[Amended 12-17-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2025]
A. 
Appointment; term. There shall be a Coordinator of Traffic Safety who shall be appointed by the County Executive based on their experience and qualifications to perform the duties of the office, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature, and shall serve at the County Executive's pleasure.
B. 
Powers and duties. The Coordinator shall be responsible for the development and coordination of local programs which promote the safety and efficacy of traffic and transportation, including pedestrian and nonmotorized transport, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties now and hereafter conferred or imposed upon them by law and perform other and related duties required by the County Executive or County Legislature.
A. 
There shall be a Traffic Safety Board which shall exercise all powers and duties set forth in Article 43 of Vehicle and Traffic Law and heretofore or hereafter lawfully granted or imposed by this Charter, local law, resolution of the County Legislature, or by applicable law not inconsistent with this Charter. The Traffic Safety Board shall consist of 12 persons appointed for terms of three years by the County Executive, subject to the confirmation of the County Legislature, except that four members will be initially appointed to a term of one year and four members to a term of two years. Members shall be residents of and qualified electors in the County. At least one but not more than three members shall be resident(s) in the City of Kingston. The Traffic Safety Board shall elect annually a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and a Secretary from its members as provided in Article 43 of Vehicle and Traffic Law. The Coordinator of Traffic Safety shall serve on the Traffic Safety Board ex officio.
B. 
The Traffic Safety Board shall advance traffic and transportation safety, including pedestrian and nonmotorized transport, through study, advocacy and public education in accord with the provisions of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and local law and perform other duties that may be assigned to it by the County Executive and the Legislature. The Board shall further prioritize safety concerns based on relative risk to people using major modes of transportation such as walking, cycling and/or other nonmotorized and motorized transport.
C. 
Members of the Traffic Safety Board shall receive no compensation for services but shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within appropriation made for such purposes.