Putnam County, NY Article 5 Executive Department

[Amended 4-5-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005; 11-5-2008 by L.L. No. 22-2008; 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 11-2011]

§ 5.01 Department of Purchasing; Director.

[Amended 8-25-2022 by L.L. No. 13-2022]

There shall be a Department of Purchasing, administered by a Director who shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature. The Director shall hold at minimum a Bachelor's degree and be qualified for his or her position by training and experience, including four (4) years' experience as a buyer, purchaser or an equivalent position. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive and shall have the authority within budgetary appropriations and in accordance with County policy or as may be otherwise required by law, to appoint and remove such staff as may be necessary. The Director shall not hold any other public or political office, whether elected or appointed, as long as he or she remains in current position of County employment. He or she and all full-time managerial employees in the department shall serve on a full-time basis and shall not engage in any private practice nor be employed in their field of expertise with the County by any private or other government entity, except any such employee hired prior to December 31, 2010 may continue in any private practice in their field of expertise until December 31, 2013 as long as they remain in their current position of County employment.

§ 5.02 Director of Purchasing: powers and duties.

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Director of Purchasing shall have the power to:

(a) Make all purchases of equipment, materials and supplies required for any County purpose and contract for the rental and servicing of equipment for all County departments in accordance with the requirements established by law or by the County Legislature;

(b) Assure suitable specifications or standards for all materials, supplies and equipment to be purchased and assure inspection. Of[1] all deliveries to determine their compliance with such specifications and standards;

[1] Editor’s Note: So in original.

(c) Make purchases for municipalities or other civil divisions of the County upon the written request of the governing body thereof;

(d) Have authority to transfer or reassign equipment, material and supplies among offices, departments and agencies of the County upon approval of the County Executive;

(e) Operate and maintain facilities for providing mailing as may be authorized by the County Executive or the County Legislature;

(f) Be responsible for disposing of any surplus, obsolete or unwanted County property in a manner provided by state law;

(g) Perform such other and related duties as may be required by the County Executive; and

(h) Perform all the duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law.

§ 5.03 Department of Tourism; Director.

[Added 9-3-2019 by L.L. No. 12-2019]

There shall be a Department of Tourism under the direction of a Director of Tourism who shall be appointed by the County Executive subject to confirmation by the County Legislature. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. He or she shall have the power, within budgetary appropriations, and in accordance with County policy, or as may be otherwise required by law, to appoint and remove such staff as he or she deems necessary. The Director shall serve on a full time basis and shall not engage in any private practice nor be employed in their field of expertise with the County by any private or other governmental entity.

§ 5.04 Director of Tourism: powers and duties.

[Added 9-3-2019 by L.L. No. 12-2019]

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Director of Tourism shall have the power to:

(a) Promote tourism in Putnam County;

(b) Serve as the County’s representative as the official Tourism Promotion Agency ("TPA") under the regulations of the I Love New York Matching Funds program, which is administered by Empire State Development, Market New York and Matching Funds Program;

(c) Promote already existing attractions, help develop new tourism related events and attractions, and help provide an environment conducive to attracting tourists to Putnam County;

(d) Create, update, compile and publish brochures and guides that encompass all tourism sites, accommodations, restaurants, a county map, transportation information, brief town histories, county historical information and any and all other information relevant to tourism events and destinations within and throughout the County;

(e) Promote events throughout the year by advertising in regional and State-wide newspapers, magazines, trade publications and on radio and/or television stations;

(f) Maintain a presence on the internet and social media outlets with continual updates and posts relative to upcoming events, attractions, business openings, as well as permanent tourist attractions, restaurants and other tourism-related events;

(g) Promote tourism and tourist-related events, including, without limitation, annual and/or seasonal special events at tourist sites such as: Tilly Foster Farm and Tilly's Table, Boscobel, Putnam County Veteran's Memorial Park, Putnam County Golf Course, as well as various food and beverage festivals, tourism lecture series and any and all other events and festivals of interest to the general public;

(h) Work closely with the Putnam County Economic Development Corporation to assist in the marketing of local businesses and economic ventures related to tourism;

(i) Report to the Legislature on a quarterly basis, or as often as is directed, relative to the operations of the department;

(j) Perform such other and related duties as may be required by the County Executive.