There shall be in the City of Albany a department
known as the "Department of Urban Redevelopment."
There shall be appointed by the Mayor a Director
who shall be the head of the Department of Urban Redevelopment.
The Director shall hold office during the pleasure
of the Mayor.
The appointment of the Director of Urban Redevelopment
shall be evidenced by a certificate, in writing, signed by the Mayor
and filed forthwith in the office of the City Clerk.
The Director shall appoint to hold office during
his pleasure a deputy and such other subordinates as may be prescribed
by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. In case of the inability
of the Director or of a vacancy in the office, the Deputy Director
shall discharge the duties of the office until the Director returns,
his disability ceases or the vacancy is filled.
The Director, the Deputy Director and such other
persons as the Director shall designate, before entering upon the
discharge of the duties of their respective office, shall each execute
and file with the City Clerk an official undertaking in the penal
sum of $5,000.
The Director of the Department of Urban Redevelopment
shall be charged with the following duties and powers:
A. To make surveys and plans for and estimates of the
cost of redevelopment of substandard and unsanitary areas in the City
and recommending to the Council specific methods for the elimination
of such conditions by clearance, replanning or rehabilitation of the
same and for providing adequate recreational and other facilities
in such areas.
B. To prepare and submit at the direction of the Council
applications for approval of projects pursuant to any federal or state
law under which grants may be made to said City to accomplish such
work.
C. To make and report to the Council plans and estimate
costs for the conservation of residential areas by the removal of
nonconforming uses and for the rehabilitation of structures in such
area.
D. To represent the City in submitting applications for
federal or state funds for the conservation or redevelopment of any
areas as may be authorized by resolution of the Council.
E. To make from time to time, rules and regulations,
not inconsistent with the general law or any local law or ordinance,
for the regulation of its activities and the management and discipline
of its officers and employees.