[Amended 11-21-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989, effective 11-27-1989; 5-20-2008 by L.L. No.
11-2008, effective 7-7-2008; 5-20-2008 by L.L. No. 12-2008, effective 7-7-2008; 12-8-2009 by L.L. No.
24-2009, effective 1-4-2010; 9-21-2010 by L.L. No. 19-2010, effective 10-1-2010; 5-24-2018 by L.L. No. 11-2018, effective 5-29-2018; 12-20-2018 by L.L. No. 32-2018, effective 12-27-2018; 11-19-2020 by L.L. No. 14-2020, effective 12-1-2020[1]; amended 4-14-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022, effective 4-21-2022]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This local law also provided for the
amendment of the title of this article, which was formerly Department
of Housing and Human Services.
A.
This article shall be known as the "Town of Brookhaven Department
of Housing and Community Development."
B.
COMMISSIONER
DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS
Definitions. Whenever used in this article, words used in the singular
include the plural and vice versa. As used in this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community
Development shall be the chief executive officer of the Department.
The Town of Brookhaven Department of Housing and Community
Development shall perform a major function of Town government.
The Deputy Commissioners of the Department of Housing and
Community Development, in the absence of the Commissioner, shall act
generally for and in place of the Commissioner.
A.
There shall be in the Town of Brookhaven Department of Housing and
Community Development. The principal executive officer and administrative
head of such Department shall be the Commissioner and shall be appointed
by the Town Board for the term fixed by law at such salary as may
from time to time be fixed by said Town Board. The Commissioner shall
be appointed on the basis of his/her administrative experience and
qualifications for the duties of such office and such additional standards
as may be required by the Town Board. The Commissioner shall be the
head of the Department, with the power and authority to appoint and
remove officers and employees under his/her jurisdiction in accordance
with Civil Service Law and other applicable laws, except the appointment
and removal of the Deputy Commissioners, who shall be appointed and
removed by the Town Board.
B.
The Town Board may appoint Deputy Commissioners , who shall
generally act for and on behalf of the Commissioner, at such salary
and for such term as may from time to time be fixed by the Town Board,
and who shall perform such duties as may be directed by the Commissioner
and as are vested in and imposed upon that office by the provisions
of this article, by statute or by other lawful authority.
The Commissioner shall have such powers as shall be necessary
for the proper administration of the Department consistent with applicable
provisions of law.
A.
The powers and duties of the Department of Housing and Community
Development shall be under the administration, direction and control
of the Commissioner. The Commissioner may, with the approval of the
Town Board, establish, consolidate or abolish any division or subdivisions
now existing or hereafter created in the Department. The Commissioner
shall supervise and control all divisions of the Department.
B.
The Department of Housing and Community Development shall have the
following powers and responsibilities:
(1)
To coordinate and manage all federal and state housing programs for
the Town and to administer, manage, develop and promote programs which
concern themselves with arresting blighted conditions in the community,
and related services in assisting individuals to develop their full
economic and occupational potential, which deal with a social and
physical environment of Brookhaven's residential community, which
promote and encourage citizen participation in the socioeconomic development
of the community and which plan and organize projects that will prevent
and treat the problems of the disadvantaged.
(2)
To coordinate state, federal, local and private agencies in the evaluation
of problems and in the delivery and integration of specific services;
and to advise on the coordination of all federal and state suburban
grant programs. To administer the HUD Community Development Programs
effective July 1, 2018, including but not limited to: Home Investment
Partnership Program, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA),
and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), to become effective July 1, 2019,
the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The
continued administration of the Section 8 Rental Subsidy Program including
effective June 10, 2021, the Emergency Voucher Program and effective
July 14, 2021, the Foster Youth to Independence Program and related
services. Additionally, to coordinate state, federal, local and private
agencies in the evaluation of problems and in the delivery and integration
of specific services; and to advise on the coordination of all federal
and state suburban grant programs.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to delegate or transfer
any power of the Town Supervisor contained in §§ 29,
52 and 125 of the Town Law of the State of New York or any other powers
which may be lawfully exercised by the Supervisor.
The Commissioner may establish, subject to Town Board approval,
a schedule of fees to be collected by him or her for services rendered
in connection with the work of his or her Department and for which
he or she deems it necessary to charge and collect a fee therefor.
If any section, provision or part thereof in this article shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the article as
a whole or any section, provision or part hereof not as adjudged invalid
or unconstitutional.
