§ 53. Departments of town government. The town board of a suburban
town may, by local law, create, modify or discontinue departments of the
town government in addition to those otherwise authorized by law and may
assign additional functions or duties to offices, departments or
agencies established by or pursuant to act of the legislature or local
law, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, department
or agency any function or duty otherwise required by law to be performed
by an officer serving in an elective office.