Ulster County, NY Article XV Department of Information Services

§ A15-1 Director of Information Services. [1]

A. There shall be a Department of Information Services under the direction of the Director of Information Services, who shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature, and serve at his or her pleasure. The Director of Information Services shall be appointed on the basis of his or her professional training and experience and other qualifications for the responsibilities of that office.

B. Powers and duties.

(1) The Director of Information Services shall be the chief administrative officer of the department. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Charter, he or she shall have all the powers and perform all the duties conferred or imposed by law upon a county director of information services and shall perform such other related duties required by the County Executive or County Legislature.

(2) The Director of Information Services also shall have the charge and duty of performing the following functions concerning the information system as the County Executive may direct:

(a) Have charge and supervision of the processing of information and data within County government;

(b) Develop programs designed to provide accurate, sufficient and timely information for decision-making by all units of County government;

(c) Coordinate the organization, maintenance and use of equipment capable of providing information relating to the functions of County government; and

(d) Direct the administrative activities of the department.

C. Reports. On or before March 1 of each year, the Director of Information Services shall make an annual report to the County Legislature and the County Executive for the immediately preceding calendar year, covering generally the work of the department. The Director of Information Services shall make such other reports at such times as may be required by the County Legislature, County Executive or any applicable law. Copies of all reports shall be filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature and the County Executive.

[1] Editor's Note: See Charter § C-73.

§ A15-2 Assistant Directors.

A. The Director of Information Services shall have the power to appoint one or more Assistant Directors within the limits of appropriations therefor.

B. Assistant Directors shall perform such duties pertaining to the Department of Information Services as the Director may direct.

§ A15-3 Deputy Director of Information Services.

A. The Director of Information Services shall have the power to appoint one or more Deputy Directors of Information Services, within the limits of appropriations therefor. Every appointment shall be in writing and filed in the Office of the County Clerk and the Clerk of the Legislature.

B. The term of office of any deputy not classified as competitive under the County's civil service rules, appointed hereunder, shall coincide with that of the Director of Information Services, provided that such appointment may be revoked at any time by the Director by written revocation filed with the County Clerk. Positions of Deputy Director may be in the exempt class of civil service; or in the alternative, the deputy may also be an additional title which may be designated by the Director for a department staff member.

C. Deputy Directors shall perform such duties pertaining to the office of the Department of Information Services as the Director may direct and shall act generally for and in such place of the Director and perform such other and further duties as the Director may assign.

D. The designation of an order of succession for the position of Deputy Director shall be filed with the County Clerk and the Clerk of the Legislature and may be revoked at any time by the Director filing a new written designation of order of succession.