[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New
Paltz as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Derived from Ch. 91 of the 1978 Code]
The Police Department of the Village of New Paltz is hereby abolished.
[Derived from Ch. 90 of the 1978 Code]
Notwithstanding any provisions of §§ 3-300 or 3-308 of
the Village Law of the State of New York (being portions of Chapter 892 of
the Laws of 1972, as amended) or of any other general law, local law, ordinance
or special act, the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz may, by
resolution, provide that the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Board
of Police Commissioners shall vest in one person to be appointed
by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, that the person
so appointed shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees, that
the person so appointed need not be a resident of the Village but must reside
within the Town in which the Village is situated, and that the person so appointed
shall be entitled to compensation for the performance of his duties.
