N.Y. Town Law § 58-a: Powers and duties

§ 58-a. Powers and duties. The town manager shall be the chief

administrative officer of the town and may be given such powers and

duties by local law, as the town board in its discretion shall prescribe

notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the

contrary, unless the legislature expressly shall have restricted or

prohibited the adoption of a local law relating to the delegation or

grant of such powers provided, however, that the powers of legislation

and appropriation shall be exercised by the town board. Subject to the

provisions of sections twenty-three and twenty-four of the municipal

home rule law, the town board may also, by local law, grant or transfer

to such town manager powers and duties held by elected officials of the

town.