The office of Director of Public Safety, established by resolution
of the Board February 16, 1988, is hereby abolished, and the responsibilities,
duties and functions of that office are hereby transferred to the
Commissioner.
[Amended 12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992]
The powers vested generally in the Deputy Mayor to act in the
absence of the Mayor shall not include those powers and duties vested
in the Mayor as Commissioner except as specified in this section.
In the absence of the Commissioner, the powers and duties of the Commissioner
as head and principal executive officer of the Department shall be
vested in the Deputy Commissioner of the Department. In the absence
of both the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner, the Deputy Mayor
shall be vested with all the powers of the Commissioner and may perform
all of the Commissioner's duties.
Upon the date this chapter becomes effective, the list of Village officers authorized to issue appearance tickets pursuant to §
3-1 of the Code shall be amended to include the Deputy duly appointed pursuant this chapter, and the title "Director of Public Safety" shall be deleted therefrom.
It is the intent of the Board that the provisions of §
24-11 of this Article
IV shall supersede the provisions of Village Law § 4-400, Subdivision 1h.