[Adopted 11-16-1989]
The Village Attorney for the Village of Brightwaters and such other counsel as the Village may employ are hereby authorized, pursuant to §§ 2-234 and 20-2006 of the Village Law of the State of New York, to commence and prosecute on behalf of the Village Board any action or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to:
A. 
Enforce or compel compliance with the ordinances and local laws of the Village and any regulation thereunder in any instance where there exists reasonable cause to believe a violation of said code or regulations has occurred or is about to occur.
B. 
Enforce or compel compliance with any statute or regulation of the State of New York or the United States where enforcement power thereof is properly vested in the Village and where there exists reasonable cause to believe a violation of said statutes or regulations has occurred or is about to occur.
C. 
Enforce or compel compliance with any contractual or legal obligations which exist between the Village and any other party.
D. 
Appear for and defend the Village in any action or proceeding brought against the Village, its agents, officers and employees and other persons designated by the Board of Trustees where said appearance is permissible by law.
E. 
Carry out the stated policies of the Village Board of the Village or to act in any proper forum in furtherance of the stated policies, goals and objectives of the Village Board of the Village of Brightwaters and to take such action as may be reasonably related to the furtherance of said policies, goals and objectives.
The Village Attorney is hereby authorized to take any steps reasonably and prudently necessary to consummate a duly authorized acquisition or conveyance of real or personal property on behalf of the Village.
Any actions or proceedings heretofore commenced by the Village and any actions to which the Village has been made a party in which the Village Attorney or his designated counsel has heretofore appeared are hereby ratified and authorized.
No action can commence without the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Village.