Judges: JAMES D. COLE, Assistant Attorney General
Filed Date: 11/2/1998
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Kenneth C. Klein, Esq. Informal Opinion Town Attorney No. 98-42 Town of Forestburgh P. O. Box 670 Liberty, N Y 12754-0670
Dear Mr. Klein:
You have asked whether your Town has established the position of Deputy Supervisor in accordance with provisions of law.
Under section
You have inquired whether the position of Deputy Supervisor was established properly in your Town. In a telephone conversation, you have explained that in 1992 the Town Board enacted a resolution appointing a particular individual to the position of Deputy Supervisor. The question is whether this action effectively established the position. Since 1992, the Supervisor has appointed a Deputy as required under State law.
In our view, the position of Deputy Supervisor has been created. While the Town Board, in appointing a Deputy Supervisor in 1992, in part did not follow the provisions of section
We conclude that the Town Board effectively established the position of Deputy Supervisor.
The Attorney General renders formal opinions only to officers and departments of State government. This perforce is an informal and unofficial expression of the views of this office.
Very truly yours,
JAMES D. COLE
Assistant Attorney General
In Charge of Opinions