[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Babylon 4-7-1976 by L.L. No. 9-1976. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Whenever used in the context of this chapter, words
used in the singular include the plural and vice versa.
B.
COMPTROLLER
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER
OFFICE
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The head of the Department of the Town of Babylon Office
of the Comptroller.
The Deputy Comptroller of the Town of Babylon, who shall
act generally for and in place of the Comptroller.
The Town of Babylon Office of the Comptroller, a department
of the Town of Babylon.
[Amended 1-25-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005; 10-21-2015 by L.L. No. 15-2015]
A.
Department established. There shall be in the Town of Babylon a department
designated as the Office of the Comptroller in compliance with § 20,
Subdivision 3(b), of the Town Law of the State of New York. The principal
executive officer and administrative head of such Department shall
be the Comptroller, who shall be the Accounting Officer of the Town
and who shall be appointed by the Town Board at such salary as may
from time to time be determined by the Town Board. The Comptroller
shall be appointed upon the basis of his administrative experience
and qualifications for the duties of such office and such additional
standards as may be required by the Town Board. The Comptroller shall
be the head of the Department, with power and authority to appoint
and remove officers and employees under his jurisdiction in accordance
with civil service law and other applicable law. In the absence of
a Comptroller, the Director of Finance shall be the head of the Department,
with power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees
under his jurisdiction in accordance with civil service law and other
applicable law.
B.
Term of office.
(1)
Legislative authority and intent. This section is enacted pursuant
to Municipal Home Rule Law § 10(1)(ii)(a)(1) and is intended
to supersede Town Law § 20(3)(b) relating to the term of
office of the Comptroller. The Town Board finds that it is in the
best interests of the Town to have its chief financial advisor appointed
for the same term as the Supervisor.
(2)
The Town Comptroller shall be appointed for a term of four years
to run concurrently with the term of the Supervisor in office at the
time of his appointment.
The Comptroller is empowered herein to appoint
a Deputy 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 chapter, by statute or by other lawful authority.
Before entering upon the duties of his office,
the Comptroller shall execute and file 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.
The Comptroller shall have such powers as shall
be necessary for the administration of the Department consistent with
applicable provisions of law.
Until such time as the same may be either amended
or modified, the Department shall be divided in the following Divisions:
The powers and duties of such Divisions, as
delegated to them under the law of the State of New York or by the
Town Board, shall be under the administration, direction and control
of the Comptroller, and each of the said Divisions shall be supervised
by a division head who shall be designated as Supervisor.
The Comptroller may, with the approval of the
Town Board, establish, consolidate or abolish any divisions, bureaus
or subdivisions within the Department as now exist or may be hereafter
created.
The Division of Accounting administers, manages,
assembles and maintains all financial accounts, records, books and
documents necessary to reflect and record all transactions of the
Town of Babylon affecting its assets and financial interests, periodically
prepares financial reports and submits them to state, county and Town
agencies.
The Division of Accounts Payable administers,
manages, prepares and maintains accounts, records and documents of
all disbursements of the Town of Babylon, except in payroll accounts,
and upon proper approval makes payment of all claims and indebtedness
of the Town of Babylon.
The Division of Accounts Receivable administers,
manages, prepares and maintains accounts, records and documents of
all receipts, accounts receivable, investments and borrowing of the
Town of Babylon.
The Division of Audit and Control administers,
manages, supervises and implements all necessary and related procedures
for the auditing and verification of all charges, claims, demands
and accounts against the Town; audits the operations, accounts and
fiscal affairs of every department of the Town pursuant to prevailing
law, rules or regulations; and audits all income and financial transactions
of the Town to assure sufficiency and accuracy of same.
The Division of Budget administers, manages,
prepares and supervises procedures and programs for evaluation of
departmental estimates of operating budgets of all departments and
conducts studies of the same for the Town Board; and prepares and
coordinates projected budgetary forecasts for operating and capital
improvement needs.
The Division of Payroll administers, manages,
prepares, accounts and records all Town of Babylon payroll transactions.
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Editor’s Note: Former §13-14.1, Division of Personnel,
added 2-19-2013 by L.L. No. 7-2013, was repealed 9-25-2019 by L.L.
No. 7-2019.
[Amended 5-7-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985]
The Comptroller, acting by and through any of
the said existing or hereafter named Divisions, shall be empowered
to perform such other duties and functions that are prescribed to
be performed by him in any law, ordinance or resolution of the Town
Board or lawful directive of the Town Supervisor; however, the Comptroller
may delegate any of his powers to or direct any of his duties to be
performed to a Deputy Comptroller or head of division.
All costs and expenses incurred by the Department
or its officers or employees on behalf of a special improvement district
or special Town project shall be charged against such district or
project and paid from the funds duly appropriated for the purpose
of such district or project.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to delegate or transfer any power of the Town Supervisor contained
in §§ 29, 52 and 125 of the Town Law of the State of
New York or any other powers which may be lawfully exercised by said
Supervisor.
