[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Fallsburg 5-25-1971 by L.L. No. 2-1971 (Ch. 110 of the 1971
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Effective January 1, 1972, there shall be in the Town
of Fallsburg a Department of Public Works. The Town Superintendent
of Highways shall be the head of the Department of Public Works and
while so acting shall be known and designated as the Commissioner
of Public Works.
C.
Each of the said divisions shall be supervised by
a division head; and such division head may be designated as a Deputy
Commissioner or such other title as the Town Board may determine,
at such salary or salaries as may from time to time be fixed by the
Town Board. Such division head may be the head of one or more divisions,
the same to be determined by the Town Board upon the recommendation
of the Commissioner of Public Works.
The Town Superintendent of Highways who shall
serve as the Commissioner of Public Works shall be appointed on the
basis of his administrative experience and qualifications for the
duties of such office, and such additional standards as may be required
by the Town Board. Before entering upon the duties of his office,
he shall execute and file an official undertaking, if the same be
required by the Town Board, in such sum as prescribed by the Town
Board, and in such form as approved by the Town Attorney. Except as
otherwise provided for in this chapter, the Commissioner of Public
Works shall have charge of the administration of the Department of
Public Works.
The Department of Public Works shall have the
following functions, to be exercised under the administration, supervision,
direction and control of the Commissioner of Public Works:
A.
Administration. To assist the Commissioner in the
general administration of interdepartmental matters including the
supervising of personnel and maintaining personnel records and the
maintenance of departmental accounting records including statistical
analysis and provisions of overall directions and coordination of
divisional activities. To maintain, control, repair and in general
have charge of all tools, equipment, machinery, implements and vehicles,
including trucks, and to allocate the use of the same among the various
divisions and departments of the Town.
B.
Planning. To gather and analyze information and to
prepare and submit for the consideration of the Town Board, the Supervisor
and the Executive Administrator, reports and recommendations based
upon such studies and relating to all matters involving the Town services
and facilities, or, as may be in any manner beneficial to the Town
government in promoting the economic and social well-being of the
Town, its residents, taxpayers and commercial community.
C.
Highway. To have charge and supervision of the design,
construction, repair, maintenance, cleaning, sanding, plowing and
lighting of all highways, roads, streets, bridges, municipal off-street
public parking; parking lots and stormwater drainage systems, under
the jurisdiction of the Town or any special district thereof.
D.
Engineering. To perform the duties of the Town Engineer
and to have general charge and supervision of the design and construction
of Town buildings, parks, grounds and other structures or improvements
in the nature of public works as the Town, or any of its special districts
or departments, may construct.
E.
Parks. To operate, maintain and provide for the Town,
or any special district thereof, parks, pools and other recreational
facilities, exclusive of golf courses.
F.
Golf courses. To operate and maintain the golf courses
under the jurisdiction of the Town Board, including any golf course
which may be a part of any special district within said Town.
G.
Sewage and sanitation. To construct, operate and maintain
the sewage pumping, disposal, treatment and collection systems of
the various sewage districts under the sole jurisdiction of the Town
Board and to administer and enforce the law, ordinances, rules and
regulations appertaining thereto, and to construct, operate and maintain
and supervise the operation of sanitary services, including all the
functions relating to garbage and refuse collection, if any, and the
disposal thereof by incineration or sanitary landfill operations.
H.
Water. To construct, operate and maintain the water
pumping, treatment and distribution systems of the various water districts
under the sole jurisdiction of the Town and to administer and enforce
the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations appertaining thereto.
The Town Board may, from time to time, employ
or retain such additional persons or firms, including such special
engineering, architectural or other technical consultants as it may
deem necessary to the performance of the duties imposed upon the Department
of Public Works.
All costs and expenses incurred by the Department
or its officers or employees on behalf of a special improvement district
or special Town project shall be charged against such district or
project and paid from the funds duly appropriated for the purposes
of such district or project.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to delegate or transfer any power of the Town Board contained in §§
29, 61, 64 and 119 and Articles 12, 14 and 15 of the Town Law of the
State of New York, or any other powers which may be lawfully exercised
by said Board, or the Town Supervisor.
The Town Board may appoint such other employees
of the Department as may be necessary to carry out the operations
of the said Department of Public Works.
The Department of Public Works shall have such
additional powers and duties as may be assigned or delegated to it
by the Town Board.
