N.Y. Public Officers Law § 36: Removal of town, village, improvement district or fire district officer by court

§ 36. Removal of town, village, improvement district or fire district

officer by court. Any town, village, improvement district or fire

district officer, except a justice of the peace, may be removed from

office by the supreme court for any misconduct, maladministration,

malfeasance or malversation in office. An application for such removal

may be made by any citizen resident of such town, village, improvement

district or fire district or by the district attorney of the county in

which such town, village or district is located, and shall be made to

the appellate division of the supreme court held within the judicial

department embracing such town, village, improvement district or fire

district. Such application shall be made upon notice to such officer of

not less than eight days, and a copy of the charges upon which the

application will be made must be served with such notice.