[Added 7-1-2014 by Ord.
No. MC 3511]
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.
A.
The Director shall have all of the functions, powers and duties that
are hereby or may be hereinafter conferred upon him by law or ordinance
of the Township, and he shall:
(1)
Be responsible for the proper and efficient operation of the Department;
(3)
Coordinate all inspections performed by the Township relating to
codes and ordinances for which the Department is responsible;
(4)
Develop plans and submit recommendations for improving code enforcement
programs and related inspection programs; and
(5)
Develop programs for the improvement of the housing conditions of
the Township.
B.
Unless otherwise provided, all inspections and enforcement proceedings
related to the laws, codes and ordinances for which the Department
is responsible shall be under his direction and supervision. He may
designate employees to perform duties as may be necessary for the
proper enforcement of said laws, codes and ordinances.
The Deputy Director shall:
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.
There shall be within the Department of Housing Services a Division
of Building Inspection, the head of which shall be the Chief Building
Inspector, and the Division shall:
(2)
Supervise and direct the Irvington Construction Code Agency.
(3)
Correlate all inspections performed by the Township relative to the
codes and ordinances for which the Division is responsible.
(4)
Develop plans and submit recommendations for improving inspections
made by the Township pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code
and related codes.
(5)
Provide for the securing of abandoned buildings and premises.
B.
The Chief Building Inspector, who shall be a qualified construction
official, is designated as the Township Construction Official. Unless
otherwise provided, all inspections, regulations and enforcement proceedings
related to the codes and ordinances for which the Division is responsible
shall be under his direction and supervision. He may designate such
other public officials or employees of the Township to perform duties
as may be necessary to the enforcement of said codes and ordinances.