There is hereby established a Department of Housing Services.
The head of the Department of Housing Services shall be the
Director of Housing Services.
The Director of Housing Services shall, prior to his appointment,
have had at least five years' experience in the field of property
maintenance code enforcement and inspection and the ability to supervise
and direct personnel and administer the Department.
The Deputy Director of Housing Services shall, prior to appointment,
have had at least five years of experience in the field of property
maintenance code enforcement and the ability to supervise and direct
personnel and administer the Department in the absence of the Director.
The Deputy Director shall:
A. Have all the functions, powers and duties conferred upon the Director in the absence of the Director pursuant to the provisions of §
7-119 of the Revised Code of the Township of Irvington.
B. Perform such other functions, powers and duties as may be designated
by the Director.
The Department of Housing Services shall have all of the powers,
duties and authority formerly vested in the Division of Housing and
Property Maintenance of the Department of Health and Housing and such
additional authority as shall be necessary to enforce the laws of
the State of New Jersey and the ordinances of the Township governing
the maintenance, appearance, condition and occupancy of residential
and nonresidential premises.
Within the Department of Housing Services there shall be the
following divisions:
A. The Division of Administration, which shall consist of the Director
as Administrator, the Deputy Director and an Administrative Secretary.
B. The Division of Housing Assistance, which shall consist of:
(1) One loan advisor/cost estimator.
(4) The Housing Services Assistant.
C. The Division of Property Maintenance, which shall consist of:
(1) One chief field representative.
(2) Seven housing inspectors.