[Amended 6-13-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
A.
There shall be a Department of Budget under
the direction of the Director of Budget, who shall be appointed by
the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature.
The Director of Budget shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
The Director of Budget shall be appointed on the basis of his, her
or their professional training and experience and other qualifications
for the responsibilities of that office.
B.
Powers and duties. The Director of Budget
shall be the chief administrative officer of the Department. Except
as may otherwise be provided in this Charter, he or she shall have
all the powers and perform all the duties now or hereafter conferred
or imposed by law upon him or her, including but not limited to:
(1)
Provide guidance in the form of budget forecasts to all departments
and units of County government for the purpose of assisting in the
preparation of budget requests, copies of all such forecasts shall
be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature;
(2)
Assist the County Executive and County Legislature in exercising
budget control and checks on program performance;
(3)
Perform the encumbrancing function for the County government through
purchase orders and service contract commitments;
(4)
Analyze through encumbrancing departmental spending rates and adherence
to authorized budget commitments;
(5)
Provide comment on all financial reports required pursuant to this
Charter;
(6)
Initiate the planning and budgeting phases of the County's Capital
Improvement Program;
(7)
Perform such other and related duties required by the County Executive
or the Ulster County Legislature.
C.
Reports. On or before March 1 of each year, the Director
of Budget shall make an annual report to the County Legislature and
County Executive for the immediately preceding calendar year, covering
generally the work of the department. The Director of Budget shall
make such other reports at such times as may be required by the County
Legislature, County Executive or any applicable law. Copies of all
reports shall be filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature and
the County Executive.
A.
The Director of Budget shall have the power to appoint
one or more Deputy Directors of Budget, within the limits of appropriations
therefor. Every appointment shall be in writing and filed in the Office
of the County Clerk and the Clerk of the Legislature.
B.
The term of office of any deputy not classified as
competitive under the County's civil service rules, appointed hereunder,
shall coincide with that of the Director of Budget, provided that
such appointment may be revoked at any time by the Director of Budget
by written revocation filed with the County Clerk. Positions of Deputy
Director may be in the exempt class of civil service; or in the alternative,
the deputy may also be an additional title which may be designated
by the Director for a department staff member.
C.
Deputy Directors shall perform such duties pertaining
to the Department of Budget as the Director may direct and shall act
generally for and in such place of the Director and perform such other
and further duties as the Director may assign.
D.
The designation of an order of succession for the
position of Deputy Director shall be filed with the County Clerk and
the Clerk of the County Legislature by the Director of Budget and
may be revoked at any time by the Director of Budget filing a new
written designation of order of succession.
