DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This class functions as the executive head and chief of government of a village. An incumbent is elected to this office in the manner prescribed by New York State law. Responsibilities include organizing, developing, and directing village governmental operations consistent with the provisions of all applicable laws, local laws, rules and regulations. Administrative supervision is exercised over all village employees and personnel. Extensive contacts required with key elected, managerial, and professional personnel of the federal, state, and local levels as well as other interested personnel from both public and private sectors. Responsibilities also include providing for enforcement of all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and causing all violations thereof to be prosecuted, as well as appointment of officers including a Deputy Village Mayor to act for and in the place of the Village Mayor if and when necessary. Performs related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)
Presides at meetings of the board of trustees, with one vote;
Exercises supervision over conduct of the police and other subordinate officers of the village;
Intervenes 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;
Executes all contracts in the name of the village;
Signs orders to pay claims with the village clerk or deputy village clerk when authorized by the board of trustees;
Signs checks in the absence or inability of the treasurer or deputy treasurer, if any, when authorized by the board of trustees by resolution or local law;
Issue all licenses and for such purpose shall be the "licensing officer" unless another village officer is so designated;
Performs a variety of related activities as required.
Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This is an elected position for a term of four (4) years.
Our mission is to administer, in a fair and equitable manner, the provisions of New York State Civil Service Law and Putnam County Civil Service Rules with respect to the offices and employments in the classified service of Putnam County and the civil divisions therein, which include the towns, villages, school districts, libraries and special districts.
It is Putnam County Personnel Department’s responsibility to ensure Putnam County taxpayers of a public workforce qualified for their jobs pursuant to the principles of selection according to merit and fitness as set forth in Article 5, §6 of the New York State Constitution.
