[Adopted 11-1-1974 by L.L. No. 3-1974]
A.
The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees shall
take place at 6:00 p.m. on the second Thursday in the month following
the annual election or at such other time and date as shall be fixed
by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 7-21-2001]
B.
The Board shall hold other regular and special meetings
at such times and places as it shall by resolution provide from time
to time.
C.
Special meetings may also be called by the Mayor or
by any two trustees by causing a written notice, specifying the time
and place thereof, to be served upon each member of the Board personally
at least one hour before the time of the meeting, or by leaving a
notice at his residence or place of business with some person of suitable
age and discretion at least 24 hours before the meeting, or by mailing
such notice at least 48 hours before such meeting. When all members
are present, a meeting may be held at any time without prior notice.
D.
Any meeting may be adjourned to a later date but not
for more than three weeks.
The Board of Trustees, by resolution, may designate
a newspaper having a circulation in the village as the official newspaper
of the village. Such designation shall continue until revoked or until
a different newspaper is so designated.
The Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board
of Trustees, may employ an attorney and pay him a reasonable compensation.
Such Village Attorney may also be employed from time to time to attend
to any other legal matters not included in the original compensation
and be paid for such services. Such compensation shall be in addition
to the Village Attorney's annual compensation and shall be a legal
charge against the village. The Mayor, subject to the approval of
the Board of Trustees, also may from time to time, as necessity requires,
employ an attorney other than the one regularly employed to perform
any special service for the village and pay a reasonable compensation
therefor, and the expense may be a legal charge against the village.
The Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board
of Trustees, may employ an engineer and pay him a reasonable compensation.
Such Village Engineer may also be employed from time to time to attend
to any other engineering matters not included in the original compensation
and be paid for such services. Such compensation shall be in addition
to the Village Engineer's annual compensation and shall be a legal
charge against the village. The Mayor, subject to the approval of
the Board of Trustees, also may from time to time, as necessity requires,
employ an engineer other than the one regularly employed to perform
any special service for the village and pay a reasonable compensation
therefor, and the expense may be a legal charge against the village.
The Board of Trustees shall designate by resolution
banks or trust companies for the deposit of all moneys received by
the Treasurer, Clerk or other persons designated to receive moneys
in behalf of the village. Such designation and deposit of the moneys
received by any such village officer shall release him and his sureties
from any liability for loss of such moneys by reason of the default
or insolvency of any such depository. Any such depository in which
funds of the village are deposited shall provide the bonds, certificates
or notes of the United States of America or any obligation fully guaranteed
or insured as to interest and principal by the United States of America
acting through an agency, subdivision, department or division thereof,
the State of New York or of the Village of Southampton, or such other
obligations as may be authorized by law for such purpose, as security
for the funds deposited. Such bonds, certificates or notes shall be
subject to the approval of the Treasurer and shall be deposited in
such place and held under such conditions as such Treasurer may determine.
