There is hereby created a Traffic Safety Board.
The Board is authorized to:
A. Promote and encourage street and highway traffic safety.
B. Formulate Countywide highway safety programs and coordinate efforts
of interested parties and agencies engaged in traffic safety education.
C. Cooperate with local officials within the County in the formulation
and execution of traffic safety programs and activities.
D. Study traffic conditions on streets and highways within the County,
to study and analyze reports of accidents and causes thereof and to
recommend to the appropriate legislative bodies, departments or commissions
such changes in rules, orders, regulations and existing law as the
Board may deem advisable.
E. Conduct meetings within the County whenever and wherever the Board
shall deem it advisable and to invite to such meetings parties and
agencies, public and private, interested in traffic regulation, control
and safety education.
F. Promote safety education for drivers and pedestrians.
G. Obtain and assemble motor vehicle accident data and to analyze, study
and consolidate such data for educational and informational purposes.
[Amended 12-22-1970 by L.L. No. 1-1971; 5-10-1977 by L.L. No.
20-1977; 11-16-2004 by L.L. No. 37-2004]
A. The Board shall be composed of 20 members interested in traffic safety
and traffic problems appointed by the County Legislature.
B. Each member shall be a resident of the County and shall be a qualified
elector thereof.
C. Appointments shall have terms of three years except that, when first
appointed, five members shall be appointed for terms of one year,
five for terms of two years and five for terms of three years, from
and after the date of his or her appointment. All other appointments
shall be for a term of three years; provided, however, that any appointment
to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall
be for the balance of said member's term.
D. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall
be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties hereunder.
[Amended 5-10-1977 by L.L. No. 20-1977; 11-16-2003 by L.L. No.
37-2004]
The Traffic Safety Board shall:
A. Meet and organize within 15 days after its members are appointed.
B. Elect annually a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary from
its members.
C. Adopt rules for the conduct of its business.
[Amended 5-10-1977 by L.L. No. 20-1977; 11-25-1980 by L.L. No.
30-1980; 11-16-2003 by L.L. No. 37-2004]
The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works shall appoint
an Executive Secretary for the Board who shall, together with the
staff of such Department, subject to the policy discretion of the
Board and available appropriations, perform the functions necessary
to properly and efficiently carry out the provisions and purposes
of this article.