§ 4-2. Appointment; term; compensation.

Pursuant to Village Law § 3-301(2)(c), and upon a determination that the best interests of the Village would be served by the appointment of a Village Administrator, a Village Administrator may be appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. A Village Administrator shall serve for a term of up to four year, to coincide with the term of the Mayor for whose term the Administrator is appointed. The person designated as Village Administrator must be, or must become within four months of taking office, a legal resident of the Village of Chittenango. The position shall be exempt, unclassified and noncompetitive. In the case of vacancy in this office, and upon direction to fill the vacancy by the Board of Trustees, the Mayor shall appoint another Village resident, or person who must become a Village resident within four months of appointment, to fulfill the remaining term of the Village Administrator [Village Law § 3-312(3)(a)]. The Board of Trustees shall fix the compensation of the Village Administrator.