[Added 12-2-1996 by L.L.
No. 7-1996, effective 1-1-1997[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Art. 5,
Department of Finance.
There shall be a Department of Management and Budget, the head
of which shall be the Commissioner of Management and Budget. The Commissioner
shall be in the unclassified service of civil service and shall be
appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the
County Legislature as provided in Section 302(c) of this Charter,
and shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. Within the
department there shall be a Real Property Tax Service Agency.
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, the Commissioner
of Management and Budget shall:
(a)
Assist the County Executive in the preparation and administration
of the tentative annual budget, capital program, and final annual
budget, and in the study of administrative efficiency and economy.
(b)
Have charge of the administration of all the financial affairs of
the County, except as otherwise provided in this Charter;
(c)
Receive and have custody of all public funds belonging to or handled
by the County and have responsibility for the investment and management
of such funds;
(d)
Collect all taxes, assessments, license fees and other revenues of
the County or for whose collection the County is responsible, except
those payable by law to the County Clerk, Sheriff, or other County
official;
(e)
Deposit all funds coming into her hands in such depositories as may
be designated by her in consultation with the Comptroller, subject
to the requirement of law as to depositories and depositories' undertakings;
(f)
Have responsibility for the custody, investment and management of
any sinking funds provided for the payment or redemption of County
debts;
(g)
Submit to the County Legislature, annually as required by law and
at such other times as may be required by the County Legislature,
a complete financial statement containing a general balance sheet
for the County;
(h)
Perform all duties required by any law to be performed by a county
treasurer, unless such duties shall have been assigned to some other
administrative unit; and
(i)
Have responsibility for the provision of management information services
in support of the County's departments and administrative units.
[Amended 8-8-2016 by L.L.
No. 7-2016, approved 11-8-2016, effective 1-1-2017]
There shall be within the Department of Management and Budget
an independent Real Property Tax Service Agency headed by the Director
of the Real Property Tax Agency. The Director shall be appointed by
the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature,
and serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. At the time of
the Director's appointment, and throughout his or her term of office,
he or she shall possess such qualifications that conform to those
prescribed by the State of New York for county directors of real property
tax service agencies pursuant to Article 15-A, Section 1530, of the
Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York. The Director shall
be appointed on the basis of her administrative experience and other
qualifications for the responsibilities of this office, except that
if the Director is appointed for a fixed term of years pursuant to
a provision of state law, he or she may only be removed for cause,
after written notice of charges and an opportunity to be heard. The
independent Real Property Tax Service Agency shall:
(a)
Have all of the powers and perform all of the duties conferred or
imposed by Article 15-A of the Real Property Tax Law of the State
of New York, including, but not limited to, the extension of real
estate taxes, the issuance of tax bills, the maintenance of County
assessment records, the submission to the County Executive of tax
equalization rates and the rendering of assistance to assessors throughout
the County in the performance of their responsibilities;
(b)
Prepare tax maps for the use of the assessor of all the assessing
units in the County; on such maps shall be shown each separately assessed
parcel of real property with its boundaries properly marked, pursuant
to the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York;
(c)
Perform such other and related duties as may be required by the County
Executive or the County Legislature; and
(d)
On or before the first (1st) day of March of each year, make an annual
report to the County Executive and County Legislature for the immediately
preceding calendar year, covering generally the work of the Agency.
The Agency shall make such other reports at such times as may be required
by the County Executive, County Legislature or any applicable law.
Copies of all reports shall be filed with the County Executive and
the Clerk of the County Legislature.
