NY Vill L § 4-400 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 4 - Powers, Duties and Compensation of Officers 4-400 - Mayor.

§ 4-400 Mayor. 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;   k. to sign 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, and a certified copy  of  such  resolution  or local law shall be notice to the depository of such authorization;   l.  to  cause  all  claims  to be thoroughly investigated and for such purpose he shall have  the  power  to  issue  subpoenas  to  compel  the attendance  of the claimant or any other person or persons to appear, to be sworn or affirmed and to testify before him or the village  clerk  or the  village  counsel  relative  to  such  claim,  and  when so sworn or affirmed to answer as to any facts relative  to  the  justness  of  such claim.  The result of such examination shall be reported to the board of trustees. Subpoenas issued pursuant to this section may be served at any place within the state of New York in the same manner in which subpoenas issued out of the supreme court are served. This subsection shall not be applicable to claims which are included within the provisions of section fifty-h of the general municipal law.   m. to issue all licenses and for such purpose shall be the  "licensing officer"  unless he designates another village officer which designation shall be filed with the village clerk.   2. If the mayor and deputy mayor are both absent or unable to  perform the duties of the office, the trustees shall appoint one of their number to  act as deputy mayor during the absence or inability of the mayor and deputy mayor appointed by him.