Editing Montebello, New York (section)

==Government==
The duties of the mayor are defined in the NYS Village Law and similar to those of a [[chief executive]]. The mayor has the power to provide for the enforcement of all local laws. The mayor presides over the meetings of the board of trustees. The mayor has the power to appoint all village employees and non-elected board and commission members, subject to the approval of the board of trustees. The mayor also executes all contracts in the name of the village.

The board of trustees has the power to manage all village property and finances. This power extends to setting tax rates and fee schedules that generate revenue for the village as well as authorizing expenditures for all municipal purposes. The board of trustees is also empowered to enact local laws for the safety, health, comfort and general welfare of the residents of the village and for the preservation and protection of public works such as roads, street lighting and public buildings.

Montebello is the first village in Rockland County to have a solar photovoltaic system to help power its village hall. It was also the first designated climate-smart community<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/56876.html | title=List of Climate Smart Communities - NYS Dept. Of Environmental Conservation}}</ref> and the first [[Tree City USA]] in Rockland County.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/map.cfm |title = Tree City USA Directory - the Arbor Day Foundation}}</ref> Montebello has the first certified local government for historic preservation in Rockland County.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo/certified-local-governments/listing.aspx |title=Listing - NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=January 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225121440/http://nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo/certified-local-governments/listing.aspx |archive-date=December 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The village has its own local justice court.