A.
Appointment; term. There shall be a Coordinator
of Traffic Safety 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,
and shall serve at his or her pleasure. The Coordinator shall
serve as the Executive Secretary and Administrative Officer of the
Traffic Safety Board.
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 him or her by law and perform other and related duties
required by the County Executive and County Legislature.
C.
Reports. On or before March 1 of each year, the Coordinator
of Traffic Safety 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 Coordinator of
Traffic Safety 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 Coordinator of Traffic Safety shall have the power
to appoint one or more Deputy Coordinators of Traffic Safety, 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 Coordinator of Traffic Safety, provided
that such appointment may be revoked at any time by the Coordinator
by written revocation filed with the County Clerk. Positions of Deputy
Coordinator 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 Coordinator for a department staff member.
C.
Deputy Coordinators shall perform such duties pertaining
to the office of Traffic Safety as the Coordinator may direct and
shall act generally for and in such place of the Coordinator and perform
such other and further duties as the Coordinator may assign.
D.
The designation of an order of succession for the
position of Deputy Coordinator shall be filed with the County Clerk
and the Clerk of the County Legislature and may be revoked at any
time by the Coordinator filing a new written designation of order
of succession.
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 the Charter, local law, resolution of the County Legislature, or
by applicable law not inconsistent with the Charter.
B.
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 the Vehicle
and Traffic Law. The Coordinator of Traffic Safety shall serve on
the Traffic Safety Board ex officio.
C.
The Traffic Safety Board shall:
D.
The Traffic Safety Board shall keep minutes of all
meetings, including the date and time of meeting and Board members
in attendance. The original of said minutes shall be filed with the
Clerk of the Legislature as soon as possible, but not to exceed 10
business days after the next regular Board meeting at which the minutes
were reviewed and accepted. The Clerk of the Legislature or his or
her designee shall maintain an official record of the Board's agenda
items. This official record shall include the disposition of each
agenda item, including individual votes of each Board member on each
item.
E.
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.
F.
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.
