[Amended 3-14-2023 by L.L. No. 22-2023, effective 4-4-2023]
There shall be in the Town of Hempstead a Department of Water.
The executive head of such Department shall be the Commissioner of
the Department of Water, who shall be appointed by the Town Board
for a term fixed by the Town Board, or at the pleasure of the Town
Board, at such salary as may from time to time be fixed by said Town
Board. The Commissioner of the Department of Water shall be appointed
on the basis of administrative experience. There may be Deputy Commissioners
of Water. The Deputy Commissioners, individually, shall have the authority
to act for and in place of the Commissioner of Water in all regards.
The Commissioner shall designate, in writing, the order in which the
deputies shall act, in case of the Commissioner's absence, inability
to work, or vacancy. The Commissioner shall have the power to appoint
and remove all subordinate officers and other employees and to assign
them to their respective duties. The Commissioner shall be in the
unclassified service of the civil service. The position of Deputy
Commissioner shall, pursuant to the statutory authority contained
in the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Civil Service Law, be in the
exempt class.
There shall be within the Department of Water the following
Divisions:
A. Administrative. To have general supervision of intradepartmental
matters, including supervision of personnel and maintenance of personnel
records, maintenance of accounting and departmental records, including
budget control and statistical analysis of overall direction and coordination
of divisional activities.
B. Operations and Planning. To supervise all phases of water supply
operations, including the maintenance and repair of pumping, treatment
and distribution systems equipment, and perform under general supervision
the gathering of information and analysis thereof, and the preparation
and submission for Town Board consideration of reports and recommendations
based upon such studies and relating to all matters involving town
services and facilities, or as may be in any manner beneficial to
town government in promoting the economic and social wellbeing of
the town, its residents, taxpayers and commercial community.