There shall be a Fire Advisory Board whose members shall be
appointed by the County Legislature in the manner and for the term
provided by law. Each member of the Fire Advisory Board holding office
on the effective date of this Code shall continue in office for the
balance of his/her term, at the conclusion of which the applicable
appointive provisions of this Code shall become operative. The Fire
Advisory Board shall have the powers and duties conferred upon it
by the Charter, this Code or other applicable law.
[Amended 2-14-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983; 12-6-1993 by L.L. No. 8-1993]
There shall be a County Historian, appointed by the County Executive,
subject to confirmation by the County Legislature. He/She shall serve
at the pleasure of the County Executive. He/She shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed
upon him/her by law and perform such other and related duties required
by the County Executive or the County Legislature.
[Added 12-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 7-2012]
(a) The
Director of the Office for the Aging shall:
1. Be responsible for providing the following general services in connection
with the County's aging population, which shall include but not be
limited to:
a.
Plan environmental and personal services to meet the needs of
the elderly through the evaluation of services and the identification
of major problems affecting the elderly;
b.
Stimulate and review needed programs and services for the elderly;
c.
Conduct research on the needs of the elderly in this community
and develop alternative means of meeting these needs;
d.
Cooperate with elderly citizens and organizations servicing
or representing the elderly to meet the needs of the elderly population
of the community;
e.
Provide information relative to programs and services for the
elderly in the community and sources of support for programs and services;
f.
Encourage the cooperation of agencies servicing the elderly;
and
g.
Recommend to and cooperate with federal, state and local agencies
in the development of policy toward the elderly.
2. The
Director of the Office for the Aging may from time to time add or
delete such programs as allowed by statute, rule or regulation.
(b) Advisory
Board/Committee, officers, powers and duties. The existing Aging Advisory
Board/Committee shall continue without interruption or change.
It shall consist of not less than nine nor more than 18 members
appointed by the County Executive whose function and duty it will
be to advise the Director on matters related to the operation of said
division. The term for which the members shall be appointed to serve
shall be as follows:
1. One-third
of the membership to serve for a one-year term;
2. One-third
of the membership to serve for a two-year term;
3. One-third
of the membership to serve for a three-year term;
4. Upon
the termination of the term of each member, succeeding members shall
be appointed for a three-year term.
At least half of the membership of the Board/Committee shall
include actual or potential consumers of services provided by the
County for older persons, with the remainder of the group to be broadly
representative of major public and private agencies and organizations
in the County concerned with the interests of older persons and other
persons who are interested in or have demonstrated special interests
in the special needs of the elderly. In the event of the death or
resignation of any member, his/her successor shall be appointed to
serve for the unexpired period of the term for which such member has
been appointed. The County Executive may appoint County officials
to serve ex officio on this Board/Committee.
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The Chairperson shall be elected from the membership of the
Board/Committee by the Board/Committee members to serve for a term
of one year. The Chairperson shall preside at all Board/Committee
meetings and represent the Board/Committee.
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The Vice-Chair shall be elected from the membership of the Board/Committee
by the Board/Committee members to serve for a term of one year. The
Vice-Chair shall, in the absence of the Chairperson, act in his place.
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[Added 3-13-1991 by L.L.
No. 3-1991; amended by L.L. No.
8-1991]
The County Executive shall convene an Architect, Engineer and
Construction Management Consultant Selection Committee for the County
of Dutchess.
1. Membership of the Architect, Engineer and Construction Management
Consultant Selection Committee.
[Amended 4-14-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
a. There will be an Architect, Engineer and Construction Management
Consultant Selection Committee consisting of 10 members as follows:
Commissioner of Finance
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Commissioner of Planning and Development
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Commissioner of Public Works
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Majority Leader of the County Legislature or his/her designee
from the County Legislature
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Minority Leader of the County Legislature or his/her designee
from the County Legislature
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Chair of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee or
his/her designee from the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee
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County Attorney or his/her designee from the County Attorney's
Office
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Chair of the Budget, Finance, and Personnel Committee or his/her
designee from the Budget, Finance, and Personnel Committee
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Chair of the County Legislature or his/her designee from the
County Legislature
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Appointee to be appointed by the Chair of the Legislature
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b. The Chair of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee of the
Dutchess County Legislature shall serve as Chair of this Committee.
c. The Comptroller, County Clerk, Sheriff and District Attorney or their
respective designees shall be members of the Committee with full rights
and voting privileges when such proposed capital construction projects
directly involve their departments.
2. Powers and duties of the Architect, Engineer and Construction Management
Consultant Selection Committee.
a. The Architect, Engineer and Construction Management Consultant Selection
Committee will assess the qualifications of all architects, engineers
and construction management consultants whose services may be used
in the construction of capital projects, for which an amount of $2,000,000
or more will be spent;
[Amended 7-14-1997 by L.L. No. 7-1997; 8-13-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
b. The Architect, Engineer and Construction Management Consultant Selection
Committee will recommend the best qualified architect, engineer and
construction management consultant based upon an evaluation of the
candidate's credentials, experience and fee offer and report the results
of its findings and recommendations to the County Executive; and
c. The Architect, Engineer and Construction Management Consultant Selection
Committee shall have the power to establish the necessary rules and
regulation for the conduct of its business.