A.
Appointment; term. There shall be Department of Community
Corrections headed by a Director of Community Corrections who shall
be appointed by the County Executive based on his or her experience
and qualifications to perform the duties of the office, subject to
confirmation by the County Legislature. The Director shall serve at
the pleasure of the County Executive.
B.
Powers and duties. The Director of Community Corrections
shall:
(1)
In accord with applicable state and local law, have
charge and supervision of the Department of Community Corrections
to ensure its effective and efficient operation to reduce reliance
on unnecessary incarceration in a manner consistent with public safety;
provide a means of punishment to an offender and a means of restitution
to the community; increase sentencing options to all criminal courts
in Ulster County; foster the development of employment, vocational,
and life skills as a way of improving situations which might otherwise
contribute to criminal activity; encourage and implement integration
between offender and community in the process of reducing dysfunction;
and forward the cause of alternative sanctions;
(2)
Administer and promote effective legal services for
indigent individuals through the operation of the County's Assigned
Counsel Plan, in accordance with Article 18-B of County Law;
(3)
Have necessary powers and duties pursuant to applicable
laws governing the operations of alternatives to incarceration programs;
(4)
Furnish technical expertise in the planning and development
of community corrections and alternatives to incarceration programming
to the County Executive and County Legislature as authorized; and
(5)
Have charge of and have the duty of performing such
other related functions and other matters as the County Executive
and Legislature may from time to time direct.
A.
The Director of Community Corrections shall have the
power to appoint an Assistant Director within the limits of appropriations
provided for this purpose.
B.
The Assistant Director shall perform such duties pertaining
to the Department of Community Corrections as the Director may direct
and shall act generally for and in the place of the Director and perform
such other and related duties as the Director may assign and direct.
