A.Â
There shall be a Department of Social Services under
the direction of a Commissioner of Social Services, who shall be appointed
by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature.
He or she shall be appointed on the basis of his or her professional
experience and other qualifications for the responsibilities of his
or her office. He or she shall be directly responsible to and serve
at the pleasure of the County Executive, except that if the Commissioner
of Social Services is appointed for a fixed term of years pursuant
to a provision of state law, he or she may only be removed for cause,
after written notice of charges and an opportunity to be heard.
B.Â
Powers and duties. Except as may otherwise be provided
in the Charter, the Commissioner shall manage and/or supervise all
social services institutions and facilities owned or operated by the
County. In addition, he or she shall have all the powers and perform
all the duties conferred or imposed by the State Social Services Law
or any other law upon a county commissioner of social services and
perform such other related duties required by the County Executive
or County Legislature.
