[Amended 12-7-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2011]
There shall be a Department of Finance under the direction of
a Commissioner of Finance, who shall be appointed by the County Executive
subject to confirmation by the County Legislature. He/She shall be
appointed on the basis of his/her administrative and financial experience
and other qualifications for the responsibilities of his/her office.
He/She shall be directly responsible to, and serve at the pleasure
of, the County Executive. There shall be within the Department of
Finance an independent Division of Real Property Tax Services, which
shall possess all of the powers and duties set forth in Section 6.11
of the Dutchess County Administrative Code.
The Commissioner of Finance shall be the chief fiscal officer
of the County. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Charter,
he/she shall:
(a) Have charge of the administration of all the financial affairs of
the County;
(b) Collect, receive, have custody of, deposit and disburse all fees,
revenues and other funds of the County or for which the County is
responsible;
(c) Perform all duties of county treasurers or other County officers
relating to the collection of taxes;
(d) Maintain tax records of title to real property;
(e) Submit a complete statement of County finance to the County Executive
and the County Legislature on or before the first day of March and
at such other times as either may require; and
(f) Have all the powers and perform all the duties conferred or imposed
by law upon a county commissioner of finance, and perform such other
and related duties required by the County Executive or County Legislature.
The Commissioner of Finance shall have the power to appoint
such Deputy Commissioners, assistants and employees of his/her department
as shall be authorized by the County Legislature. All such appointees
shall be directly responsible to, and serve at the pleasure of, the
Commissioner, except where otherwise provided by this Charter, the
Administrative Code or applicable law.
The Commissioner of Finance, subject to approval by the County
Executive, shall designate in writing, and in order of succession,
the Deputy Commissioners and assistants who shall be Acting Commissioner
of Finance in the event of his/her absence from the County or inability
to perform and exercise the powers and duties of his/her office. Such
designation shall be filed with the County Clerk and the Clerk of
the County Legislature and may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner
filing a new written designation and order of succession. The Acting
Commissioner of Finance shall have all the powers and perform all
the duties of the Commissioner.