§ 4-412 The board of trustees. 1. General powers of the board of\ntrustees. a. In addition to any other powers conferred upon villages,\nthe board of trustees of a village shall have management of village\nproperty and finances, may take all measures and do all acts, by local\nlaw, not inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution, and not\ninconsistent with a general law except as authorized by the municipal\nhome rule law, which shall be deemed expedient or desirable for the good\ngovernment of the village, its management and business, the protection\nof its property, the safety, health, comfort, and general welfare of its\ninhabitants, the protection of their property, the preservation of peace\nand good order, the suppression of vice, the benefit of trade, and the\npreservation and protection of public works. The board of trustees may\ncreate or abolish by resolution offices, boards, agencies and\ncommissions and delegate to said offices, boards, agencies and\ncommissions so much of its powers, duties and functions as it shall deem\nnecessary for effectuating or administering the board of trustees duties\nand functions.\n b. Whenever the constitutionality of any local law, ordinance, rule or\nregulation of a village is brought into issue upon a trial or hearing of\nany civil cause of action or proceeding in any court, and the village is\nnot a party to such action or proceeding, notice shall be served upon\nthe village in accordance with section one thousand twelve of the civil\npractice law and rules.\n 2. Procedure for meetings. The mayor of the village shall preside at\nthe meetings of the board of trustees as provided in section 4-400 of\nthis article. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the\ntransaction of business, but a less number may adjourn and compel the\nattendance of absent members. Whenever required by a member of the\nboard, the vote upon any question shall be taken by ayes and noes, and\nthe names of the members present and their votes shall be entered in the\nminutes. The board may determine the rules of its procedure, and may\ncompel the attendance of absent members by the entry of a resolution in\nthe minutes, directing any peace officer, acting pursuant to his special\nduties, or police officer residing within the village to arrest such\nabsent member and take him before the board of trustees to answer for\nhis neglect. A copy of the resolution, certified by the clerk of the\nvillage, shall be sufficient authority to such officer residing in the\nvillage to arrest such absent member and bring him before the board.\n 3. In addition the board of trustees:\n (1) Drains. May, for the purpose of arresting and preventing damage to\nproperty within the village resulting from floods or erosion, construct\ndrains, culverts, dams and bulkheads, and dredge channels, and regulate\nwater courses, ponds and watering places within or without the village.\nPower and authority is hereby conferred upon the board of trustees of a\nvillage, in the name of the village, to acquire property necessary for\nsuch public improvements, whether located within or without such\nvillage, by purchase or by condemnation in the manner provided by the\ncondemnation law. No property shall be acquired or such a public\nimprovement constructed without the corporate limits of a village except\nwith the consent of the governing board or body of the city, town or\nvillage in which such property is situated or such public improvement is\nproposed to be constructed. Such consent may only be given after a\npublic hearing held within such city, town or village pursuant to notice\npublished at least once and at least ten days prior to the hearing in a\nnewspaper having general circulation in the municipality in which the\nhearing is to be held. Consent given by the governing board or body by\nany such municipality shall not impose a liability against the city,\ntown or village and the maintenance and repair of any such i
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