N.Y. VIL Law § 4-400

§ 4-400 Mayor. 1. It shall be the responsibility of the mayor:\n a. To preside at the meetings of the board of trustees, and may have a\nvote upon all matters and questions coming before the board and he shall\nvote in case of a tie, however on all matters and questions, he shall\nvote only in his capacity as mayor of the village and his vote shall be\nconsidered as one vote;\n b. to provide for the enforcement of all laws, local laws, rules and\nregulations and to cause all violations thereof to be prosecuted;\n c. (i) to appoint all department and non-elected officers and\nemployees subject to the approval of the board of trustees however, the\nmayor may delegate the power to appoint certain employees to other\nvillage officers or employees;\n (ii) to appoint the clerk of the court of the village, if the village\nhas a court, only upon the advice and consent of the village justice or\njustices notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (i) of this\nparagraph.\n d. to institute, at the direction of the board of trustees, all civil\nactions in the corporate name of the village;\n e. to exercise supervision over the conduct of the police and other\nsubordinate officers of the village;\n f. to intervene in any and all actions, at the direction of the board\nof trustees, where deemed necessary to protect the rights of the village\nand its inhabitants;\n g. to serve as an ex-officio member of each separate board of\ncommissioners;\n h. to appoint one of the trustees as deputy mayor at the annual\nmeeting, who, during the absence or inability of the mayor, is vested\nwith all the powers and may perform all the duties of the mayor;\n i. to execute all contracts in the name of the village;\n j. to sign orders to pay claims with the village clerk or deputy\nvillage clerk when authorized by the board of trustees when the same\nindividual serves as both clerk and treasurer or deputy clerk and deputy\ntreasurer;\n k. to sign checks in the absence or inability of the treasurer or\ndeputy treasurer, if any, when authorized by the board of trustees by\nresolution, or local law, and a certified copy of such resolution or\nlocal law shall be notice to the depository of such authorization;\n l. to cause all claims to be thoroughly investigated and for such\npurpose he shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the\nattendance of the claimant or any other person or persons to appear, to\nbe sworn or affirmed and to testify before him or the village clerk or\nthe village counsel relative to such claim, and when so sworn or\naffirmed to answer as to any facts relative to the justness of such\nclaim. The result of such examination shall be reported to the board of\ntrustees. Subpoenas issued pursuant to this section may be served at any\nplace within the state of New York in the same manner in which subpoenas\nissued out of the supreme court are served. This subsection shall not be\napplicable to claims which are included within the provisions of section\nfifty-h of the general municipal law.\n m. to issue all licenses and for such purpose shall be the "licensing\nofficer" unless he designates another village officer which designation\nshall be filed with the village clerk.\n 2. If the mayor and deputy mayor are both absent or unable to perform\nthe duties of the office, the trustees shall appoint one of their number\nto act as deputy mayor during the absence or inability of the mayor and\ndeputy mayor appointed by him.\n