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.