A.
There shall be a Bureau of Administrative Adjudication within the
Department of Finance and Management Services encompassing the functions
performed by the Parking Violations Office and the Office of Licensing.
The head of such Bureau shall be the Chief Administrative Law Judge
of the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication (hereinafter "Chief ALJ").
The Chief ALJ will be a position in the noncompetitive service vested
with authority, direction and control over said bureau, with power
and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees therein,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of five years. The
Chief ALJ so appointed shall have the training and qualifications
necessary to perform the duties of the office.
B.
In addition to such other subordinates as may be provided him/her
by law, the Chief ALJ shall appoint up to nine (9) Deputy Administrative
Law Judges (hereinafter "Deputy ALJ" and, together with the Chief
ALJ, each an "ALJ"), and may delegate to them any of his powers except
that of appointment and transfer. During the absence or disability
of the Chief ALJ, he/she shall designate a Deputy ALJ with the ability
and power to act generally for and in place of the Chief ALJ and to
perform all of the administrative, executive and other duties. Such
Deputy ALJ shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief ALJ.
A.
The Chief ALJ shall act generally for and in the place of the Mayor
regarding overall supervision and control of the affairs and services
of the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication.
All persons now employed pursuant to Civil Service Law in the
Bureau of Administrative Adjudication, the Office of Parking Violations
and the Office of Licensing are transferred without change of status,
grade or salary to the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication.
