[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rockland County Legislature 12-3-1996
by L.L. No. 19-1996.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided an effective date of 1-1-1997.
There shall be established, within the Office of the County Executive,
a Division of Environmental Resources, headed by a Coordinator who shall supervise
and coordinate the diverse units, offices, activities, functions and services
of the Environmental Management Council, parks, soil and water, and provide
services to the Rockland County Solid Waste authority in relation to household
hazardous waste, the express aim being that the activities, goals and industry
of the aforesaid units and offices of government be integrated and consolidated
insofar as is possible so that Rockland County's efforts on behalf of
a safer, cleaner environmental quality of life will be better coordinated
and maximized.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Environmental Resources Coordinator
shall have the following duties:
A.
To supervise the aforesaid units, offices, and functions
of County government, and to serve as a liaison between the Rockland County
Executive, the Rockland County Legislature and the various directors of said
units.
B.
To assemble all available information with respect to
state and federal grants that may be available to reduce the cost of operation
of said units and offices, and to supervise the coordination, planning and
review of all programs operated by the aforesaid units and offices.
C.
The Environmental Resources Coordinator shall also exercise
such further power and authority as the Legislature of Rockland County may,
from time to time, delegate by local law or resolution or as the County Executive
may delegate in his/her administrative capacity.
The Division of Environmental Resources shall have within it the following
units:
A.
Environmental Management Council, which shall continue
to be composed as provided for in Local Law No. 6-1973,[1] and who shall be headed by the environmental management assistant.
The Environmental Management Council, as established by Local Law No. 6-1973,
shall continue to serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
C.
Soil and Water Conservation, consisting of the position
of Soil and Water Conservation Assistant.
D.
Household Hazardous Waste Management, consisting of the
position of Chemical Engineer (public health).
The following positions are hereby transferred to the Division of Environmental
Resources. These positions may be modified or abolished by budgetary action,
legislative resolution or local law.
The employees encumbering the positions aforesaid in § 62-4 shall be concurrently transferred, where appropriate, consistent with civil service requirements and the various employment agreements between the County and the respective collective bargaining units involved. Employees transferred hereby shall not be reduced in grade or salary or have their civil service status and rights diminished by reason of such transfer.
All budgetary allocations for the personnel and functions incorporated
into the Division of Environmental Resources are transferred to that division,
and the Budget Director shall make appropriate provision within the 1997 budget
of the County of Rockland for this Division.
Any and all portions of such local laws and resolutions heretofore adopted
by the Board of Supervisors or the Legislature of Rockland County inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. However, unless inconsistent with the provisions
of this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to alter or impair
any of the powers, duties or responsibilities which are provided under general
laws of the Legislature of the State of New York relative to any County board,
office, or agency or department, and each such board, office or agency or
department shall continue to possess all such powers, duties and responsibilities.
