[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Batavia 3-1-1977
by L.L. No. 1-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3-B of the New York State Town
Law, there is hereby established the office of Town Manager in the Town of
Batavia, New York.
Said position shall be filled by appointment by the Batavia Town Board
by a majority vote of the voting strength of said Board. Said Town Manager
shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
The Town Manager of the Town of Batavia, New York, shall be the chief
administrative officer of the town and shall have the following powers and
duties:
A.
Serve in a confidential and policy advisory position
to the Town Board in connection with all town business and affairs.
B.
Research and provide to the Town Board such materials
and information, including reports, as may be necessary to provide the Board
with information upon which it can make decisions.
C.
Assist the Town Board in identifying its financial, personnel
and material needs and problems.
D.
Undertake studies of town needs and operations and make
recommendations to the Board concerning the same.
E.
Assist in the preparation of the agenda for Town Board
meetings.
F.
Attend all regular and special Board meetings and participate
in the same.
G.
Consult with and assist the Town Attorney and Town Engineer
in the preparation of any resolutions, ordinances or local laws requiring
their services.
H.
Prepare suggested or recommended resolutions for Town
Board action.
I.
Make preliminary review of budget requests and make recommendation
concerning them to the Town Board.
J.
Assist the Town Supervisor in the preparation and administration
of the town budget.
K.
Assist the Town Supervisor in the preparation and maintenance
of such fiscal reports, records and analyses as may be requested.
L.
Preliminarily review for Town Board action all invoices
received by the town.
M.
Assist the Town Board in all billings and collections
to the extent allowed by law.
N.
Review and make recommendations to the Town Board concerning
all purchases to be made prior to Town Board approval and assist appropriate
town officials in the preparation of bid forms and in the purchase of all
materials and supplies as directed by the Town Board.
O.
Keep knowledgeable of state and federal aid programs
and evaluate and report to the Town Board concerning the feasibility of obtaining
public grants and aid.
P.
Assist the Town Board in making applications under federal
and state aid programs.
Q.
Make continuing review and reports to the Town Board
of all existing and proposed capital projects.
R.
Make organizational studies using such techniques as
work distribution, workflow charting, task analysis, random sampling, work
measurement studies, statistical analysis and system analysis.
S.
Evaluate the effectiveness of operating programs in achieving
organization objectives.
T.
Make recommendations to develop and maintain sound organization
structures, to improve management methods and procedures and to the effective
use of manpower, money and materials.
U.
Develop liaison and cooperative arrangements with other
governmental bodies, with regional organizations, with local institutions
and with private organizations; attend all meetings of the Town Zoning Board
of Appeals and such Town Planning Board meetings as he may choose or as requested
by the Town Board; and report pertinent matters to the Town Board.
V.
Gather, assemble and analyze facts, draw
conclusions and propose solutions to problems assigned to him by the Town
Board.
W.
Prepare for approval of the Town Board and other town
agencies informational releases of significant action as well as other communications
to town residents, the public or other public agencies where and when directed
to by the Town Board.
X.
Perform such other powers and duties as may be prescribed,
modified or revoked from time to time by the Town Board by resolution.
