There shall be a Department of Public Transportation, headed by a Commissioner, which shall provide a balanced and environmentally sensitive network of safe, economic and efficient transportation for the residents of Rockland County. The method of choosing the Commissioner shall be as provided in § C3.02 of Article III of the Charter. The Commissioner of Public Transportation shall be appointed on the basis of his or her administrative and managerial experience and other responsibilities of his or her office and such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by the County Legislature.
The Commissioner of Public Transportation shall:
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Be the chief transportation officer of the County.
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Plan, monitor and coordinate all aspects of public transportation in and for the County of Rockland.
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Have the power to operate and manage a bus transit system for the County of Rockland, which shall be known as "Transportation of Rockland (TOR)."
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Proceed as effectively as possible in the direction and control of the conduct, maintenance, extension, repair, care and operation of the Rockland County Transportation System.
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Have charge, supervision and custodial care of all vehicles, buildings and any other real or personal property, things or matters appurtenant thereto relating to the Rockland County Transportation System.
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Be responsible for the preparation, submission and administration of all applications for state and federal grants for public transportation in the County.
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Represent the County in dealing with federal, state, Town, Village and regional transportation agencies.
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Have charge of and have the duty of performing other functions concerning the transportation system and other modes of transportation as the County Legislature may, from time to time, direct.
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Exercise all the powers and duties heretofore or hereafter lawfully conferred or imposed upon him by the Charter, this code, local law, ordinance or resolution of the County Legislature or any other applicable state law not inconsistent with the Charter or this code. He or she shall also perform such other related functions as the County Legislature or the County Executive may designate in order to implement and accomplish the policies and responsibilities the County Legislature has prescribed.
On or before March 1 in each year, the Commissioner of Public Transportation shall make an annual report for the immediately preceding calendar year, covering generally the work of his or her Department. The Commissioner shall make such other reports at such times as may be required by the County Legislature, County Executive, or other applicable law and the New York State Department of Transportation. All reports shall be filed with the Clerk to the County Legislature and the County Executive.
The County Legislature shall have the power, by resolution, local law or ordinance, to establish such rules, regulations and charges relating to the Department of Public Transportation as it may deem necessary. Any such rules, regulations or charges so established shall become valid upon being filed with the County Executive, the Commissioner of Public Transportation and the Department of Finance.
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The Commissioner of Public Transportation shall, within the appropriations provided therefor, appoint such officers, assistants and/or employees in his or her Department, including such actual deputy positions as may be authorized and budgeted, as shall be authorized by the County Legislature. All Deputy Commissioners of Public Transportation shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Public Transportation, subject to all applicable provisions of New York State law.
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The Commissioner of Public Transportation shall designate and deputize a deputy or deputies to whom shall be delegated all the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Public Transportation and the authority to act generally for and in place of said Commissioner of Public Transportation.
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The designation or designations shall be in writing and shall designate the relative rank of the deputies, including the order of temporary succession to the duties of the Commissioner of Public Transportation during absence, disability or otherwise and also may delegate among them such powers and duties as he or she may determine. The designation(s) and delegations shall be in writing and filed in the Department of Records, and copies thereof shall be filed with the Clerk to the County Legislature and with the County Executive.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Article XXIIA, Department of Solid Waste Management, added 12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 12-1992, which article immediately followed this section, was repealed 12-3-1996 by L.L. No. 20-1996, effective 1-1-1997. See now Ch. 172, Solid Waste Management Council.