Nathaniel E. Lowell has served as the Town of Newport Supervisor since January 1, 2024. The Town Supervisor fills a significant role, serving in several major capacities, including:
- Presiding Officer (Chairperson) – The supervisor is the presiding officer at meetings of the town board (Town Law, Section 63).
- Town Legislator (Town Board Member) – The supervisor votes on matters before the town board as do all the other board members (Town Law, Sections 60 and 63).
- Town Executive and Administrator – After town board decisions have been made, it is the supervisor who often carries out the decisions. The supervisor usually receives the majority of complaints and suggestions of citizens, as well.
- Town Fiscal Officer – The supervisor is the treasurer of the town and generally represents the town in the conduct of its financial affairs (Town Law, Section 29).
- Representative of the Town (County Board Member) – The office of supervisor may be a county as well as a town post. Depending on the type of county government, a town supervisor may serve on the county board as a representative of the town (County Law, Section 150). There are two basic types of organizational structures for counties: a separately elected legislature or a board of supervisors. For a county with a board of supervisors, the supervisors elected from the several cities and towns in the county constitute the board. These supervisors may serve on county board committees and receive compensation as members of the county board of supervisors (County Law, Section 200). Currently, 17 counties operate under the board of supervisors structure, while the remaining 40 counties outside of New York City operate under the legislative structure.
Statements and Messages from Supervisor Lowell
Town Supervisor Lowell Announces Town Code Codification Plan
On September 10, 2024, Supervisor Lowell announced the Town Code Codification Plan that partners with General Code, LLC to review and modernize all Town laws, ordinances, and policies from the 1970s to 2024, enact new laws, ordinances, and policies, and codify them into one centralized code that is available online through General Code's eCode360 platform. Click here to read Supervisor Lowell's project announcement message.
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Town Supervisor Lowell Announces Comprehensive Plan Review
On July 10, 2024, Supervisor Lowell announced the approval of a seven-phase Comprehensive Review Plan that integrates a combination of in-house resources and outsourcing of select tasks to create a revised Town comprehensive plan that analyzes our current community and creates a clear vision and action items for the future. Click here to read Supervisor Lowell's project announcement message.
