This chapter is enacted pursuant to New York State Municipal Home Rule Law §
10.
The Town Board of the Town of Southampton has the authority to create,
by local law, advisory committees. The purpose of this chapter is to establish
the authority of the Town Board to create, by resolution also, various advisory
committees not otherwise authorized or governed by any other laws of the State
of New York.
All committees existing in the Town of Southampton at the time of enactment
of this chapter and heretofore created by resolution and not authorized by
any other provision of state or local law shall be deemed compatible with
the provisions contained in this chapter, or reestablished in compliance with
the provisions of this chapter.