[Amended 12-7-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
The Commissioner of Human Resources shall have at least 10 years
in education, training or professional experience in personnel administration,
and the County Executive shall certify his/her qualifications, at
the time of appointment, to the County Legislature.
Among the powers and duties of the Commissioner provided in Section 11.02 of the Charter, the Commissioner shall:
(a)
Establish, in cooperation with the other heads of units of County
government, a program of employee recruitment designed to acquaint
interested persons with the opportunities for employment in Dutchess
County government, and to provide Dutchess County government with
a steady influx of qualified employees to fill vacancies in established
positions;
(b)
Maintain, in cooperation with the other heads of units of County
government, a central file of job opportunities in Dutchess County
government, and make provisions for the dissemination of such information
to the public; and
(c)
Establish and maintain a roster of all County officers and employees.
Such roster shall show for each County officer and employee the date
of appointment or election, the title of the position, the rate of
pay and rate changes, promotions, demotions, transfers, the time and
cause of separations from County employment and any other information
the Commissioner considers necessary for a proper personnel record.
No payroll, estimate or account providing for the payment of
wages or salaries shall be approved by the Commissioner of Finance
or Comptroller unless it bears the certificate of the Commissioner
of Human Resources that the persons named therein have been, during
the period specified, employed in their respective positions in accordance
with law and rules made pursuant thereto.
It shall be the duty of the head of each unit to furnish the
Commissioner of Human Resources with such information and aid as may
be necessary to the performance of his/her duties. The Commissioner
of Human Resources shall furnish the County Executive, or his/her
designee, with such information as will assist the County Executive
in carrying out the employee relations function of County government.
