§ 20-19. Establishment.

A. 

There shall be in the Town of Brookhaven an Office of the Town Clerk. The principal executive officer and administrative head of such Office shall be the Town Clerk, who shall be elected to said office for the term fixed by law, as set forth in Chapter 18A of the Code of the Town of Brookhaven, at such salary as may from time to time be fixed by the Town Board. The Town Clerk shall be the head of the Office, with the power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees under his jurisdiction in accordance with the Civil Service Law and other applicable laws.

B. 

The Town Clerk is empowered herein to appoint two Deputies, at such salaries as may from time to time be fixed by the Town Board, who shall generally act for and in his 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. The Town Clerk shall file, in the Office of the Town Clerk, a designation of successorship with respect to said Deputies.

C. 

Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Town Clerk 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. 

The Town Clerk shall have such powers as prescribed by law as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Office consistent with applicable provisions of law.