STEUBEN TOWN BOARD

The town board, as the executive body of the town, acts as a unit and must function as a body. An individual board member may not unilaterally act on behalf of the town board. Thus, each town board member has no more or no less authority than any other board member. This means that no single member of the town board can act for or commit the board as a body to any particular program or policy.

The town board may, by resolution, delegate to the supervisor the power and duties of administration and supervision of the town or special improvement district functions to be performed on behalf of the town board. The purpose of this provision is to allow the town to function between town board meetings. A copy of such a resoluction can be had by contacting the Association offices. By this delegation, however, a town board may not abdicate to the supervisor or surrender to him or her the board's basic statutory responsibities.

The town board , as the executive body of the town, acts as a unit and must function as a body.