§ 20-14. Establishment.

A. 

There shall be in the Town of Brookhaven an Office of the Supervisor. The principal executive officer and administrative head of such office shall be the Supervisor, who shall be an elected official. The Supervisor shall be the head of the Office, with the power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees under the Supervisor's jurisdiction in accordance with the Civil Service Law and other applicable laws.

B. 

The Supervisor is empowered herein to appoint a Deputy, who shall generally act for and in the Supervisor's behalf and who shall perform such duties as are vested in and imposed upon that office by the provisions of this article, by statute or by other lawful authority.

C. 

Before entering upon the duties of the Supervisor's Office, the Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor shall execute and file with the Town Clerk an official undertaking, if the same is required by the Town Board, in such sum as prescribed by the Town Board and in such form as approved by the Town Attorney.

D. 

Term of office and term limits.

[Added 9-7-1993 by L.L. No. 20-1993; amended 8-2-2018 by L.L. No. 19-2018, effective 11-6-2018]

(1) 

The Supervisor's term of office, as elected by a majority of Town of Brookhaven voters, shall be for four years until the next required election date.

(2) 

The Supervisor may serve up to three four-year terms regardless of whether said terms are served consecutively or nonconsecutively.

Editor's Note: This local law passed at referendum at the general election 11-6-2018.

Amended 9-7-1993 by L.L. No. 20-1993, effective 11-2-1993