There is hereby established the office of Village
Attorney.
The candidate must be admitted to practice law
in the State of New York and federal courts of this district. The
candidate shall also have practiced law for no fewer than five years
or have experience as a municipal attorney.
[Amended 3-26-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012, effective 4-5-2012]
The Village Attorney shall render legal counsel
to the Mayor and Board of Trustees, the Village Manager, the Board
of Ethics and other Village departments and authorities; the Village
Attorney shall represent the Village in civil litigation and do related
work as required; the Village Attorney shall communicate and coordinate
with such other special counsels as may be necessary, including, but
not limited to, Land Use Counsel, Bond Counsel, Labor Counsel, General
Liability Counsel (as assigned by insurance companies) and the Village
Prosecutor.
[Amended 9-6-2016 by L.L. No. 18-2016, effective
11-16-2016]
The Board of Trustees shall appoint the Village
Attorney and fill vacancies in such office.
[Amended 1-11-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010, effective 1-22-2010]
The Board of Trustees shall fix said Village
Attorney's salary and other terms and conditions of employment not
inconsistent with the provisions hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Village Attorney shall have no civil service status, may be an
employee of the Village employable by the Village and shall be subject
to dismissal by a majority of the Board of Trustees.
In addition to the above, subject to approval
and authorization of the Board of Trustees, the Village may employ
outside attorneys or law firms to perform legal services for the Village.
[Added 9-11-2017 by L.L. No. 12-2017, effective 11-15-2017]
The Village Prosecutor shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Such appointment shall be for a term of one year and shall be made
annually at the Board's annual organizational meeting. Any vacancy
shall be filled by the Board of Trustees and such appointee shall
serve until the next annual organizational meeting.