A.
All contracts for public work and all purchase contracts
awarded by the Director of Public Safety for purposes of the Department
of Public Safety shall be subject to the provisions of § 103
of the General Municipal Law.
B.
All claims against the Department of Public Safety
shall be first audited by the Director of Public Safety. Claims deemed
valid shall be turned over to the City Council for final acceptance
or rejection and, if approved, for payment in accordance with established
procedures.
C.
The title to all property, real and personal, in the
custody of the Director of Public Safety shall be vested in the City
of Corning. The Director of Public Safety shall, upon approval of
the City Council, from time to time sell and dispose of personal property
not needed by the departments and shall remit the proceeds to the
City Finance Director.
[Amended 1-2-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
D.
The Director of Public Safety, for purposes of the
Department of Public Safety, shall create no debts and incur no liabilities
in excess of the limits of the budget approved by the City Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 11.1.5,
regarding monthly reports from certain officers, which immediately
followed this subsection, was deleted 6-22-1998 by L.L. No. 15-1998.
Said local law also provided for the renumbering of the remaining
subsection.
E.
The Director of Public Safety shall examine the monthly
reports as submitted by the various department heads and subsequently
deliver said reports to the City Council.
A.
The Police Department of the City of Corning shall
be under the general control and management of the Director of Public
Safety.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety
to ensure that the Police Department of the City of Corning preserves
peace and good order; enforces the ordinances, rules and regulations
of the city; and performs such other duties as the City Manager may
prescribe.
C.
The Director of Public Safety shall see that the Police
Department is maintained at the numerical strength specified by a
majority vote of the whole number of the City Council. Should the
number of police officers remain below the authorized level for a
period of 10 days, the Director of Public Safety shall make a report
of this fact and a recommendation to the City Council at its next
regularly scheduled meeting.
D.
To maintain this authorized strength, it shall be
the duty of the Director of Public Safety, after consultation with
Police Chief, to select appointees from the appropriate eligibility
list, pursuant to the Civil Service Law and Rules. Each police officer
so chosen will be issued a Certificate of Appointment, which shall
be the Officers Commission, stating the date of appointment and bearing
the signature of the Director of Public Safety. The City Clerk shall
then affix the seal of the city to this Certificate and administer
and file the prescribed oath of office.
E.
The Director of Public Safety, with the consultation
of the Chief of Police, shall establish, promulgate and enforce proper
rules, regulations and orders for the good government and discipline
of the whole Police Department, which shall be implemented under the
direction of the Chief of Police. Such rules, regulations and orders
may not conflict with any provision of this Charter, the collective
bargaining agreement, or with the laws or Constitution of the State
of New York. The Director of Public Safety shall provide to the City
Council a copy of the same and furnish a suitable number of copies
for the use of the Police Department.
A.
The Chief of Police shall be appointed, with the approval
of the City Council, by the Director of Public Safety from the appropriate
eligibility list, pursuant to the applicable Civil Service Law and
Rules. Prior to the appointment, the Director of Public Safety shall
be satisfied that the appointee possesses the training, education
and experience necessary to perform the duties of the position. The
salary of the Chief of Police shall be determined by the Director
of Public Safety. The appointed Chief of Police will be issued a certificate
of appointment and, if necessary, take the appropriate oath.
[Amended 6-22-1998 by L.L. No. 16-1998]
B.
The Chief of Police shall serve during good behavior
or until suspended or dismissed from duty, in accordance with the
Civil Service Law and Rules. Such suspension or dismissal shall be
for incompetence or misconduct and shall be by the Director of Public
Safety.
C.
The Chief of Police shall have the immediate direction
and control of the Police Department, subject to the rules, regulations
and orders previously established by the Board of Police Commissioners
and as hereafter established by the Director of Public Safety.
D.
The Chief of Police shall have immediate direction
and control of any temporary special police officers appointed by
the City Manager in case of a riot or other public emergency requiring
such an appointment.
E.
The Chief of Police shall perform all the duties and
assignments as outlined in the job description maintained by the Office
of the Director of Public Safety.
F.
The Chief of Police shall enforce through department
personnel, the laws and ordinances adopted by the City Council and
applicable state and federal statutes.
G.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, at the
direction of the Director of Public Safety, to schedule a public auction
at least once each calendar year to dispose of all goods, wares and
merchandise remaining unclaimed in the Police Department for a period
of one year in accordance with the General Municipal Law and the Personal
Property Law of the State of New York. The proceeds shall be paid
to the City Finance Director.
[Amended 1-2-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996; 4-3-2000 by L.L. No.
3-2000]
A.
The Police Department shall include, in addition to
a Chief of Police, such other ranks within the department as now exist
or as the Director of Public Safety may hereafter abolish or create
with the approval of the City Council.
B.
From the appropriate eligibility list, pursuant to
the Civil Service Law and Rules, the Police Chief shall make appointments,
with approval of the Director of Public Safety, to such other ranks
as deemed necessary.
C.
All members of the Police Department shall serve during
good behavior or until suspended or dismissed from duty in accordance
with the collective bargaining agreement and/or the Civil Service
Law and Rules. A suspension may be imposed for incompetence or misconduct
by the Chief of Police or by the Director of Public Safety pending
a hearing as provided in the collective bargaining agreement and/or
the Civil Service Law and Rules.
A.
Police officers of the City of Corning shall have
all the powers, authority and duties conferred on them by the laws
of New York State.
B.
All members of the Police Department shall have power
and authority to:
(1)
Arrest any person or persons observed by them to be
in violation of any of the penal ordinances or laws of the City of
Corning or the laws of New York State and to take such person or persons
before the City Judge to be dealt with as if such person or persons
had been arrested upon warrant issued by the City Judge.
(2)
Serve criminal process pursuant to law.
(3)
Execute orders and commitments of the City Court.
(4)
Have all the city law and statutory powers of Constables,
except that they may serve civil process only on behalf of the City
or any department or officer thereof.
A.
The Fire Department of the City of Corning shall be
under the general control and management of the Director of Public
Safety.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety
to authorize and ensure that the Fire Department of the City of Corning
takes proper care and control of all property, real and personal,
in its custody, including any fire alarm system(s).
C.
The Director of Public Safety with the consultation
of the Fire Chief shall establish, promulgate and enforce proper rules,
regulations and orders for the good government and discipline of the
whole Fire Department which shall be implemented under the direction
of the Fire Chief. Such rules, regulations and orders shall not conflict
with any provisions of this Charter, the collective bargaining agreement,
or with the laws or Constitution of the State of New York. The Director
of Public Safety shall provide to the City Council a copy of the same
and furnish a suitable number of copies for the use of the Fire Department.
D.
For the purpose of providing a permanent and effective
Fire Department, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety,
after consultation with the Fire Chief, to select appointees from
the appropriate eligibility list, pursuant to the Civil Service Law
and Rules.
E.
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety
to ensure that the applicable provisions of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code are implemented in the City of Corning,
including the appointment of a Fire Marshal. Any member of the Fire
Department may serve as Fire Marshal, if qualified.
F.
The City Council shall have the power to fix and define
fire limit areas within which special provisions of the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code apply to permissible construction.
G.
The Director of Public Safety may administer oaths
and issue subpoenas compelling attendance of witnesses in all cases
of investigation which shall be carried on by the Director of Public
Safety.
[Amended 1-2-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
The City Finance Director shall credit all moneys
paid to him/her by foreign insurance companies not licensed in the
State of New York as a trust fund for the benefit of members of the
Fire Department. Use of these funds shall be determined by the City
Manager pursuant to any court or arbitration decisions.
A.
The Fire Chief shall be appointed, with the approval
of the City Council, by the Director of Public Safety from the appropriate
eligibility list, pursuant to the applicable Civil Service Law and
Rules. Prior to the appointment, the City Manager shall be satisfied
that the appointee possesses the training, education and experience
necessary to perform the duties of the position. The salary of the
Fire Chief shall be determined by the Director of Public Safety.
[Amended 6-22-1998 by L.L. No. 17-1998]
B.
The Fire Chief shall serve during good behavior or
until suspended or dismissed from duty, in accordance with the Civil
Service Law and Rules. Such suspension or dismissal shall be for incompetence
or misconduct and shall be by the Director of Public Safety.
C.
The Fire Chief shall have the immediate direction
and control of the Fire Department, subject to the rules, regulations
and orders previously established by the Board of Fire Commissioners
and as hereafter established by the Director of Public Safety.
A.
The Fire Department shall include, in addition to
a Fire Chief, such other ranks within the Department as now exist
or as the Director of Public Safety may hereafter abolish or create
with the approval of the City Council.
B.
The Director of Public Safety shall make appointments,
after consultation with the Fire Chief, to such other ranks as deemed
necessary from the appropriate eligibility list, pursuant to the applicable
Civil Service Law and Rules.
C.
All officers and members of the Fire Department shall
serve during good behavior or until suspended or dismissed from duty
in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement and the Civil
Service Law and Rules. A suspension may be imposed, for incompetence
or misconduct, by the Fire Chief or the Director of Public Safety,
pending a hearing as provided in the collective bargaining agreement
and/or the Civil Service Law and Rules.
The Fire Department, under the direction of
the Fire Chief, shall fight and control fires; enforce the ordinances,
rules and regulations of the city; and perform such other duties as
the Director of Public Safety may prescribe pursuant to departmental
job descriptions, collective bargaining agreements and/or Civil Service
Laws and Rules.
The Health Officer(s) shall perform such duties
as may be required by the provisions of the Public Health Law of the
State of New York and the ordinances of the City of Corning.
