[§ 90, L.L. No. 4-1925; L.L. No. 2-1928; L.L. No. 3-1954; L.L. No. 3-1955; L.L. No. 8-1962; L.L. No. 6-1966; L.L. No. 5-1968; § 2, L.L. No. 6-1970; L.L. No. 9-1970; L.L. No. 19-1970; L.L. No. 5-1971; L.L. No. 3-1974; L.L. No. 12-1974; § 2, L.L. No. 10-1979; § 1, L.L. No. 3-1982; § 1, L.L. No. 5-1984; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984;[1] § 2, L.L.
No. 1-1985; § 1, L.L. No. 4-1987; § 1, L.L. No. 8-1991; § 1, L.L. No. 3-1995; § 1, L.L. No. 6-1998; § 1, L.L. No. 3-2000; § 3, L.L. No. 4-2000; § 1, L.L. No. 4-2007; § 3, L.L. No. 10-2007; § 3, L.L. No. 15-2007; § 2, L.L. No. 5-2008; § 1, L.L. No. 4-2010; § 3, L.L. No. 3-2012]
The Mayor shall be the head of the
executive and administrative branch of City government.
The Mayor shall be elected at the
general election held in 1985 and every fourth year thereafter. The
term of office of the Mayor begin on the first day of January following
the election. The term of office of the Mayor shall be four years.
The Mayor shall be an elector and shall have resided in the City continuously
not less than two years preceding the election. The compensation of
the Mayor shall be set by ordinance and may not be altered during
the Mayor's term of office.
There shall be in the office of the
Mayor a Bureau of Communications, the head of which shall be Director
of Communications; an Office of Public Integrity, the head of which
shall be the Director of the Office of Public Integrity; and such
other operating or staff units as may be deemed necessary by the Mayor
to effectively administer City affairs, programs or projects that
may from time to time be required.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
There shall be a Deputy Mayor who
shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor without
confirmation by the Council. The Mayor's functions, powers and duties
shall be exercised by the Deputy Mayor under the direction and control
of the Mayor. The Deputy Mayor shall have access to all offices of
the City departments, courts, boards and commissions in order to aid
the Mayor in the administration of City affairs. In case of the absence
or disability of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall act as the Mayor.
In the event that the office of the Mayor becomes vacant, the Deputy
Mayor shall act as the Mayor until the vacancy is filled as provided
in this Charter. The Mayor may also designate in writing one or more
interim successors who shall temporarily succeed to the powers and
duties, but not the office, of Mayor in the event that neither the
Mayor nor the Deputy Mayor is able for any reason to perform the powers
and duties of the office.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
[§ 92, L.L. No. 4-1925; L.L. No. 6-1928; L.L. No. 3-1954; L.L. No. 3-1955; L.L. No. 2-1965; L.L. No. 22-1970; repealed by § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
If there is a vacancy in the office
of Mayor arising otherwise than by expiration of term, the Deputy
Mayor shall be the Mayor until a successor is elected as set forth
herein. If there is no Deputy Mayor at the time of the vacancy, the
Council shall appoint by a majority vote a person who is registered
in the same political party as the elected Mayor who vacated the office,
to be the Mayor until a successor is elected as set forth herein.
If such vacancy occurs on or after the date of the general election
and not less than 30 days before the last day for filing designating
petitions in the subsequent regular election cycle, a successor shall
be elected at the next general election occurring after such vacancy,
following the procedures set in the Election Law. If such vacancy
occurs at any other time, within 20 days of such vacancy Council shall
establish the date of a special election at which a successor shall
be elected, which election shall be held not less than 70 nor more
than 80 days from such date; provided, however, that the special election
shall be held at the general election if either the minimum or maximum
time to establish and hold such election would expire on the date
of the general election or within 45 days before such general election;
and provided, further, that the special election shall be held at
least 35 days and not more than 42 days after the general election
if the maximum time to establish and hold such election would otherwise
expire within 42 days after the general election. The person elected
as Mayor shall take office upon certification of the election and
shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. Notwithstanding
the above, if such vacancy occurs on or after the date of the general
election in the third year of a term, the Deputy Mayor or appointee
shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
[§ 91, L.L. No. 4-1925; L.L. No. 8-1932; L.L. No. 4-1938; L.L. No. 3-1954; L.L. No. 13-1970; L.L. No. 16-1970; L.L. No. 8-1972; L.L. No. 7-1974; L.L. No. 19-1974; L.L. No. 7-1976; L.L. No. 3-1978; § 1, L.L. No. 11-1980; § 2, L.L. No. 1-1981; § 1, L.L. No. 11-1983; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984;[1] § 2, L.L.
No. 8-1986; L.L.
No. 6-1987; L.L.
No. 1-1991; § 1, L.L. No. 7-1994; § 1, L.L. No. 2-1997; § 1, L.L. No. 5-1997; § 1, L.L. No. 1-2000; § 1, L.L. No. 2-2000; § 1, L.L. No. 9-2009]
The Mayor shall be responsible for
the administration of all City affairs. The Mayor shall have the power
and it shall be the Mayor's duty:
A.
To be the chief executive officer and administrative
head of City government.
B.
To approve or disapprove local laws and
ordinances as set forth in this Charter.
C.
To see that all laws and ordinances are
enforced.
D.
Subject to confirmation by the Council,
to appoint the heads of all departments and the members of all boards
as set forth in this Charter. No department head or board member shall
take office prior to confirmation by the Council, except that if the
Council does not act upon an appointment within 30 days after notification
of the appointment is made in writing by the Mayor to the President
of the Council, the appointment shall be deemed confirmed.
E.
To exercise supervision and control over
all administrative departments, the heads of which the Mayor appoints.
F.
To attend all meetings of the Council with
the right to take part in the discussion but without right to vote.
G.
To appoint all subordinate officers and
employees and to remove all such officers and employees and department
heads and members of boards, except as otherwise provided in this
Charter.
H.
To recommend to the Council such measures
as the Mayor may deem necessary or expedient.
I.
To see that all terms and conditions imposed
in favor of the City in any public utility franchise are faithfully
performed.
J.
To execute deeds and to enter into contracts
on behalf of the City, except as may be otherwise provided by law.
K.
To prepare and submit to the Council the
annual budget.
L.
To keep the Council at all times fully
advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City.
M.
To perform such other duties as may be
required by the Council.
N.
To prescribe and authorize the appointment
of all subordinates, except in cases in which power to make such prescription
and/or authorization is conferred by law on some other board, body
or official.
O.
To authorize the payment for household
relocation expenditures in such amounts and for such persons as the
Mayor may, in the Mayor's discretion, approve on a reimbursement basis
upon proper documentation.
P.
Notwithstanding § 3-3J of the City Charter, the Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate authority to enter into agreements on behalf of the City to the Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development in the case of housing assistance and business assistance contracts for programs authorized by the City Council and sales contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to purchase foreclosed properties. The Commissioner may further delegate such authority to employees of the Neighborhood and Business Development Department with the approval of the Mayor.
Q.
To establish and supervise an internal
audit group to examine, in accordance with accepted auditing principles,
the financial records and procedures of all City departments, bureaus
and their subdivisions.
R.
Notwithstanding § 3-3J of the City Charter, the Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate authority to execute on behalf of the City all instruments relating to real property transactions, including but not limited to deeds, easements, mortgages, environmental indemnification agreements, and related agreements, loans and grants not otherwise delegated to other Department Heads, to the Corporation Counsel.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
[§§ 1, 2, L.L. No. 9-1985; § 1, L.L. No. 5-1989; §§ 1,
2, L.L. No. 13-1993; §§ 1, 2, L.L.
No. 6-1997; §§ 1, 2, L.L. No. 3-2001; §§ 1,
2, L.L. No. 10-2005; § 1, L.L. No. 1-2009; §§ 1, 2, 3, L.L. No. 11-2009; §§ 1, 2, L.L. No. 1-2014]
A.
The annual salary of the Mayor is $145,837.
[§ 1, L.L. No. 1-2018]
B.
In addition to salary, the Mayor shall
be entitled to receive all benefits provided to administrative, professional
and technical (APT) personnel, subject to the same procedures and
restrictions imposed on the provision of those benefits for such employees;
provided, however, that because the Mayor is an elected official,
benefits relating to leave time shall not apply.
C.
On January 1 of 2019, 2020, and 2021, the
annual salary of the Mayor shall be increased by the same percentage,
if any, that the Consumer Price Index - Urban has increased during
the most recent twelve-month period prior to January 1 for which such
Index has been published, except that no such annual increase shall
exceed 3%.
[§ 2, L.L. No.
1-2018]
D.
The Mayor may decline to accept a salary
increase through written notification to the Director of Finance.
[§ 93, L.L. No. 4-1925; L.L. No. 8-1972; L.L. No. 12-1974; L.L. No. 14-1978; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984; L.L. No. 10-1991; L.L. No. 1-2023]
The Mayor may employ experts, counsel
or consultants for special services, provided that compensation for
any such services in an amount in excess of $20,000 shall be fixed
by the Council.
[§ 94, L.L. No. 4-1925; L.L. No. 4-1957; L.L. No. 4-1958; § 1, L.L. No. 1-1970; L.L. No. 9-1974; L.L. No. 18-1974; § 3, L.L. No. 1-1985; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984[1]; § 2, L.L. No. 3-1995; § 1, L.L. No. 1-2006]
In case of a public emergency, such
as conflagration, riot, storm, flood, earthquake or other unusual
peril to the lives and property of the citizens of Rochester, it shall
be the right and duty of the Mayor, the Police Chief and the Fire
Chief to summon all the forces of different departments of the City
for the purpose of protecting the lives and property of the citizens,
and the Mayor shall have power to summon, deputize or otherwise employ
such other persons as he or she may deem necessary for the purpose
of rendering protection to the citizens and the City of Rochester.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
[L.L. No.
4-1962; L.L. No.
4-1965; L.L. No.
16-1971; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984;[1] § 1, L.L.
No. 4-1987; L.L.
No. 8-1991; § 3, L.L. No. 5-1996; § 1, L.L. No. 1-2006]
The head of the Bureau of Communications
shall be the Director of Communications. The Director of Communications
shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Mayor, such subordinates
and employees of the Bureau of Communications as the Mayor may prescribe.
He or she, under the supervision of the Mayor, shall have direction
and control of keeping the public informed at all times as to the
activities of City departments, boards or commissions; to prepare,
for general circulation, articles or reports of general or special
information; to prepare and supervise the preparation of news stories
and pictures for release to all mediums of public information. It
shall also be his or her duty to provide, for the general use of City
officials, employees, departments, boards or commissions, a reference
library.
All special reports or publications
issued by any City department, board or commission for general public
information shall be prepared by or subject to the approval of the
Director of Communications. He or she shall, from time to time or
as directed by the Council or Mayor, submit a report and recommendations
to the Council of the various City activities. It shall be his or
her duty to prepare and to maintain the records and conduct the research
for such reports for the general information of the public, the Council,
City officials and departments; and for these purposes he or she may
require and in such cases shall receive from each department, bureau,
division, board or commission, in the form prescribed, such information
or reports as shall be necessary.
He or she, under the supervision
of the Mayor, shall have direction and control of the public relations
and promotional activities of the City. It shall also be his or her
duty to prepare the promotional and other advertising for the City;
to provide facilities for the receipt and disposition of all complaints
or suggestions from the public relating to City services; to provide
information services and facilities for the convenience of the public,
and to prepare standards for public relations for all City services.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
[§ 2, L.L. No.
10-2021]
A.
There shall be a Division of Planning,
the head of which shall be the Manager of Planning.
B.
The Division of Planning shall conduct
and coordinate the City's physical, environmental and transportation
planning. The Manager of Planning shall undertake studies of the physical,
economic and social factors relevant to the well-being of the City.
The Manager shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining a Comprehensive
Development Plan for the City; reviewing the conformity of municipal
and private proposals to the City's development objectives; collecting,
cataloging and analyzing data on demographic, economic and physical
characteristics of the City; and coordinating the City's planning
programs with those of the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning
Council, the Monroe County Department of Planning and the Genesee
Transportation Council.
C.
The Division of Planning shall also be
responsible for planning and coordinating projects and programs for
the conservation and revitalization of the City's neighborhoods in
accordance with the Comprehensive Development Plan.
[§ 3, L.L. No. 3-1995; § 1, L.L. No. 4-2000[2]]
[Added by § 2, L.L. No. 3-1982; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984; repealed
by § 4, L.L. No. 1-1985]
[Added by § 1, L.L. No. 1-1997; § 1, L.L. No. 1-2001; § 2, L.L. No. 11-2002; § 1, L.L. No. 7-2005; § 1, L.L. No. 5-2008; repealed
by § 1, L.L. No. 4-2009]
[Added by L.L. No. 7-1966; repealed by L.L. No. 5-1968]
[§ 185, L.L. No. 4-1925; L.L. No. 29-1932; L.L. No. 2-1943; L.L. No. 7-1948; repealed by L.L. No. 9-1956. New § 185
added by L.L. No. 9-1956; L.L. No. 3-1957; L.L. No. 4-1965; L.L. No. 7-1966; L.L. No. 5-1968; L.L. No. 6-1968; L.L. No. 2-1971; L.L. No. 5-1974; L.L. No. 3-1976; L.L. No. 5-1976; L.L. No. 9-1978; § 1, L.L.
No. 1-1980; § 1, L.L. No. 3-1981; § 1, L.L. No. 9-1984; L.L. No. 7-1986; § 1, L.L. No. 6-2002; § 1, L.L. No. 2-2004; § 1, L.L. No. 1-2005; § 1; L.L. No. 1-2006; § 1, L.L. No. 2-2021]
The fiscal year of the City shall
begin on July 1 of each calendar year and shall end on June 30 of
the ensuing calendar year. No later than 32 calendar days prior to
the last regularly scheduled City Council meeting of June in each
year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a budget estimate for
the ensuing fiscal year.
The classification of the estimate
for the various departments shall be as uniform as possible, and the
estimate shall contain the following information:
A.
An itemized estimate of the expense of
conducting each department, bureau, division or office, except the
Board of Education, for the ensuing fiscal period.
B.
A statement of the expenditures by items
by department, bureau, division or office for the last complete fiscal
period.
C.
An estimate of the probable expenditures
by items by department, bureau, division or office for the full twelve
(12) months of the current fiscal period.
D.
The reasons for the proposed increases
or decreases in any items of the proposed estimate compared with the
corresponding appropriation for the current fiscal period.
E.
A separate schedule from such departments
as the Mayor may require, showing the proposed work program for the
ensuing fiscal period.
F.
A schedule of positions for each individual
departmental budget, showing the number of positions, titles, and
pay brackets for each classification of positions assigned to each
departmental budget for the current and ensuing fiscal period.
G.
A statement showing the actual prior year's
revenue, estimated current revenue and other receipts during the ensuing
fiscal period to produce the amount required for meeting the proposed
expenditures.
H.
The amounts required for interest on the
City's debt for sinking-fund installments, for maturing serial bonds
and for other maturing debt during the ensuing fiscal period.
I.
The amounts required for other fixed charges
and for a contingent fund which may be established.
J.
An estimate of the probable deficit, if
any, for the current fiscal period and of any residue of deficit from
the next preceding fiscal period.
L.
A statement of the amount of taxes levied
in each of the five prior fiscal periods and the percentage of current
taxes collected during each such period.
M.
A statement of the City's debt at the time
the budget estimates are submitted to the Council.
N.
A statement of the types, limits and major
exclusions of each insurance policy currently in effect or anticipated
for the ensuing fiscal period and the estimated appropriation required
for each.
O.
A multiyear projection of revenues and
expenses.
P.
A table of contents, glossary, organization
chart, salary schedules, summary of full-time positions, summary of
current-year's budget amendments, index, and any other such general
information that would assist in the review of the budget document.
Q.
Reports, questionnaire answers, data or
any other documentation required to be prepared and issued pursuant
to the Budget Equity Program adopted by Ordinance No. 2021-28, as
amended by any ordinance hereafter enacted.
R.
Such other information as the Mayor may
deem desirable or as may be required by the Council.
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No later than thirty-three (33) calendar
days prior to the last regularly scheduled City Council meeting of
June in each year, the Board of Education shall submit to the Mayor
a budget estimate for the ensuing fiscal year. The classification
of the estimate for the various operating units of the City School
District shall be as uniform as possible, and, consistent with the
Mayor's budget estimate, the Board of Education's estimate shall contain
the following information:
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An itemized estimate of the expense
of conducting each operating unit for the ensuing fiscal period.
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B.
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A statement of the expenditures by
items for each operating unit for the last complete fiscal period.
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C.
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An estimate of the probable expenditures
by items for each operating unit for the full twelve (12) months of
the current fiscal period.
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D.
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The reasons for the proposed increases
or decreases, of at least $25,000 or 25%, in any items of the proposed
estimate compared with the corresponding appropriation for the current
fiscal period.
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E.
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A separate schedule from such operating
units showing the proposed work program for the ensuing fiscal period.
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F.
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A schedule of positions for each
operating unit's budget, showing the number of positions, titles,
and pay brackets for each classification of positions assigned to
each operating unit's budget for the current year and ensuing fiscal
period. Such information for teachers and paraprofessionals shall
be provided in a summary format.
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G.
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A statement showing the actual revenue
for the prior budget year, estimated current year's revenue, and estimated
revenue and other receipts during the ensuing fiscal period to produce
the amount required for meeting the proposed expenditures.
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H.
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The amounts required for interest
on the City School District's debt for sinking-fund installments,
for maturing serial bonds, and for other maturing debt during the
ensuing fiscal period.
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I.
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The amounts required for other fixed
charges and for a contingent fund which may be established.
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J.
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An estimate of the probable deficit,
if any, for the current fiscal period and of any residue of deficit
from the next preceding fiscal period.
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K.
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A multi-year projection of revenues
and expenses.
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M.
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A five-year Capital Improvement Program.
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N.
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A table of contents, glossary, organization
chart, salary schedules, summary of full-time positions by operating
unit, summary of current year's budget amendments, index, and any
other such general information that would assist in the review of
the budget document.
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Such other information as the Superintendent
may deem desirable or as may be required by the Board of Education.
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The Mayor may provide printed copies
of the budget estimate, thus prepared, for public distribution.
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Upon receipt of the Mayor's proposed
budget estimate and the budget estimate of the Board of Education,
the Council shall consider the same and give a public hearing to all
persons wishing to be heard in reference thereto. The Council may
increase, decrease or reject any item contained in the estimate received
from the Mayor, except items relating to indebtedness, judgments and
estimated revenues; but the individual salaries and wages of officers
and employees shall not, for this purpose, be regarded as separate
items. The Council may increase, diminish or reject any item contained
in the estimate received from the Board of Education, except for fixed
charges for which the City is liable.
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After the public hearing and on or
before the 20th day of June of each year, the Council shall adopt
the estimates as submitted, or as amended, and pass an appropriation
ordinance.
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If no additions are made by the Council,
the budget, as passed by it, shall be deemed to have been adopted
without any action of the Mayor; reductions to the proposed budget
do not require the approval of the Mayor. If, however, the budget
as passed by the Council contains any additions, it must be presented
by the City Clerk to the Mayor for approval. If the Mayor approves
all the additions, the Mayor shall affix his or her signature to a
statement thereof and return the budget and such statement to the
City Clerk. The budget, including the additions as part thereof, shall
then be deemed to have been adopted.
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The Mayor may object to any one or
more of such items and in such case shall append to the budget a statement
of the added items to which he/she objects with the reasons for his
or her objections. The Mayor shall return the budget with objections
to the City Clerk on or before the 25th day of June. The Council shall
thereupon enter the objections upon its journal and proceed to reconsider
the additions so objected to, only one vote being taken for each reconsideration.
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If upon such reconsideration, 2/3
of all members of Council vote to approve such additions, or any of
them, these additions, together with those not objected to by the
Mayor, are so adopted, provided that additions to the budgets of the
City Council or the City Clerk's Office objected to by the Mayor may
be adopted upon reconsideration by a majority vote of Council. If
the budget with additions is not returned by the Mayor to the City
Clerk with objections on or before the 25th day of June, it shall
be deemed to have been approved.
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If a budget has not been adopted,
as herein provided, on or before the 30th day of June each year, then
the budget as submitted by the Mayor, including all additions to which
the Mayor has failed to object, shall be the budget for the ensuing
fiscal year.
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The Mayor shall submit quarterly
reports to the Council comparing actual revenues and expenditures
to the revenue and expenditure estimates provided in the operating
budget.
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[L.L. No.
6-1982; § 1, L.L. No. 1-1986; § 1, L.L. No. 3-1991; L.L. No. 4-1993; L.L. No. 1-1994; § 1, L.L. No. 2-1996; § 1, L.L. No. 5-1998; § 1, L.L. No. 5-2002; § 1, L.L. No. 4-2004; §
1, L.L. No. 1-2020]
A.
The City shall provide to the City School
District the sum of $119,100,000.
B.
The limitation of 9% for indebtedness,
as set forth in § 4 of Article VIII of the Constitution
of the State of New York, shall be allocated on the basis of 5 1/2%
for municipal indebtedness as determined by the Council and 3 1/2%
for indebtedness for educational purposes as determined by the Board
of Education.
C.
(Reserved)
D.
(1)
The Board of Education shall, upon
the date set by law and Charter, submit to the Mayor of the City of
Rochester an itemized budget for the ensuing fiscal year whose expenditures
shall not exceed revenues provided by the above distribution plus
revenues estimated to be allocated to the City School District by
the state or federal government.
(2)
The annual budget of the City School
District submitted by the Board of Education shall contain an amount
for cash capital of at least $10,000,000.
(3)
Notwithstanding § 3-9.1D(2)
of the City Charter,[1] there shall be no minimum cash capital requirement for
the 2019-20 fiscal year budget of the City School District.
[§ 1, L.L. No.
7-2021]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now § 3-10.1D(2).
(4)
Notwithstanding § 3-9.1D(2)
of the City Charter,[2] there shall be no minimum cash capital requirement for
the 2020-21 fiscal year budget of the City School District.
[§ 1, L.L. No.
11-2021]
[2]
Editor's Note: See now § 3-10.1D(2).
E.
(Reserved)
[§ 62, c. 755, L. 1907; c. 342,
L. 1914; c. 480, L. 1916; c. 495, L. 1918; c. 292, L. 1921; L.L. No. 4-1925; c. 761,
L. 1945; L.L. No. 9-1956; L.L. No. 2-1961; L.L. No. 2-1966; L.L. No. 7-1966; L.L. No. 5-1968; L.L. No. 11-1975; L.L. No. 16-1975; L.L. No. 7-1986]
The estimate of expenditures may
contain an estimate of funds required for a contingent appropriation
to pay general expenses of the City, and may contain a sum not less
than $1,500 nor exceeding $8,500 for the purpose of paying the expenses
of a proper observance of Memorial Day, to be expended under the direction
of the various veteran organizations of the City.
[Added by L.L. No. 5-1970; repealed by L.L. No. 4-1971]
The head of the Office of Public
Integrity shall be the Director of the Office of Public Integrity.
Under the supervision of the Mayor, he or she shall articulate the
standards of business conduct for the City and shall coordinate the
analysis, investigation and resolution of concerns and complaints
involving City government operations. The Director shall oversee the
Manager of Internal Audit and the internal audit staff, which shall
develop and conduct an internal audit program on a timely basis. Such
program shall examine the financial records and procedures of all
City departments, bureaus and their subdivisions in accordance with
accepted auditing principles and practices.
[§ 1, L.L. No. 9-1984[1]]
A.
The Deputy Mayor shall be a person qualified
by formal training in public administration, finance or related fields
or by equivalent experience and training sufficient to indicate capacity
for effective government administration.
B.
Department heads shall be qualified by
formal training in public administration or related fields concerning
the department's mission, or by equivalent experience and training
to indicate capacity for effective government administration of a
given department. The specific qualifications required for such positions
and other principal administrative positions in the unclassified service
or exempt class, as specified in the Civil Service Law of the State
of New York, shall be set forth in the Municipal Code.
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Editor's Note: This local law was approved
at referendum 11-6-1984 and took effect 1-1-1986.
