N.Y. Village Law § 4-400 Mayor

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Village Law § 4-400

1. It shall be the responsibility of the mayor:

a. To preside at the meetings of the board of trustees, and may have a vote upon all matters and questions coming before the board and he shall vote in case of a tie, however on all matters and questions, he shall vote only in his capacity as mayor of the village and his vote shall be considered as one vote;

b. to provide for the enforcement of all laws, local laws, rules and regulations and to cause all violations thereof to be prosecuted;

c.

(i) to appoint all department and non-elected officers and employees subject to the approval of the board of trustees however, the mayor may delegate the power to appoint certain employees to other village officers or employees;

(ii) to appoint the clerk of the court of the village, if the village has a court, only upon the advice and consent of the village justice or justices notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

d. to institute, at the direction of the board of trustees, all civil actions in the corporate name of the village;

e. to exercise supervision over the conduct of the police and other subordinate officers of the village;

f. to intervene in any and all actions, at the direction of the board of trustees, where deemed necessary to protect the rights of the village and its inhabitants;

g. to serve as an ex-officio member of each separate board of commissioners;

h. to appoint one of the trustees as deputy mayor at the annual meeting, who, during the absence or inability of the mayor, is vested with all the powers and may perform all the duties of the mayor;

i. to execute all contracts in the name of the village;

j. to sign orders to pay claims with the village clerk or deputy village clerk when authorized by the board of trustees when the same individual serves as both clerk and treasurer or deputy clerk and deputy treasurer;