[Derived from L.L. No.
16-1972]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 77-b of the General
Municipal Law, there is hereby delegated to the County Executive and
the Presiding Officer the authority to approve payment of tuition
expenses and the attendance of County officers and employees at schools,
seminars, institutes and the like conducted for the betterment of
municipal government.
[Derived from L.L. No.
10-1973]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 77-b of the General
Municipal Law, there is hereby delegated to the County Executive and
the Presiding Officer the authority to approve the payment of costs
of memberships, not to exceed $1,000 for any one membership, by County
officers and employees, in associations, agencies or organizations
where such membership is a proper charge against the County for the
betterment of municipal government.
[Added 6-9-2020 by L.L. No. 23-2020]
A.
Office of Central Procurement established; Chief Procurement Officer;
organization of Office.
(1)
There shall be an Office of Central Procurement, the head of which
shall be the Chief Procurement Officer or "CPO." The CPO shall be
designated by the County Executive.
(2)
The CPO shall have the powers and duties set forth herein, with the
minimum qualifications set forth in the civil service job description
for the title. Within the appropriations provided therefor, the CPO
may appoint such other officers and employees as may be provided in
the annual County Operating Budget, and employ such special consultants
as may be necessary or appropriate. The contracts with special consultants
shall be subject to County Executive approval. The CPO shall be deemed
the appointing authority for all employees within the Office.
(3)
As part of their responsibilities, all department heads shall act as the Department Chief Contracting Officer ("DCCO") for his/her department. The DCCO shall be responsible for overseeing and approving the department's procurement staff and actions and is responsible for ensuring that the department's procurements fully comply with the County's Procurement Policy as set forth in Chapter 1065 of the Suffolk County Code and applicable law.
(a)
The DCCO may delegate this responsibility to his/her designee,
upon designation in writing and approval of the CPO.
(b)
With respect to all procurement actions only, the DCCO shall
have dual reporting requirements both within the contracting department
and as a contracting officer reporting to the CPO.
(c)
All County personnel performing tasks relating to procurement,
regardless of the department to which they are assigned, shall follow
the directives of the CPO.
B.
Powers and duties. The Office of Central Procurement shall:
(1)
Enforce the procurement policies and procedures to be followed by
all County entities and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary
to carry out the County's procurement policies.
(2)
Advise and assist any department, board, division, or agency of the
government of the County of Suffolk, including the County Legislature
and Office of the County Executive, on matters pertaining to procurement.
(3)
Make recommendations to the County Legislature and County Executive
as to changes to the County procurement policies.
(4)
Direct the purchasing of, leasing of, and contracting for all supplies,
materials, vehicles and equipment of every kind and nature of all
County departments, institutions, offices and agencies for which the
County may be liable in accordance with the provisions of the New
York General Municipal Law and the New York County Law relating to
purchasing.
(5)
Declare County personal property to be surplus or obsolete. Any such
declaration shall be filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature.
Such a declaration shall be final unless the County Legislature, by
resolution adopted within 45 days after the filing of such declaration,
adopts a resolution declaring the property not to be surplus property,
in which case the declaration shall be null and void. In no case shall
the Director, or his or her designee, make any transfer of personal
property before the expiration of the forty-five-day period.
(6)
Maintain a central storeroom for office supplies.
(7)
Review and update procurement specifications and eliminate, wherever
practicable, specifications, if any, which discriminate against the
procurement of products manufactured with recovered materials and
which preclude the utilization of recycled paper in paper product
purchases.
(8)
Implement the program to source-separate wastepaper generated within
County office facilities, established as of July 1, 1987, wherever
possible. Such a program shall include but not be limited to marketing
arrangements and appropriate procedures to ensure the recovery of
discarded paper in a noncontaminated condition and may be phased in
on the basis of utilizing all facilities most conducive to the operating
of such a waste-separation program.
(9)
Develop and institute programs and training for the purchase of office
supplies for the use by all offices, agencies, departments, boards
and commissions of the County of Suffolk.
(10)
Oversee the administration of all RFPs and RFQs issued by the County.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § A3-3, Emergency powers to
establish a mandatory allocation system for a gasoline and diesel
fuel, derived from L.L. No. 7-1974, was repealed 8-14-1990 by L.L.
No. 34-1990.
[Derived from L.L. No.
23-1974]
A.
CHAIRMAN
COUNCIL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The Chairman of the Suffolk County Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council.
The Suffolk County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
All activities pertaining to crime prevention or the enforcement
and administration of the criminal law, including but not limited
to activities involving police, prosecution or defense of criminal
cases, courts, probation and correction, juvenile delinquency prevention
and juvenile justice.
B.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
[Amended 12-10-1974 by L.L. No. 32-1974; 9-23-1975 by L.L. No.
20-1975]
(1)
There shall be in the office of the County Executive a Criminal Justice
Coordinating Council. The Council shall consist of the following members:
[Amended 2-28-1978 by L.L. No. 3-1978; 2-8-1983 by L.L. No. 6-1983; 8-25-1987 by L.L. No. 32-1987; 3-28-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 6-7-2005 by L.L. No. 16-2005; 9-15-2011 by L.L. No. 48-2011; 3-25-2015 by L.L. No.
14-2015]
(a)
The County Executive of Suffolk County, or his or her designee;
(b)
The District Attorney of Suffolk County, or his or her designee;
(c)
The Administrative Judge of the Suffolk County Unified Court
System, or his or her designee;
(d)
The Supervising Judge of the Suffolk County District Court,
or his or her designee;
(e)
The Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, or
his or her designee;
(f)
The Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Suffolk County
Legislature, or his or her designee;
(g)
The Sheriff of Suffolk County, or his or her designee;
(h)
The Administrator of the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society, or
his or her designee;
(i)
The Police Commissioner of Suffolk County, or his or her designee;
(j)
The Director of Probation of Suffolk County, or his or her designee;
(k)
The Director of the Suffolk County Youth Bureau, or his or her
designee;
(l)
The Supervising Judge of the Suffolk County Family Court, or
his or her designee;
(m)
The supervisor of a town which is not within the Suffolk County
Police District, to be designated by the East End Supervisors and
Mayors Association;
(n)
The Commissioner of Social Services of Suffolk County, or his
or her designee;
(o)
A justice of a local criminal court of Suffolk County, not a
member of the Suffolk County District Court, to be designated by the
County Executive, after consultation with the Administrative Judge
of the Suffolk County Unified Court System;
(p)
The Supervising Judge of the County Court of Suffolk County;
or his or her designee;
(q)
The County Attorney of Suffolk County; or his or her designee;
(r)
The Medical Examiner of Suffolk County; or his or her designee;
(s)
A representative of an organized effort to promote the interests
of and to assist victims of crime in Suffolk County, to be appointed
by the County Executive;
(t)
The Director of Community Mental Hygiene Services of Suffolk
County, or his or her designee; and
(u)
A representative of the Suffolk County Bar Association, to be
designated by the Board of the Suffolk County Bar Association.
(v)
The Executive Director of the County Traffic and Parking Violations
Agency, or his or her designee.
[Added 4-25-2017 by L.L.
No. 13-2017]
(2)
The Chairman of the Council shall be designated by the County Executive
from among the members. He shall direct the work of the Council and
shall be its chief executive officer.
(3)
The Council shall meet at least four times a year, at such times
and places as may be fixed by the Chairman. Special meetings of the
Council may be called by the Chairman at any time and must be called
by the Chairman or the Secretary upon the written request of two Council
members.
[Amended 9-28-1982 by L.L. No. 20-1982]
(4)
A majority of those present and voting shall be sufficient to carry
any business or resolution of the Council, provided that a quorum
of seven members is present. Members who choose to designate a person
to represent them at Council meetings should provide written notice
to the Council Chairman of their designation. Persons so designated
will have full voting power at Council meetings.
[Amended 3-25-2015 by L.L. No. 14-2015]
C.
Authority of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The Suffolk
County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall have the following
powers and duties:
(1)
Review and approve the local Comprehensive Plan, including its data
analysis, its priority problems and objectives and its proposed programs.
(2)
Review and approve amendments to the local Comprehensive Plan.
(3)
Receive periodic monitoring, progress and evaluation reports pertaining
to the implementation of the local Comprehensive Plan.
(4)
Perform such other duties as are delegated by the County Executive
or County Legislature.
(5)
The Council shall assist all branches of County government with any
law enforcement or criminal justice problem and, in an effort to identify
these problems:
(a)
Shall have the power to hold public hearings at which any citizen
or public official may be heard.
(b)
Shall have the power to request any agency within Suffolk County
to supply such statistics, data, program reports and other material
as it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Administrative
Code. Each such agency is hereby authorized to cooperate with the
Council and to furnish the Council with such materials.
(c)
Shall establish a closer liaison and cooperation between law
enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
D.
Executive Director; employees. The position of Executive Director
of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is hereby created within
the office of the County Executive. The County Executive shall appoint
the Executive Director, who shall serve at his pleasure. The duties
of the Executive Director shall include the responsibility for preparing
an annual comprehensive criminal justice plan for Suffolk County.
Further, he shall carry out the policy and programs of the Council
and shall implement the directives of the Council and the County Executive.
E.
Compensation of members. The members of the Council shall receive
no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for expenses
not otherwise reimbursed and actually and necessarily incurred in
the performance of their duties pursuant to this section.
[Derived from L.L. No.
28-1974; amended 10-16-1975 by L.L. No. 23-1975; 11-15-1977 by L.L. No.
43-1977]
A.
CHILDREN
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Persons located within the County of Suffolk who are under
the age of 21 years at the time of acceptance for service or care.
Public social services which supplement or substitute for
parental care and aid in an individual's growth and autonomy for the
purposes of:
Preventing, remedying or assisting in the solution of problems
which may result in the neglect, abuse or exploitation of children.
Protecting and caring for homeless, dependent or neglected children.
Protecting and promoting the welfare of children, including
the strengthening of their own families and counseling of family members.
Providing adequate care of children away from their homes, where
needed, in foster family homes or day-care or other child-care facilities.
Providing counseling for mentally retarded, physically or socially
handicapped children and their parents when not otherwise available.
Providing for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and diversion
from the criminal justice system.
B.
There shall be in the office of the County Executive a Youth Bureau/Children's
Services, the head of which shall be the Director of the Youth Bureau/Children's
Services. The Director shall be appointed by the County Executive
with the consent of the Legislature from the widest search of qualified
professionals and shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
The Director shall be responsible for preparing an annual comprehensive
plan for delivery of youth services and for the implementation of
the policies and programs of the Youth Bureau/Children's Services.
The office shall have all of the powers and perform all of the duties
of a youth bureau or agency as now or hereafter provided by § 95
of the General Municipal Law and other applicable general, special
or local laws.
[Amended 12-28-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
C.
Power and duties. The Youth Bureau shall have the following special
functions, powers and duties, subject to the general authority of
the County Executive:
(1)
To determine the extent and availability of service to children within
the County of Suffolk.
(2)
To determine the need for expansion or consolidation of services,
to make recommendations to the appropriate committees of the County
Legislature and to report to the County Executive.
(3)
To promote and coordinate a youth information and referral service
to assist agencies in the placement of children and the provision
of supportive family services.
(4)
To plan, evaluate, monitor and recommend remediation for the comprehensive
delivery of all services to youth within Suffolk County.
(5)
To prepare and submit a report to the Legislature annually.
(6)
To develop effective policies and programs for the prevention and
control of delinquency and crimes of youth.
(7)
To supplement and aid in coordinating the activities of public, private
and religious agencies devoted, in whole or in part, to the prevention
of delinquency and youth crime and to serve as a consultant to such
agencies.
(8)
To encourage closer cooperation between employers, labor, schools,
churches, recreation commissions, state and local employment bureaus,
service clubs and other public and private agencies so as to stimulate
employment for youth and encourage sound youth programs on the basis
of community planning.
(9)
Subject to the approval of the County Executive and the County Legislature,
to approve or reject applications for federal, state and County financial
assistance to public and private agencies seeking to engage in the
development and expansion of recreation and youth service projects
as defined by the laws of the State of New York and the regulations
of the New York State Division for Youth.
(10)
To prepare and submit to the County Executive and the County Legislature
a comprehensive plan in the form of a broad coordinated range of programs
for the youth of Suffolk County in accordance with the regulations
of the New York State Division for Youth and § 420 of the
Executive Law.
(11)
To assist the County Executive in his responsibility to monitor and
evaluate all programs administered directly or indirectly by the County
which provide services to residents of the County under the age of
21 years.
(12)
The Bureau may select and recommend to the County Executive and the
County Legislature, from among the children receiving care and children's
services in the system, a maximum of five students per year (at least
one of whom shall be a child of a veteran) who have completed four
years in an accredited high school in Suffolk County, who shall be
eligible for such scholarships as may be created and funded which
will entitle them to four consecutive years of college or university
education in a public school maintained in New York State. Selection
shall be made on the basis of scholastic record, aptitude and general
interest in higher education.
(13)
To perform such other duties as the County Executive may direct.
D.
Organization of the Bureau; Director. The County Executive shall
appoint a Director of the Youth Bureau, subject to the approval of
the County Legislature, who shall serve at the pleasure of the County
Executive. The Bureau shall include the following divisions, each
of which shall act in and be concerned with the work and areas indicated:
(1)
Division of Planning and Research:
(a)
Planning of new group homes.
(b)
Consideration of plans for contract services.
(c)
Community education.
(d)
Tabulation of the number of adolescents placed in emergency
services and location of foster homes.
(e)
Formal studies dealing with child abuse, adolescent placement,
child care and other projects which may from time to time be requested
by the Director, County Executive or Legislature.
(2)
Division of Information and Referral. The Division of Information
and Referral shall have one central number for the purposes of the
telephone directory and will be entitled "Child Information and Referral
Service," and, further, it will maintain records and data pertinent
to the Planning and Research Division and the Youth Services Board.
(3)
Division of Youth Services. The Division of Youth Services shall
devise, analyze, accept or reject plans for the creation or expansion
of recreation and youth services' projects in conjunction with the
Division of Planning and Research and town youth boards and make appropriate
recommendations to the County Executive and the County Legislature.
E.
Suffolk County Youth Board Coordinating Council.
(1)
There shall be a Youth Board Coordinating Council which shall consist
of the following:
(a)
Eighteen citizen members representing each of the County's legislative
districts who have expertise in the fields of health, education, social
services, recreation and youth activities to be appointed by the County
Executive. The citizen members representing the legislative districts
shall each be appointed by the County Executive from a recommendation
which is submitted to him by the Legislator of each district.
[Amended 6-12-1984 by L.L. No. 11-1984; 2-7-1995 by L.L. No.
11-1995]
(b)
Two youth representatives under the age of 21.
(c)
A representative of the public school systems in Suffolk County.
(d)
A representative of a higher educational institute in Suffolk
County.
(e)
The County Executive.
(f)
The Commissioner of Health Services.
(g)
The Commissioner of Social Services.
(h)
The County Attorney.
(i)
The Director of Probation.
(j)
Three members of the County Legislature designated by the Presiding
Officer, not more than two of whom shall be members of one political
party.
(k)
A Judge of the Family Court.
(l)
The Police Commissioner of Suffolk County.
(m)
The Director of Program Planning, Office of the County Executive.
(n)
The Commissioner of Labor.
(o)
A representative of the Economic Opportunity Council.
(2)
The Chairman of the Board shall not be a member of County government
and shall be designated by the County Executive subject to the approval
of the County Legislature.
(3)
Members, other than County officers, shall be appointed by the County
Executive for terms of three years, subject to the approval of the
County Legislature.
(4)
In addition to the above, a member of each municipal youth bureau
in Suffolk County shall serve on the Suffolk County Youth Board Coordinating
Council as an ex officio representative of said municipal youth bureau.
F.
Authority of the Suffolk County Youth Board Coordinating Council.
The Board shall have the following duties:
(1)
Review and annually approve the local comprehensive youth development
plan, including its data analysis, its priority problems and objectives
and its proposed programs, including each agency which the County
contracts with to provide services, and approve any amendment thereto
which may become necessary.
(2)
Receive a periodic monitoring, progress and evaluation report pertaining
to the implementation of the local youth services plan.
(3)
Serve as an advisory committee to the Youth Bureau and its Director in carrying out the responsibilities under Subsection C of this section and shall adopt its own rules and regulations.
(4)
The Board shall:
(a)
Have the power to hold public hearings at which any citizen
or public official may be heard.
(b)
Have the power to request any agency within Suffolk County to
supply such statistics, data, program reports and other material as
it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this section.
Each such agency is hereby authorized to cooperate with the Board
and to furnish the Board with such materials.
(c)
Establish a closer liaison and cooperation between youth-serving
agencies with Suffolk County.
(5)
Perform such other duties as are delegated by the County Executive
or County Legislature.
G.
Compensation of members. The members of the Board shall receive no
compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for expenses
not otherwise reimbursed and actually and necessarily incurred in
the performance of their duties pursuant to this section.
[Derived from L.L. No.
25-1974; amended 12-9-1975 by L.L. No. 26-1975]
A.
The County, pursuant to § 119-r of the General Municipal
Law, is authorized to adopt local laws to assure the provision of
mass transportation services to the public, at adequate levels and
reasonable cost.
B.
The County Executive is hereby authorized, subject to the approval
of the Suffolk County Legislature, to enter into agreements with privately
owned or operated mass transportation facilities or services for the
provision of mass transportation services to the residents of Suffolk
County and to enter into agreements for the acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, improvement, equipment, maintenance or operation of
one or more mass transportation projects, including the occupation
or use of any of the streets, roads, highways, avenues, parks or public
places of the County therefor.
[Derived from Res. No.
863-1979]
The County Executive is authorized to enter into cooperative
agreements with those incorporated towns and villages within the County
of Suffolk selecting to participate in the Urban County Consortium
for the purposes of applying for housing and community development
funds, pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Acts of 1974,[1] and amendments thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: These Acts were promulgated by the federal
government, P.L. 93-383.
[Derived from Res. No.
271-1978]
A.
An unconditional gift or bequest received from any source may be
accepted and appropriated by order of the County Executive, after
a statement of the amount and source of said gift and of the proposed
appropriation has been duly filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature.
B.
Any conditional gift or bequest from any source, not exceeding $5,000,
may be accepted and appropriated by order of the County Executive,
after a statement of the amount, source, terms and conditions of such
gift or bequest and of the proposed appropriation has been duly filed
with the Clerk of the County Legislature.
C.
Upon providing a gift to the County under either Subsection A or B of this section, the source providing the gift shall complete a form, developed by the County Office of Central Procurement, which states: the specific nature of the gift, the value of the gift, the name of the donor, the name of the recipient office or department where applicable, and an attestation that the gift is being provided freely without any benefit from the County. The attestation shall be signed by both the source providing the gift and the department head of the receiving department for a directed gift or, in the case of a nondirected gift, the County Chief Procurement Officer. Once completed and signed, the form shall be returned to the Office of Central Procurement and filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature.
[Added 3-2-2021 by L.L.
No. 11-2021[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Subsection
C as Subsection D.
D.
Insurance proceeds received for the loss, theft, damage or destruction
of real or personal property, when proposed to be used or applied
to repair or replace such property, and any third-party recoveries,
including but not limited to insurance subrogation and workmen's compensation
claims, liens or actions pursuant to the General Municipal Law, the
Workers' Compensation Law or other applicable laws, may be accepted
and appropriated by order of the County Executive. A report of such
proceeds, showing the source, amount and type of claim involved, shall
be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature every quarter.
[Added 12-28-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
In the office of the County Executive, there shall be established
a Division of Human Services. The Division of Human Services shall
perform the following functions:
A.
Aging. The Division of Human Services shall:
(1)
Serve as the New York State designated planning and service area
agency on aging for Suffolk County.
(2)
Implement Suffolk County programs for the aging, as well as interpret
and carry forward the policies and procedures of the federal government
by means of directives and regulations from the United States Department
of Health and Human Resources and the New York State Office for the
Aging.
(3)
Provide both direct and contracted services to meet the needs of
the over-sixty population in Suffolk County as approved in the area
plan.
(4)
Act as lead agency and clearinghouse for both private voluntary agencies
and departments within the County that serve the elderly through the
use of federal and state funds.
(5)
Advise the County Executive on the status of the aging population
and attendant matters concerning the elderly and suggest remedies,
policies and actions that can be pursued.
(6)
Initiate and develop community support services needed to maintain
maximum independence and dignity for older persons.
(7)
Conduct an ongoing public information effort to acquaint the total
population with needs and priorities of the elderly and with the programs
to address these needs.
(8)
Administer, monitor and evaluate the operation of grants consisting
of either federal or state moneys and required local matches, including
but not limited to the following:
(a)
Title IIIB of the Older Americans Act (OAA).
(b)
Title IIIC-1 and Title IIIC-2 of the OAA (Nutrition Program).
(c)
Title IVA of the OAA.
(d)
Title V of the OAA.
(e)
Community Services for the Elderly.
(f)
Recreation for the Elderly Program.
(g)
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
(h)
Respite Care Grant.
(i)
Adult Day Care.
(9)
Act as advocate for the welfare and well-being of the Suffolk County
senior citizen population.
(10)
Develop effective policies for the physical, mental and social
well-being of the senior citizens of the County.
(11)
Supplement and aid in coordinating the activities of private,
public and religious agencies and service consultants to said agencies.
(12)
Encourage closer cooperation between service clubs, labor, churches,
recreation commissions and private agencies so as to stimulate and
encourage town senior citizen programs on the basis of community planning.
(13)
Obtain, assemble and develop statistical records relating to
senior citizens.
(14)
Make necessary studies for the advancement of senior citizen
morale and social well-being and further conduct public education
forums on senior citizen problems and needs.
(15)
Establish such advisory groups and committees as may be necessary
to carry out the powers and duties of the Department.
(16)
Prepare an annual report for the County Executive and the County
Legislature and a yearly area agency plan.
B.
Veterans services. The Division of Human Services shall perform all
functions previously performed by the Veterans Service Agency.
C.
Youth Bureau/Children's Services. The Division of Human Services shall perform all functions previously performed by the Youth Bureau/Youth Board Coordinating Council as set forth in § A3-5 of the Administrative Code.
D.
Handicapped services. The Division of Human Services shall perform
all functions denominated "handicapped services."
E.
Women's services. The Division of Human Services shall perform all
functions denominated "women's services."
