There is hereby created within the Department
of Public Affairs and under the direction of the Commissioner assigned
as the Director of Public Affairs a Department of Housing which shall
supervise, control and administer all housing matters within the Town
of West New York.
The Mayor shall appoint a Chairman of the Department
of Housing who shall serve as chief administrative officer of the
Department but subject to review and approval by the Director of the
Department of Public Affairs as to administration and the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners as to policy.
The Chairman of the Department of Housing is
an executive appointment, and the person appointed shall serve for
a term at the discretion of the Mayor.
The Department of Housing shall consist of the
following subofficers, each of which shall be a separate division
of the Department. Each division administrator shall report directly
to the Chairman of the Department of Housing:
A. Rent Control Administration.
B. Construction Code Enforcement.
C. Fire Safety Code Enforcement.
D. Bureau of Housing Assistance.
E. Bureau of Housing, Planning and Development.
The Chairman of the Department of Housing shall
be notified by each of the following departments of all housing matters
and shall be permitted to appeal, participate and make recommendations
on behalf of the Town of West New York concerning the housing impact
of any pending application or matter before the following Boards:
D. Parking Authority matters.
The Chairman of the Department of Housing shall
be responsible to meet with and assist, where required, any consultant
employed by the town to obtain federal, state and county housing assistance,
development and improvement funds.
The Chairman of the Department of Housing shall
be responsible for administering and implementing precensus and census
counts for the Town of West New York.