Highway Superintendent
Every town must have a town Superintendent of Highways (Town Law §20). A town Superintendent of Highways is a public official who must take and file an official oath of office (Public Officers Law §10) which must be filed with the Town Clerk (Town Law §25). The town Superintendent of Highways must be a resident of the town.
The Superintendent of Highways is an elected officer whose term of office is four years (Town Law §20; §24). The Town Board may change the office to an appointed office rather than an elective office, but such a change is subject to approval by the town’s voters at a mandatory referendum.
(Municipal Home Rule Law §23[2](e); 1976 Opn. Atty. Gen. [Informal] 312)
General powers and duties of a Town Superintendent
New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways, Inc
