[Adopted 2-22-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001[1]]
[Added11-7-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022 (F-2022)]
There is hereby established a department known as the “Department
of Public Safety.”
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 42-69, Establishment, was
repealed 12-2-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013.
[Added11-7-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022 (F-2022)]
There shall be appointed by the Mayor a Commissioner of Public
Safety who shall head the Department of Public Safety and carry out
the functions and duties thereof. The Commissioner shall serve and
hold such office at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Commissioner shall
appoints such deputies, directors and other subordinates as shall
be authorized by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and who shall
serve at the Commissioner's pleasure.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 42-70, Commissioner of
Public Safety, was repealed 12-2-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013.
[Added 11-7-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022 (F-2022); amended 6-5-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023
(Q-2022)]
A.
The Commissioner
of Public Safety shall serve as the designated arbiter of any disciplinary
determination that is appealed from within the Albany Police Department.
The Commissioner shall have the authority to hold hearings, and issue
final binding discipline in such matters. In addition, the Commissioner
shall possess such other powers and perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by local law or ordinance of the Common Council.
B.
If the
Commissioner produces a written determination on matters in which
there is a corresponding Community Police Review Board (CPRB) investigation,
they shall provide a copy of such written determination to the Chief
of Police, any individual who is the subject of the disciplinary proceeding,
and the CPRB.
C.
On any
matter which is before the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall be
provided with any and all CPRB recommendations and findings which
were provided to the Chief of Police in such matter. The Commissioner
shall review and consider the CPRB's recommendations and findings,
if any, and, if they disagree with any such recommendations and/or
findings, they shall state the basis for such disagreement in any
written determination they produce related to the matter.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 42-71, Scope, powers, and
duties of Commissioner, was repealed 12-2-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013.
[Added 3-15-2010 by Ord. No. 5.11.10]
The Chief of Police shall submit to the Common Council on a
quarterly basis, based on the calendar year, the following materials,
data and reports:
A.
The number
of firearms confiscated separated by the offense they were used in
relation to or, if seized as property, whether they were seized alone,
with fewer then five other illegal firearms, or with five or more
other illegal firearms;
B.
The number
of arrests for possession of illegal firearms, the number of arrests
for illegal gun trafficking, and a list of gun trafficking charges
lodged for gun trafficking offenses, including the number of individuals
charged with each of these gun trafficking offenses.
C.
The report
shall include written material and mapping of source states for firearms
recovered in the City of Albany. This data shall be based on the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) gun tracing of the recovered
firearms.
D.
The report
shall break down the aggregate data to distinguish between the number
of handguns and the number of long guns included in the report.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. XIA, Gun Violence Prevention Implementation
Team, added 4-6-2009 by Ord. No. 1.11.09, as amended, was repealed
4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 31.32.13.
