The person serving as County Treasurer
immediately prior to the time the Charter takes effect shall serve
as Commissioner of Finance until the end of December 31, 2009, at
which time the elected office of County Treasurer shall be abolished,
and after which the Commissioner of Finance shall be appointed as
provided herein.
The Commissioner of Finance, subject
to approval by the County Executive, shall designate in writing, and
in order of succession, the deputies and/or assistants who shall be
Acting Commissioner of Finance in the event of his or her absence
from the County or inability to perform and exercise the powers and
duties of his or her office. That designation shall be filed with
the County Clerk and the Clerk of the County Legislature and may be
revoked at any time by the Commissioner filing an approved new written
designation and order of succession. The Acting Commissioner of Finance
shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the Commissioner.
The Commissioner of Finance shall not be an officer, director or stockholder of any depository or depositories designated by the County Executive pursuant to §
C-25J of the Charter, nor any business proposing to supply equipment, supplies, materials or service to the County.
The Commissioner of Finance, and such of his
or her deputies, officers and employees as the County Legislature
or the County Executive shall require, shall file a surety bond to
the County in a sum fixed by the County Legislature conditioned for
the faithful performance of his or her duties. Such bond shall be
approved as to form by the County Attorney and as to sufficiency of
surety by the County Executive, and shall be filed with the County
Clerk. It shall be a charge on the County.
The Seal of the County of Ulster shall be the
Seal of the Commissioner of Finance. Such Seal shall be used for all
authorized and required purposes.