Article 3-A, Title 2, §51. General Powers of town board. The town board of a suburban town shall be the legislative, appropriating, governing and policy determining body of the town and shall have and exercise all such powers and  duties  as  are  conferred  or  imposed  upon it or are necessarily incidental thereto which are consistent  with  the  provisions  of  this article;  provided,  however, that whenever the expense of a function or activity is required by law or agreement to be a charge upon the taxable property of that part of  the  town  outside  of  any  village  and  the responsibility  for  the  performance  of  such  function or activity is reassigned, transferred or changed in any way pursuant to the provisions of this article, the  expenses  and  liabilities  attributable  to  such function  or  activity  shall  continue to be a charge upon such taxable real property outside of any village. In addition to functions, powers and duties otherwise granted to it, the town board of a suburban town also shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

•1.    Appointment of the heads and deputies of departments of town government in cases in which such officers are appointive and the hearing and determination of charges brought by the supervisor for the removal from office of any of such appointive officers.

•2.    On recommendation of the supervisor, approval of budget modifications and transfers between budgetary appropriations in the annual budget or in the capital budget, if any.

•3.    Requiring reports from the supervisor concerning the conduct of the official business of the town and the performance by town officers and employees of their functions, powers and duties.

•4.    Making of studies and investigations as it deems to be in the  best interests of the town and, in connection  therewith, to obtain and provide for compensation for professional and technical advice, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of books,  papers and  other  evidence  deemed necessary or material for any such study or investigation.

•5.    Creation of non-compensated advisory boards, each member  of  which shall  be  appointed  by  the  town board or the supervisor, or both, as shall be specified by the town board in its  action  providing  for  the particular advisory board.

•6.    Determination and provision for any matter of town government not otherwise provided for, including but not restricted to, any matter necessarily involved in the transition to government of the town as a suburban town under the provisions of this article.

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