[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Babylon 4-7-1976 by L.L.
No. 4-1976. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Whenever used in this chapter, words used in the singular
include the plural and vice versa.
B.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR
SUPERVISOR
The following terms shall have the following meanings
for the purposes of this chapter:
The Administrative Assistant to the Supervisor of the Town
of Babylon, appointed by the Supervisor in accordance with law, who
shall assist the Supervisor with the performance of his duties.
The Town of Babylon Supervisor's Department.
The Deputy Supervisor of the Town of Babylon, appointed in
accordance with applicable law, who shall act generally for and in
place of the Supervisor.
The elected public official who shall be chief administrative
officer of the Town of Babylon and the head of the Department created
by this chapter.
[Amended 10-21-2015 by L.L. No. 17-2015]
There shall be in the Town of Babylon a Supervisor's Department.
The principal executive officer and administrative head of such Department
shall be the Supervisor, who shall be an elected official for a term
of four years at such salary as may from time to time be fixed by
the Town Board. The Supervisor shall be the head of the Department,
with power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees
under this jurisdiction in accordance with civil service law and other
applicable laws.
The Supervisor is empowered herein to appoint
a Deputy Supervisor and an Administrative Assistant, who shall generally
act for and in his behalf and who shall perform such duties as are
vested in and imposed upon that office by the provisions of this chapter,
by statute or by other lawful authority.
Before entering upon the duties of his office,
the Supervisor shall execute and file with the Town Clerk an official
undertaking, if the same is 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 Supervisor shall have such powers as shall be
necessary for the proper administration of the Department consistent
with applicable provisions of law.
B.
The powers and duties of this Department shall be
under the administration and control of the Supervisor, who shall
have the power to appoint a Director of Finance in accordance with
provisions of applicable law to assist him in the performance of his
duties as chief fiscal officer of the Town of Babylon.
C.
The Supervisor shall be empowered to perform such
other duties and functions that are prescribed to be performed by
him in any law, ordinance or resolution of the Town Board.
E.
The Supervisor shall have cognizance of and control
over the bay constables of the Town of Babylon and shall supervise
their activities.
[Added 3-18-1986]
All costs and expenses incurred by the Department
or its officers or employees on behalf of a special improvement district
or special Town project shall be charged against such district or
project and paid from the funds duly appropriated for the purpose
of such district or project.
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 statutory or other powers which may be lawfully exercised
by said Supervisor.
