The town hereby establishes a Department of Public Works pursuant to
Town Law § 64, Subdivision 21-a. The Department is responsible for
the operation of the sewer and water districts in the town, the transfer station
and the town highways. The Department shall assist the Building and Planning
Departments in the best interests of the town.
The Department shall be headed by a Commissioner of Public Works who
shall be appointed by the Town Board and who need not be a resident of the
Town of Schodack. All employees in the Department shall be supervised by the
Commissioner.
The Highway Department shall be a division of the Department of Public
Works.
There shall be two Deputy Commissioners of Public Works who shall be
appointed by the Town Board.