There is hereby established in the Town of Greece,
pursuant to the provisions of the Suburban Town Law and the Municipal
Home Rule Law of the State of New York, a department to be known as
the "Department of Public Works of the Town of Greece."
[Amended 4-21-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Said Department shall include the following
divisions:
F. Any other office or section of the Town government
which the Town Board may, from time to time, place under the jurisdiction
and control of said Department.
Said Department shall undertake and perform
such duties and functions as may, from time to time, be assigned thereto
by the Town Board of the Town of Greece.
A. Said Department shall be headed by a Director, also
referred to as “Commissioner,” to be appointed by the
Town Board of the Town of Greece, who shall be in the unclassified
service of the civil service. Said Director shall exercise and perform
such other powers and duties as are prescribed, from time to time,
by the Town Board.
[Amended 4-21-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
B. The Town Board may appoint such deputies to the Director
as it may find necessary for efficient operation of said Department
and prescribe the titles, powers and duties of each. Said deputies
shall have the power to act generally for and in place of their principal,
and the office of such deputies shall be in the exempt class of the
civil service.
C. The terms “Commissioner of Public Works”
and “Director of Public Works” are interchangeable.
[Added 4-21-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
The Director of Public Works and any deputies
which may, from time to time, be appointed by the Town Board shall
perform the following duties and have the following powers, in addition
to any others prescribed by the Town Board:
A. Director.
(1) He/She shall have jurisdiction and control over the
various divisions which are part of his/her Department, subject to
direction from the Town Board.
(2) He/She shall be responsible for the proper and efficient
operation of his/her Department and all of the divisions thereof,
coordinating insofar as possible the activities of the various divisions
under his/her jurisdiction and control.
(3) He/She shall carry out such other duties and powers
as prescribed by the Town Board.
B. Deputies. They shall perform and exercise such powers
and duties as are prescribed by the Director, reporting directly to
the Director of Public Works.