[Added 2-7-2006 by L.L. No. 18-2006]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Article XX, Department of General Services, added 11-25-1980 by L.L. No. 9-1981, as amended, was repealed 1-3-1995 by L.L. No. 14-1995. Local Law No. 14-1995 also transferred the functions of this Department to the Department of Audit and Control, the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service (now the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service) and the Department of Public Works. See § C5-2L through W, § C6-2A and K and § C8-2AA.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The head of the Department.
The Suffolk County Department of Information Technology.
A.
The Suffolk County Department of Information Technology is hereby
established, the head of which shall be the Commissioner. The Commissioner
shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to the approval
of the County Legislature, to serve at the pleasure of the County
Executive. The Commissioner may, within the appropriations provided,
appoint one or more Deputy Commissioners, who shall act generally
for and on behalf of the Commissioner in all matters, and such other
officers and employees as may be likewise provided for.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
B.
The Commissioner shall have the powers and duties set forth herein
and shall be in the unclassified service of the civil service. Within
the appropriations provided therefor, and when authorized and approved
by the County Legislature or the County Executive, the Commissioner
may employ such consultants as may be necessary. These contracts shall
be subject to County Executive approval. The Commissioner shall be
deemed the appointing authority for all employees within the Department.
C.
There shall be a Division of Information Technology Services. The
Division shall be responsible for at least the following:
(1)
Management information systems and services and office systems and
services.
(2)
The maintenance of County websites for all County offices, departments,
and agencies except for the County Legislature, which shall be responsible
for its own Office of Public Information.
(3)
Implement and aid the day-to-day operations and recommendations of
the Geographic Information System Committee established pursuant to
Executive Order No. 92-2004.
The Department shall:
A.
Advise and assist any department, board, division, or agency of the
government of the County of Suffolk, including the County Legislature
and Office of the County Executive, on matters pertaining to information
services and technology.
B.
Make recommendations to the County Legislature and County Executive
as to measures that should be taken to maintain an adequate flow of
information within the County.
C.
Perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be directed
by the County Executive or the County Legislature.
D.
As necessary to the performance of its functions, the Department
may require any office, division, department, or agency of County
government to provide it with relevant data in reports concerning
their operations as they involve the policies of this article.
Employees in the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service, the Suffolk County Department of Planning,
and the office of the County Executive, who are employed in positions
and duties which are to be performed by the County Department of Information
Technology, shall be transferred to the Department subject to the
provisions of the New York Civil Service Law and the Rules of the
County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service.
All records, property, and equipment associated with personnel
transferred shall be transferred and delivered to the Department.
