There is hereby created the Department of Recycling and Composting
for the Town of Bethlehem. This Department shall consist of the Head
of Recycling and Composting and such other employees as may be needed.
There is hereby created the position of Head of Recycling and
Composting, who shall be appointed by the Town Board as provided by
law. The Head shall have control and supervision over all employees
assigned to the Department. The Head shall report directly to the
Town Supervisor.
The Department of Recycling and Composting shall be responsible
for:
A. The supervision
of all solid waste, transfer station, recycling and compost facilities.
B. Administration
and management of Town solid waste and recycling programs in accordance
with the requirements of the Town Code.
C. Overseeing
the operations of the transfer station and compost facility, and any
other solid waste, recycling and/or composting facilities that may
be added in the future.
D. Maintaining
data necessary for the Comptroller's office and NYSDEC and submitting
necessary reports as required.
E. Filing and
maintaining state permits for solid waste, compost and transfer station
facilities.
F. Overseeing
the fiscal management of the solid waste facilities.
The employees of the Sanitation Division of the Highway Department,
performing functions which are hereby transferred to the Department
of Recycling and Composting, shall be continued as employees of the
Department of Recycling and Composting with the same classification,
salary, benefits, pensions and retirement rights and privileges as
they had immediately prior to such transfer.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to delegate or transfer
any power of the Town Supervisor contained in § 29, § 52
or § 119 of the New York State Town Law or any other powers
which may be lawfully exercised by said Supervisor.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Head of Recycling
and Composting shall take and file with the Town Clerk an oath of
office. They shall possess, at minimum, the qualifications required
by the Town's Waste Recycling Coordinator civil service position title.