[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Hoboken as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-11-2001 by Ord. No. DR-1; amended in its entirety 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. B-411]
A.
There is hereby created and established in the government of the
City of Hoboken a department that shall be known as the "Department
of Community Development."
B.
The Zoning Office, including, without limitation, the Zoning Officer,
shall hereinafter be a Division of the Department of Community Development.
C.
Within the Department of Community Development shall be a Division
of Housing which shall be responsible for the supervision, maintenance,
and development of housing within the City of Hoboken. The personnel
staff in the Division of Housing may include clerical, operational,
supervisory, and managerial positions as deemed necessary within the
budgetary limits established by the Council.
D.
The Rent Leveling Office shall hereinafter be a subdivision within
the Division of Housing. This office shall be responsible for administering
and enforcing the Rent Control Ordinance and the Rental Housing; Warehouse
Ordinance in coordination with the Rent Leveling Board and under the
supervision of the head of the Division of Housing and the Director
of the Department of Community Development.
There is hereby assigned and transferred to said Department
all the subordinate officers and employees in the Office of Waterfront
Development in the City of Hoboken, the Zoning Office of the City
of Hoboken, the Rent Leveling Office, and the Division of Housing,
holding their offices and positions under tenure of office under any
law of this state or Title 11A, Civil Service, of the revised statutes
of New Jersey and now exercising and performing any of the functions,
powers and duties in the offices.
There is hereby transferred and assigned to said department
all of the property, books, papers and records relating to any of
the offices and other governmental agencies hereinabove allocated
and assigned to said department, except such books, papers and records
as are now required by law or ordinances of the City of Hoboken to
be kept in the office of some other officer or department of the city
government.
There is hereby created the office of Director of the Department
of Community Development. The Director shall be appointed by the mayor
with the advise and consent of the Council and shall serve during
the term of the mayor appointing him and until the appointment and
qualification of his/her successor and shall be subject to removal
as provided by law. Vacancies in the office of director shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired
term only.
The Director shall be head of the department and, in addition
to the functions, powers and duties that are hereby or may hereafter
be conferred and imposed upon him/her by law and the ordinances of
the City, shall:
A.
Be responsible for the appointment and supervision of personnel employed
therein.
B.
Exercise supervision and have general responsibility for all the
operations of said Department and of the personnel employed therein.
C.
Supervise the organization of the department and changes in the organization
thereof, and, to the extent to which the organization of the department
is now prescribed by law, the Director may organize the Department
into such divisions and bureaus and make such assignments as he may
deem advisable, except that the officers and other governmental agencies
and positions hereby allocated and assigned to said department shall
be maintained.
D.
Make recommendations to the council for the hiring of such outside
consultants and contractors as are necessary for the operations of
the department of community development.
E.
Formulate and adopt, subject to the approval of the mayor, rules
and regulations for the efficient conduct of the work and general
administration of the department and the officers and employees thereof.
F.
Have the power and authority to negotiate with and enter into agreements
with public and private agencies as may become necessary for the operations
of the department of community development.
G.
Make periodic reports with such recommendations as deemed appropriate
to the mayor and to the council concerning the affairs of the department.
The personnel staff in the Department of Community Development
shall include a clerical staff position and such other necessary personnel
within the budgetary constraints established by the Council.
All appropriations available or to become available to any department,
office or other governmental agency, the functions, powers and duties
of which are hereby assigned and transferred to said department, are
hereby transferred to the department established hereby and shall
be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated.
