The Commissioner of Parking shall be the head of the Department of Parking and shall possess the authority of the Commissioner of Traffic pursuant to § 236 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and Article
I, Chapter
307, §§ 307.1 - 307-15.2 of the City Code and shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Parking.
The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to
confirmation by the Council, and shall be removable at the pleasure
of the Mayor.
The Commissioner shall be a graduate from an accredited College
or University and have at least three years of experience in the management,
supervision or administration of parking, traffic or transportation
operations.
The Commissioner shall have all of the powers and shall be responsible
for all the duties hereinafter conferred upon the Department and the
Parking Violations Bureau, such other duties and powers, as may be
conferred upon the Commissioner or the Parking Violations Bureau by
law or ordinance and shall act as the Commissioner of Traffic for
purposes of New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 236.
The Commissioner shall have supervision and management of the
Department of Parking, and of its employees, and shall appoint such
other persons as shall be necessary to perform the work of the Department
of Parking and of its Parking Violations Bureau, within the amounts
available therefor by appropriation of the Common Council.
The Commissioner shall be responsible for the management of
on-street parking operations, including: (1) determining where and
when to focus enforcement; (2) creating budgets for the Department
and the Parking Violations Bureau; (3) determining when and where
meter or pay site collections will take place; (4) determining levels
and schedules of enforcement; (5) determining the adequacy of regulatory
signage; (6) overseeing parking meter and pay station repairs; (7)
coordinating on-street and off-street parking initiatives relative
to City-owned parking ramps to maximize parking efficiency and revenue
generation; (8) coordinating public outreach and parking education
initiatives to encourage compliance.
The Commissioner shall also be the Chief Executive Officer of
the Board of Parking and shall exercise all off-street parking duties
conferred upon him or her by § 18-36 of the City Charter.