Town Attorney.
A.
The Town
Clerk shall have such powers as prescribed by law as shall be necessary
for the proper administration of the Department consistent with applicable
provisions of law. The Town Clerk may, with the approval of the Town
Board, establish, consolidate or abolish any duties now existing or
hereafter created in said Department.
B.
The duties
and responsibilities of the Town Clerk shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1)
Records
Management Officer;
(2)
Officer
of Receiver of Taxes (subject to appointment);
(3)
Registrar
of Vital Statistics (subject to appointment);
(4)
Legislative
Administrator;
(5)
Issuance
of licenses and permits (including marriage licenses, dog licenses,
New York Department of Environmental Conservation licenses, park permits,
and handicap parking permits);
(6)
Fee
management (including building permit and Planning Board and Zoning
Board of Appeals payments);
(7)
Daily
Town banking and report balancing; and
(8)
General
filing.
C.
Registrar
of Vital Statistics: administers, supervises and manages the filing
and recording of all certificates, including birth and death certificates,
oaths and other papers and documents required by law of the Registrar
of Vital Statistics of the Town of Victor, and the issuance of certifications
and verifications thereof. This duty is subject to appointment.
D.
Legislative
Administrator: administers, supervises, manages and performs all functions
and duties as Clerk of the Town Board of the Town of Victor in the
performance of its legislative responsibilities, supervises all official
proceedings and acts of the Town Board; and arranges the posting and
publication of all public and legal notices as required by law.
E.
Issuance
of licenses and permits: administers, supervises and manages all necessary
procedures regarding the issuance of licenses and permits authorized
under law on behalf of the Town of Victor, keeps and maintains records
thereon and collects all required fees thereof.
F.
Fee management:
administers, supervises and manages the collection of all fees collected
pursuant to the Town Code of the Town of Victor, including, but not
limited to, all fees paid in connection with the issuance of building
permits and Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals applications.
G.
Daily
Town banking and report balancing: supervises, manages and performs
all functions and duties as manager and record keeper of Town finances.
The Town Clerk shall be empowered to perform such other duties
and functions that are prescribed to be performed by her/him in any
law, ordinance or resolution of the Town Board or lawful directive
of the Supervisor; however, the Town Clerk may delegate any of her/his
powers to or direct any of her/his duties to be performed to a Deputy
Town Clerk.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to delegate or transfer
any power of the Town Supervisor contained in §§ 29, 52
and 125 of the Town Law of the State of New York or any other powers
which may be lawfully exercised by said Supervisor.
The Town Clerk may establish a schedule of fees to be collected by her/him for the filing in her/his office or Department of any map or written instrument required to be so filed; the preparation of any copy of a map or written instrument filed in her/his office or Department; for certifying any such map or written instrument; and for any other service rendered in connection with the work of her/his Department and for which he deems it necessary to charge and to collect a fee therefor. Such fees shall be set forth in Town Code Chapter 27.
