[Adopted 9-12-1977 by L.L. No. 8-1977]
Under the authority of Article 43, § 1672, of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, there is hereby
established a Dutchess County Traffic Safety Board.
A.
B.
Each member shall be interested in traffic safety and traffic problems
and shall be a resident of the County and shall be a qualified elector
thereof. At least one but not more than three of such members shall
be a resident or residents of, and be appointed from, each one of
the cities contained in the County, and the balance of such members
shall be appointed from the County at large.
C.
The term of office of such members shall be three years. Upon the
expiration of the term of office of any member, his/her successor
shall be appointed to membership in such Board for a term of three
years.[2]
D.
The members of such Board shall receive no compensation for services
but shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties within any appropriation made for
such purposes.
The Dutchess County Traffic Safety Board shall have the following
duties:
A.
To promote and encourage street and highway traffic safety.
B.
To formulate County-wide highway safety programs and coordinate efforts
of interested parties and agencies engaged in traffic safety education.
C.
To cooperate with local officials within the County in the formulation
and execution of traffic safety programs and activities.
D.
To study traffic conditions on streets and highways within the County,
study and analyze reports of accidents and causes thereof, and recommend
to the appropriate legislative bodies, departments or commissions
such changes in rules, orders, regulations and existing law as the
Board may deem advisable.
E.
To conduct meetings within the County whenever and wherever the Board
shall deem it advisable and to invite to such meetings parties and
agencies, public and private, interested in traffic regulation, control
and safety education.
F.
To promote safety education for drivers and pedestrians.
G.
To obtain and assemble motor vehicle accident data, and to analyze,
study and consolidate such data for educational and informational
purposes.
H.
To submit a report of activities annually to the state and, from
time to time, such other information or reports as may be required
by the state pursuant to the provisions of Article 16-a of the Executive
Law.
I.
Such other duties as may, from time to time, be assigned to the Board
by amendment to the applicable sections of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law and/or local law.
The Dutchess County Traffic Safety Board shall have the following
powers and such additional duties as herein set forth:
A.
Meet and organize within 15 days after its members are appointed.
B.
Elect annually a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and a Secretary from its
members.
C.
Adopt rules for the conduct of its business.
D.
Within the limits of the appropriations made therefor by the County
Legislature or other governing body of the County, authorize the employment
of such personnel as may be necessary to properly perform the functions
and carry out the objectives of this article.
E.
Appoint an Executive Secretary, who shall be the executive and administrative
officer of the Board.
F.
Render annually to the County Executive of the County of Dutchess
and the Legislature (Chair), and from time to time as required, a
verified account of all moneys received and expended by it or under
its direction and an account of its proceedings and of other pertinent
matters in such form and manner as may be required by such board or
body.
G.
Submit annually to the proper fiscal authorities of the County, at
such time and in such manner as may be required by the law applicable
thereto, an estimate of the funds required to carry out the purposes
of this article.
H.
Coordinate and direct all local activities related to the implementation
of the state highway safety program, as approved by the Governor or
his/her designee.
The Executive Secretary of the Board shall:
A.
Subject to the supervision and control of the Board, perform the
functions necessary to properly and efficiently carry out the provisions
and purposes of this article.
B.
Be a citizen of the United States.
C.
Receive such salary and expenses as the governing body of the County
may fix and properly account for such expenses.
D.
Furnish an official undertaking in an amount and in such form and
with such sureties as shall be approved by the governing body of the
County.
The provisions of this article and expenditures made hereunder
shall be deemed a County purpose and charge.
