There shall be within the Office of the County Executive an Office of the Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff, who shall be in the unclassified service, shall be appointed by the County Executive and shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. The Office of the Chief of Staff shall:
A. 
Be responsible for scheduling appointments for the County Executive;
B. 
Be responsible for relations with all County boards, commissions, and municipalities;
C. 
Interview and recommend County appointees to the County Executive, including but not limited to directors and division chiefs;
D. 
Review appointments and make recommendations with respect to County boards and authorities;
E. 
Be responsible for monitoring state and federal legislation impacting Hudson County;
F. 
Communicate with legislators and their staffs;
G. 
Serve as liaison between County government and autonomous agencies, including but not limited to the Port Authority and the New Jersey Meadowlands Development Commission;
H. 
Serve as a reference center for municipal officials seeking information on grants and related matters; and
I. 
Perform such other duties as the County Executive, in his/her/their discretion, shall deem advisable.
There shall be within the Office of the County Executive a Deputy Chief of Staff. The Deputy Chief of Staff shall be in the unclassified services, shall be appointed by the County Executive, and shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
A. 
There shall be within the Office of County Executive the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs which shall be responsible for:
(1) 
The administration of cultural and heritage affairs within the County of Hudson and it shall exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of a Cultural and Heritage Affairs Commission as provided by law.
(2) 
Establishing and maintaining an Office of Hispanic Affairs.
B. 
Motion picture, video and photographic productions on or in County property:
(1) 
In order to process and manage requests received from private producers of motion pictures, video, or photographs, the County Executive may delegate certain authority to the Director of the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs to act in a manner consistent with this section.
(2) 
There shall be developed a standard permit application for filming on or in Hudson County properties. Such application shall be managed by the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs and shall request all information deemed necessary to evaluate and, if appropriate, process and execute a location agreement with the applicant.
(3) 
There shall be an appropriate fee charged to the applicant for the use of County property. Such fee shall be determined by the County Executive or his/her/their designee and shall be established on a case-by-case basis in consideration of factors, including but not limited to status of the applicant (profit, nonprofit or student), commercial or public service nature of project, numbers or cast and crew on site, type and tonnage of equipment on site, location and square footage of areas reserved, time of day and number of project days involved, and any other factors deemed to be appropriately considered.
(4) 
The applicant shall agree to reimburse the County for personnel costs related to the provision of County employees when assigned to the project by the County, including but not limited to maintenance staff and Sheriff's officers. The number and title of personnel assigned by the County to protect, manage, maintain, and secure County property shall be determined by the County, and reduced to writing as part of the location agreement to be signed by the successful applicant. The applicant shall reimburse the County for salaries of any assigned personnel, plus an administrative fee of 20%.
(5) 
Any County personnel assigned to the project shall be compensated by the County at a rate, and in a manner consistent with, and according to the provisions of all applicable collective bargaining agreements.
(6) 
No application shall be approved unless the County has received an original certificate of insurance from the applicant or his/her agent, upon which is named the County of Hudson as an additionally insured party, and unless the applicant agrees in writing to hold the County harmless and indemnify the County against any and all risks associated with the project. The limit for the policy of insurance shall be at least $2,000,000,00 or higher if deemed appropriate pursuant to the reasonably anticipated risk associated with the length and nature of the project.
(7) 
An application shall only be granted if the project does not violate the standards set and established by the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Filming in Court Facilities. Regardless of the location requested, the County shall be guided by those standards, and any legally recognizable definition of "obscene" or related categories. Any rights guaranteed by statute or constitution shall not be infringed upon in considering any application.
(8) 
The proposed project may not pose a danger to the public's health, safety, or general welfare, nor may it pose a danger to public property.
(9) 
All applicants shall agree to use best efforts to credit the County Executive by name and the Hudson County, New Jersey Board of County Commissioners for their cooperation in the production of the project.
(10) 
A location agreement shall be drawn in a form approved by the County Counsel or his/her/their designee, and shall contain all information, duties, responsibilities, and fees necessary for the efficient processing and execution of the applicant's request, and all activities on the day(s) of production including load-in and load-out periods.
(11) 
In the discretion of the County Executive or his/her/their designee, the market value of improvements to County property made by the applicant, and retained by the County, may be calculated as part of the fee required of the applicant in connection with the location agreement.
C. 
Dedication of fees collected.
(1) 
All fees collected by the County relative to this section (except that portion collected as reimbursement for the provision of County personnel) shall be set aside and dedicated towards programs and undertakings which enhance and further the activities of the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.
There shall be within the Office of the County Executive an Office of Constituent Services. The Director of the Constituent Services Office, who shall be in the unclassified service, shall be appointed by the County Executive and shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. The Constituent Services Office shall:
A. 
Respond to County constituent mail;
B. 
Respond to County constituent problems and inquiries;
C. 
Serve as a liaison between the County and citizen organizations and interest groups; and
D. 
Perform such other duties as the County Executive, in his/her discretion, shall deem advisable.
There shall be within the Office of the County Executive an Office of Communications. The Director of the Communications Office, who shall be in the unclassified service, shall be appointed by the County Executive and shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. The Communications Office shall:
A. 
Disseminate information for the assistance of the public on programs and activities of the County;
B. 
Assist the County's Offices in encouraging the development of the County and its business, industrial, commercial, residential and cultural communities;
C. 
Aid in the attraction of private capital to and development of the County;
D. 
Serve as Press Relations Officer for the County Executive; and
E. 
Perform such other duties as the County Executive, in his/her/their discretion, shall deem advisable, such as, but not limited to coordinating all information and publications for the assistance of the public on the programs and activities of the County and its officials and producing informational and instructional materials on programs and procedures and, where appropriate, coordinating external contract media services.