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The elected officers of the City of Salamanca shall be:
Mayor,
five (5) Council Members [one (1) from each ward],
City Judge,
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The appointive officers of the City of Salamanca shall be:
City Clerk,
Human Resource Specialist,
Comptroller,
City Judge,
City Attorney,
Chief of Police,
Chief of Fire Department,
Superintendent of Public Works,
City Engineer,
Youth Bureau Director,
General Manager of Public Utilities,
Assessor,
Plumbing Inspector,
substitute Plumbing Inspector,
Civil Defense Director,
Dog Control Officer,
City Historian,
Records Management Officer,
 
There shall also be:
five (5) Commissioners of Police,
five (5) Commissioners of Fire,
six (6) members of the Board of Public Works,
five (5) Commissioners of Recreation,
thirteen (13) to fifteen (15) members of the Youth Board,
five (5) Commissioners of the Board of Public Utilities,
five (5) members of the Board of Examining Plumbers,
five (5) members of the Library Board of Trustees,
five (5) members of the Zoning Board of Appeals,
five (5) members of the Joint Leasing Commission,
five (5) members of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA),
three (3) members of the Board of Ethics,
three (3) members of the Board of Assessment and Review,
seven (7) members and two (2) alternate members of the Planning Commission,
five (5) members of the Salamanca Housing Authority,
three (3) members of the Joint Venture Commission on Economic Development,
 
and such other appointive officers as the Common Council may deem necessary and advisable to create for the proper administration of the City government.
No person shall be elected to any City office or appointed to any City office, except:
City Attorney,
City Engineer,
General Manager of Public Utilities,
Superintendent of Public Works,
Comptroller,
unless he or she shall at the time be a resident (i.e. domicile) of said City, nor shall any person be elected or appointed to any ward office unless he or she shall at the time be a resident (i.e. domicile) of the ward for which he or she is elected or appointed. Whenever any officer of said City, other than listed above, shall cease to be a resident of said City or ward for which he or she was elected or appointed, his or her office shall thereby become vacant. The Common Council may waive or modify any residency requirement established by this Charter for any appointed City Officer to the extent permitted by law.
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ELECTIVE CITY OFFICERS: The elective officers to be elected by the City at large shall be a Mayor and a City Judge; the elective officers of the City to be elected by each ward shall be one (1) Council Member.
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TERM: Other than as provided by this Charter, the terms of the office of Mayor and Council Member shall be two (2) years to commence the first day of January following his or her election.
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TERM LIMITS: It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the City of Salamanca to limit to not more than eight (8) consecutive years the time elected officials can serve as Mayor or Council Member so that elected representatives are citizen representatives who are responsive to the needs of the people and to broaden opportunities for political participation. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the Charter, no person shall be eligible to be elected to or serve in the office of Mayor or Council Member if that person had previously held such office for four (4) or more full consecutive terms, unless one (1) full term or more has elapsed since that person last held any such office.
The Common Council in conducting all City elections shall conform to and be governed by the general laws of the State of New York.
In case of a tie vote, the Mayor shall recommend a nominee to the Common Council for approval. Should the Common Council fail to approve such nominee, the described process shall be repeated until a nominee is approved the Common Council. This nominee shall fill such office by appointment until a special election is held.
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APPOINTING CITY OFFICERS: All members of boards or commissions for whose appointment no provision is made in the City Charter or by other law shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Common Council and subject to any state or local applicable Civil Service laws, rules or regulations. In all other cases where there is a chief executive officer or superintendent or chief of a department, the appointment shall be made by the Common Council. One of each of the five (5) Commissioners of Fire, Police, Recreation and Board of Public Utilities shall be a Council Member designated by the Mayor as Chairperson.
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TERMS: Appointees shall serve for a term of two (2) years, except as such identified appointees may have their term of office controlled and determined by another provision of the City Charter, a general law of the State of New York or state or local civil service law, rule or regulation.
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COMMENCEMENT OF TERM: The term of office of each officer appointed by the Mayor or the Mayor and the Common Council for a full term shall commence on the first day of February of the year in which the appointment is required to be made.
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NONRESIDENT MEMBER: Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, one (1) nonresident of the City of Salamanca may be appointed to any commission or board of the City, with the approval of two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Common Council, provided that such person is a taxpayer of the City of Salamanca.
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SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL: The Common Council with the approval of the Mayor may remove any City officer appointed by them for a specified term of office for dishonesty, incapacity, neglect of duty or other irregularities, giving such officers reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard, and such officer may be suspended pending investigation.
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RESIGNATIONS: Resignations from any appointed City officer shall be made in writing to the City Clerk.
The salaries of all officers of the City, elective or appointive, shall be fixed by the Common Council. The salaries of City officers shall be payable in such installments and at such times as the Common Council shall determine.
The compensation fixed by the Common Council or by law for the several officers shall be in full for all services which they shall, respectively, perform for said City in any and all capacities, other than as herein provided.
Where the same person holds more than one (1) City office, said person shall be entitled to receive the salary or compensation of said offices.
The powers and duties of all City officers shall be such as are hereafter prescribed in this Charter or, when not so prescribed, as provided by existing general laws applicable to such officers.