[Code 1964, § 2-60]
The youth bureau shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To coordinate the activities of public, private, voluntary and sectarian
agencies devoted in whole or in part to the welfare and protection
of youth.
(2) To make studies and analyses of the problems of youth guidance and
the prevention of juvenile delinquency.
(3) To seek to remove the causes of juvenile delinquency through the
means available to city departments and public, private, voluntary
and sectarian agencies.
(4) To collect, correlate and disseminate information, statistics and
data on the subject of juvenile delinquency and methods of removing
the causes of juvenile delinquency.
(5) Subject to the approval of the common council, to approve applications
of the several types of agencies of the city to engage in the maintenance
of recreation projects and youth service projects, pursuant to article
19-A [§ 410 et seq.] of the Executive Law.
[Code 1964, § 2-62]
The qualifications of the executive director of the youth bureau
are as follows:
(1) Examination. A written examination for this position shall be prepared
and administered by the state civil service department as soon as
practicable.
(2) Education. The minimum educational requirement is graduation from
a recognized college or university from a four-year course for which
a bachelor degree is granted.
(3) Training and experience. The minimum requirements for appointment
include any of the following:
a. Satisfactory completion of one year of graduate study in a recognized
school of social work.
b. One year of satisfactory full-time paid experience in social casework
with an agency adhering to acceptable standards or experience in probation
work, parole work, youth leadership, scouting, etc.
c. A satisfactory equivalent combination of the training and experience
described in this subsection.
(4) Character requirements. A candidate must be selected because of definite
qualifications as to character, ability and training, and primarily
with respect to the capacity for rightly influencing human behavior.
The candidate must be physically, mentally and morally fitted for
youth work.