[Added 5-20-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997]
A Community and Economic Development Department shall be headed
by an Administrator appointed by the Mayor, with Common Council approval,
for a term of office coterminous with the Mayor's term, to serve at
the Mayor's pleasure.
The duties of the Administrator shall be as follows:
A.
To act as a full-time administrator of the Urban Renewal Agency and
Amsterdam Industrial Development Agency offices to ensure a coordinated
and comprehensive approach to community and economic development within
the City of Amsterdam.
B.
To develop and administer a combined and integrated staff to support
the Urban Renewal Agency, Amsterdam Industrial Development Agency
and other community-based programs recognized by the Common Council.
C.
To administer and keep detailed financial records according to generally
accepted accounting principles for each of the above respective departments,
programs and volunteer initiatives.
D.
To aggressively seek, prepare, review and administer all aspects
of grants sought by the City of Amsterdam and maintain detailed financial
and administrative records of every grant received by the City.
E.
To appoint, with the Mayor's approval, project managers when grant
budgets permit for various projects that may come under the jurisdiction
of this Department, after seeking the advice of the Board of Directors
of the agency involved.
F.
To oversee all volunteer community-based initiatives, recognized
by resolution of the Common Council, and to provide administrative
services and technical support to the various community-based initiatives
so recognized.
G.
To coordinate the financial affairs of the Community and Economic
Development Department with the City Controller.
H.
To assist the City Planning Commission in updating the City's current
Master Plan.
I.
To advise and coordinate with City and county planning offices.
J.
To undertake any other community and economic development duties
deemed necessary by the Mayor.
