A.
There shall be a Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency
Management headed by a Director of Emergency Communications/Emergency
Management appointed on the basis of his or her experience and qualifications
for the duties of the office by the County Executive to serve at his
or her pleasure, subject to the confirmation by the County Legislature.
The Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management shall
be the Office of Civil Defense for the County of Ulster.
B.
Powers and duties. Except as otherwise provided in
the Charter, Administrative Code or state law, the Director of Emergency
Communications/Emergency Management shall:
(1)
Have charge and supervision of emergency services
dispatching and disaster preparedness;
(2)
Assist the County Executive and the County Legislature
as required and directed in fulfilling their responsibilities in the
area of disaster preparedness under the Executive Law or any other
law, rule or regulation;
(3)
Act in accordance with Civil Service Law, have the
authority to appoint and remove all officers and employees of the
Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management;
(4)
Have charge and supervision over the preparation of
the departmental budget and the expenditure of departmental funds;
(5)
Have responsibility for operation of 911 services;
(6)
Direct the administrative activities of the Department;
(7)
Have necessary powers and duties of the County Director
of Civil Defense as provided by the New York State Defense Emergency
Act; and
(8)
Have charge of and have the duty of performing such
other related functions and other matters as the County Executive
may from time to time direct.
A.
The Director of Emergency Communications/Emergency
Management shall have the power to appoint one or more Deputy Directors
or Assistant Directors within the limits of appropriations provided
for this purpose.
B.
Deputy or Assistant Directors shall perform duties
pertaining to the Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency
Management as the Director may require and shall act generally for
and in the place of the Director, performing other duties as the Director
of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management may assign.
