It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for increased public
scrutiny and review when local agencies are proposed to be established
or abolished and to thereby encourage efficiency and continuity of
governmental operation, curb unnecessary growth of local government
and prevent interference with the function or nature of local agencies
for other than legitimate public purposes.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LOCAL AGENCY
Includes the following bodies, whether now in existence or
subsequently created pursuant hereto and regardless of whether or
not any or all of the members, staff, employees or representatives
thereof are salaried or subject to Civil Service:
I.
Department of Fire Prevention.
J.
Conservation Advisory Council.
K.
Office of Natural Resources.
M.
Board of Assessment Review.
O.
Housing and Architectural Review Board.
No local agency as herein defined shall, by any action of the
Town Board, be established or abolished unless said action shall be
by local law adopted in the manner provided in Chapter 15 hereof.
This chapter may only be repealed or amended by adoption of
a local law as provided for in Chapter 15 hereof.
The authority of the Town Board to appoint or remove individual
governmental employees as provided for and limited by law shall not
be affected hereby.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be decided by
the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any part thereof
other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.