[Adopted 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as Ch. I, Art. II, Div. 15, of the 1983 Code]
There shall be in the City of Albany a department known as the "Department of Urban Redevelopment."
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.