This article shall be known as "Town of Oyster Bay Bureau of
Administrative Adjudication Law."
There shall be in the Town of Oyster Bay a Bureau of Administrative
Adjudication. The principal executive officer and administrative head
of said Bureau shall be the Director of the Bureau, who shall be appointed
by the Town Supervisor with the advice and consent of the Town Board,
for a term of five years, at such salary as may from time to time
be fixed by the Town Board. The Director shall be appointed by the
Town Supervisor for a term of five years, with the advice and consent
of the Town Board. The Director shall be removable only for neglect
of duty or misfeasance in office after notice and an opportunity for
a hearing. Once appointed and confirmed the Director shall serve until
his or her term expires and until his or her successor has been appointed
and confirmed. The Director shall devote his or her entire work time
to the duties of the office. The Director shall be an attorney in
good standing, admitted to practice for at least five years in the
State of New York, and shall be knowledgeable on the subject of administrative
law and procedure. The Director shall have the power and authority
to appoint and remove officers and employees under his or her jurisdiction
in accordance with the Civil Service Law and other applicable laws.
The Director is empowered herein to appoint least three Administrative Law Judges who shall be attorneys in good standing admitted to practice in the State of New York for at least three years, and who shall have such other qualifications and serve terms as prescribed by the Director, and who shall generally act for and in his or her behalf and who shall perform such duties as are vested in and imposed upon that office by the provisions of this article, Chapter
14 of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, and by statute or by other lawful authority.
The Director shall have such powers as shall be necessary for
the proper administration of the Bureau consistent with applicable
provisions of law.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to delegate or transfer
any power of the Town Supervisor contained in §§ 29,
52 and 125 of the Town Law of the State of New York or any other powers,
which may be lawfully exercised by said Supervisor.
The Director may establish a schedule of fees to be collected
by him for the filing in the Bureau of any motion or other document
required to be so filed; the preparation of any written instrument;
for certifying any such written instrument; and for any other service
rendered in connection with the work of the Bureau and for which he
or she deems it necessary to charge and to collect a fee therefore.