[1964 Charter Laws, § 10-1; L.L. No. 1-1964, § 1]
The Department of Urban Renewal is created.
[1964 Charter Laws, §§ 10-1, 10-1.1, 10-2; L.L. No. 1-1964, §§ 1-3; L.L. No. 7-1965, § 1a]
(a)
The head of the Department of Urban Renewal is the Director of Urban
Renewal. The Director shall be appointed by the Mayor to hold office
at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(b)
The Mayor may enter into a contract of employment with the Director.
The contract shall be for a term of two years. The form of the contract
is to be approved by the Corporation Counsel.
(c)
The Director may appoint, to hold office during the Director's pleasure,
a Deputy Director and such subordinates as may be necessary and as
may be prescribed by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. Such
employees shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
(d)
The Director of Urban Renewal shall have jurisdiction, supervision
and control of the Department of Urban Renewal. The duties of the
Director shall consist of studying, formulating, developing and supervising
local slum clearance and urban renewal or rehabilitation projects
in the City authorized by law and coordinating the efforts of all
departments and agencies of the City entrusted with or responsible
for carrying out the City's local slum clearance and urban renewal
or rehabilitation projects, or the various functions or activities
necessary or required in connection thereto. The Director shall interpret
the various programs for urban renewal of the government of the United
States of America and of the state for the Mayor, the Common Council
and the residents of the City and instigate, together with the Mayor,
necessary action for making maximum utilization of these federal and
state programs. The Director shall perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Mayor by ordinance. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to supersede any powers heretofore granted by law
to any of the officers, departments, boards, commissions and other
agencies of the City.
[1964 Charter Laws, § 10-3; L.L. No. 1-1964, § 3]
This division does not supersede the powers granted to other
departments, boards, commissions, officers and agencies of the City.
