VOTE411 Voter Guide

The supervisor is the presiding officer at meetings of the town board (Town Law, Section 63). • Town Legislator (Town Board Member) – The supervisor votes on matters before the town board as do all the other board members (Town Law, Sections 60 and 63). • Town Executive and Administrator – After town board decisions have been made, it is the supervisor who often carries out the decisions. The supervisor usually receives the majority of complaints and suggestions of citizens, as well. • Town Fiscal Officer – The supervisor is the treasurer of the town and generally represents the town in the conduct of its financial affairs. Chapter 2 of this publication discusses many aspects of this very important role (Town Law, Section 29). • Representative of the Town (County Board Member) – The office of supervisor may be a county as well as a town post. Depending on the type of county government, a town supervisor may serve on the county board as a representative of the town. There are two basic types of organizational structures for counties: a separately elected legislature or a board of supervisors. For a county with a board of supervisors, the supervisors elected from the several cities and towns in the county constitute the board (County Law, Section 150). These supervisors may serve on county board committees and receive compensation as members of the county board of supervisors (County Law, Section 200).PLEASE NOTE CANDIDATES FOR THIS RACE WERE NOT ASKED TO SUBMIT RESPONSES TO ANY QUESTIONS. THEIR NAMES APPEAR ON THIS GUIDE SOLELY FOR BALLOT INFORMATION.https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2020/pdf/information-for-town-officials.pdf