The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city.
The mayor shall possess all the powers and duties set forth in the
charter and applicable state law.
[L.L. No. 3-2010, 7-6-2010, § 1]
(a)
There shall be appointed by the Mayor, by certificate filed in the
office of the City Chamberlain, two city judges, the members and two
(2) alternates of the Planning Board, and the Zoning. Board of Appeals;
the members of the Recreation Commission, the housing authority and
the examining boards for whose appointment the Mayor is responsible
by law. Any officer appointed by the Mayor hereunder, except the city
judges, may be removed by the Mayor for cause, after he has had the
opportunity to be heard, by a certificate filed in the office of the
City Chamberlain, and the Mayor may appoint another in his place for
the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b)
Members of examining boards for whose appointment the mayor is responsible
by law shall not be disqualified by reason of, or prohibited from
contracting with the city for the constructing of or maintenance of
any public works of the city nor from furnishing work or materials
to the city.
Whenever the mayor shall file a certificate appointing or removing
an officer, the chamberlain shall forthwith make and mail to or personally
serve upon such appointed or removed officer, a certified copy of
such certificate.
If any resolution presented to the mayor shall relate to separate
and distinct matters, or one or more items of appropriations for the
payment of money, the mayor may approve and sign it as to one or more
of said matters or items. The mayor shall annex to the resolution
a statement of the matter or items which he does not approve, and
as to such matters or items it shall not take effect unless reconsidered
and passed by the council.
The mayor shall present to the common council, simultaneously
with any proposed local law, ordinance or resolution or motion suggested
to the common council by the mayor, having a present or future fiscal
impact on the City of Poughkeepsie in excess of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000), a fiscal impact statement. The fiscal impact statement
shall be prepared in the manner set forth in § 2.10 of this
code and shall include the information set forth in that section.
(a)
The chief administrative officer of the city government shall be
a city administrator, who shall be appointed by the mayor and meet
the education and experience requirements set forth in Section 3.02(a)
of the charter. The mayor shall appoint, at his or her sole discretion
not subject to confirmation by the common council, a city administrator
to serve at the mayor's pleasure. If the city administrator to be
appointed does not meet the requirements set forth in Section 3.02(a)
of the charter, the mayor may appoint a city administrator with a
demonstrably equivalent combination of education and experience as
determined by the mayor, but will require the affirmative vote of
a majority of the common council.
[Amended by L.L. No. 3-2017, 6/19/2017]
(b)
The city administrator shall be responsible to the mayor for the
proper administration of all affairs of the city, except those specifically
reserved by law to some other officer or agency, and to that end,
subject to the provisions of the civil service law, shall have power
and be required to:
(1)
Appoint, subject to confirmation by the mayor, and, when necessary
for the good of the service, remove all officers and employees of
the city except as otherwise provided by the charter or other law
and except as he may authorize the head of a department or office
to remove subordinates in such department or office.
(2)
Assist the mayor, upon consultation with the commissioner of
finance, in the preparation of the annual budget and capital projects
program, and be responsible for their administration after adoption.
(3)
Prepare and submit, with assistance of such officers as he deems
necessary, fiscal and other reports to the mayor as required by the
charter and by the mayor.
(4)
Keep the mayor advised of the financial condition and future
needs of the city at all times and make such recommendations as may
seem to him desirable.
(5)
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter
or required of him by the mayor, not inconsistent with the charter.
(6)
Devote full time to the work of the city.
(c)
The city administrator may, with the approval of the mayor, appoint
the same person to fill two or more of the offices and positions within
his power of appointment, but may not himself hold any other position
or office in city government.
(d)
The city administrator shall possess all the administrative powers
and duties conferred upon him by the charter.
(e)
The city administrator may, upon complaint being made to him under
oath, issue a warrant to the chief of police to arrest any person
charged with any crime or misdemeanor or with any violation of any
of the criminal laws of the state and to bring such persons for examination
or trial before a city judge. Any such warrant may be executed by
any police office at any place with the state. The city judge, upon
such process being returned to him or the prisoner arrested by virtue
thereof being brought before him, shall take and acquire jurisdiction
of the subject matter and proceed with the case to the same extent
and in the same manner in all respects as if process had been originally
issued by him. The city administrator may also arrest any person or
cause his arrest, for any offense committed within the view of the
city administrator in which case he shall, by order in writing, make
the process returnable before the city judge, who shall thereupon
take and acquire jurisdiction and proceed with such case in the same
manner and to the same extent as if such person had been arrested,
or such process originally issued, by him.
(f)
The city administrator shall have the power to recommend to the mayor
the attendance by officers and employees of the city at unofficial
or official conventions or conferences of municipal officers or employees,
or to attend any school conducted for the betterment of municipal
government if believed to be of benefit to the city. All actual expenses
of travel, meals and lodging incurred by a person, duly authorized
to attend a convention, conference or school by the city administrator
pursuant to this section, shall be a charge against the city and the
amount thereof shall be paid in the same manner as other claims against
the city; however, no such claim for expenses shall be audited, allowed
or paid unless there shall be attached thereto a travel order or similar
document signed by the city administrator authorizing the claimant
to attend such conference, convention or school.
(a)
Until otherwise provided by local law the administrative service
of the city under the supervision of the mayor and the city administrator
shall include a department of records headed by the city chamberlain,
a department of law headed by the corporation counsel, a department
of assessment headed by the commissioner of assessment, a department
of finance headed by the commissioner of finance, a department of
public works headed by the commissioner of public works, a department
of development headed by the development director, a police department
headed by the chief of police and a fire department headed by the
fire chief.
(b)
The head of each department shall be appointed in accordance with
the charter and shall hold office in accordance with the charter and
applicable state law.
(c)
The common council may reorganize departments at any time by local
law, after receiving and considering the recommendations of the mayor.
Any such local law may change the number, names, functions, powers
and duties of any or all offices and departments, except as such as
may not be changed by city action under state law, and may relocate
the functions, powers and duties of such officers and departments.
If any person having been in office in said city shall not within
ten days after notification and request deliver to his successor in
office all property, papers and effects of every description in his
possession or under his control belonging to said city and which appertain
to the office so held, he shall forfeit and pay to the use of said
city one hundred dollars ($100.00), besides all damages caused by
his neglect or refusal so to deliver.
[Added by L.L. No. 3-2017, 6/19/2017]
The mayor shall be required to participate in education related
to his or her office. The mayor shall complete at least 8 hours of
education and training by June 30th annually. The training requirement
as set forth in Section 3.10 of the City Charter for the Mayor can
be satisfied by any training program presented by the New York Conference
of Mayors or, in the alternative, any program closely related to the
duties of the mayor. Such programs are to be preapproved by the Commissioner
of Finance. Should the mayor fail to complete the required education
and training, then the Commissioner of Finance shall reduce the mayor's
salary by 10%.
