There shall be in the City of Hudson a department known as the
"Department of Senior Services."
There shall be appointed by the Mayor a Commissioner of Senior
Services who shall be the head of the Department of Senior Services
who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Mayor.
The appointment of the Commissioner of Senior Services shall
be evidenced by a certificate in writing signed by the Mayor and filed
forthwith in the office of the City Clerk.
The Commissioner of Senior Services shall appoint to hold office
a Director of Senior Services and such other subordinates as may be
necessary to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred
and imposed upon him or her by law. The appointment of the Director
and subordinates shall be for a probationary period pending passing
of the civil service examination, and thereafter shall be permanent.
In case of the absence or inability of the Commissioner or of a vacancy
in the office of Commissioner, the Director of Senior Services shall
discharge the duties of the office until the Commissioner returns,
the disability ceases or the vacancy is filled.
The Commissioner and such other persons as the Commissioner
shall designate, before entering upon the discharge of the duties
of their respective offices, shall each execute and file with the
City Clerk an official undertaking in such sum as may be specified
elsewhere in this Charter.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Director of Senior
Services, the Commissioner of Senior Services shall appoint in his
or her discretion a person deemed by him or her to be suitable and
competent to fill the same, pursuant to law.
The Commissioner of Senior Services is hereby invested with
all the powers and duties now or hereafter prescribed and provided
by the general statutes of the State of New York relating to senior
service agencies and assistance, so far as the same are applicable
and not inconsistent with this Charter. The Commissioner shall have
power to establish, maintain and operate the Department for the purpose
of coordinating and supplementing the activities of public and private
agencies devoted in whole or in part to the welfare and protection
of senior citizens within the City of Hudson, and to undertake and
promote activities and establish, maintain and operate projects devoted
in whole or in part to providing education, recreation and support
services for senior citizens. The Commissioner shall have the power
to expend moneys for the purposes of establishing, maintaining and
operating the Department, and may also receive and expend moneys from
the state, federal government or private individuals, corporations
or associations for such purposes. The Commissioner shall also be
invested with all the powers and duties now or hereafter to be prescribed
for senior services by the laws of the State of New York, and for
those purposes have the power to expend moneys in accordance with
law.
The Commissioner of Senior Services shall have the authority
to administer oaths, take evidence, affidavits and acknowledgments
in all meetings and proceedings pertaining to the Department. The
Commissioner shall have the general supervision over the records of
the Department and its officers and employees. The Commissioner shall
possess such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by law and all ordinances and local laws of the Common
Council of the City of Hudson.
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Senior Services
to meet with the Mayor for the purpose of reporting to him or her
on the condition of the Department of Senior Services and the conduct
of the Department on the second Tuesday of each month; provided, however,
that in the event the second Tuesday of any month should fall upon
a public holiday, the Commissioner shall meet with the Mayor on the
first day thereafter.