Section 51. General powers of town board

The town board of a suburban town
  shall  be  the  legislative,   appropriating,   governing   and   policy
  determining body of the town and shall have and exercise all such powers
  and  duties  as  are  conferred  or  imposed  upon it or are necessarily
  incidental thereto which are consistent  with  the  provisions  of  this
  article;  provided,  however, that whenever the expense of a function or
  activity is required by law or agreement to be a charge upon the taxable
  property of that part of  the  town  outside  of  any  village  and  the
  responsibility  for  the  performance  of  such  function or activity is
  reassigned, transferred or changed in any way pursuant to the provisions
  of this article, the  expenses  and  liabilities  attributable  to  such
  function  or  activity  shall  continue to be a charge upon such taxable
  real property outside of any village. In addition to  functions,  powers
  and  duties  otherwise  granted to it, the town board of a suburban town
  also shall have the following functions, powers and duties:
    1. Appointment of the  heads  and  deputies  of  departments  of  town
  government  in  cases  in  which  such  officers  are appointive and the
  hearing and determination of charges brought by the supervisor  for  the
  removal from office of any of such appointive officers.
    2.   On   recommendation   of   the  supervisor,  approval  of  budget
  modifications and transfers  between  budgetary  appropriations  in  the
  annual budget or in the capital budget, if any.
    3. Requiring reports from the supervisor concerning the conduct of the
  official  business  of the town and the performance by town officers and
  employees of their functions, powers and duties.
    4. Making of studies and investigations as it deems to be in the  best
  interests  of  the  town  and,  in  connection  therewith, to obtain and
  provide for compensation for professional and technical advice, subpoena
  witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of books,  papers
  and  other  evidence  deemed necessary or material for any such study or
  investigation.
    5. Creation of non-compensated advisory boards, each member  of  which
  shall  be  appointed  by  the  town board or the supervisor, or both, as
  shall be specified by the town board in its  action  providing  for  the
  particular advisory board.
    6.  Determination  and provision for any matter of town government not
  otherwise provided for, including but  not  restricted  to,  any  matter
  necessarily  involved  in  the transition to government of the town as a
  suburban town under the provisions of this article.