There shall be a Department of Facilities, under the direction
of a Facilities Director, who shall be appointed by the County Administrator,
subject to confirmation by the Tompkins County Legislature. The Facilities
Director shall be appointed on the basis of professional training
and experience and other qualifications appropriate to the responsibilities
of the office. The Facilities Director shall be directly responsible
to the County Administrator for the implementation of policies established
by the Tompkins County Legislature.
The Facilities Director is responsible for the maintenance and
operational management of all County-owned buildings and properties.
The Facilities Director shall have the power to appoint all such deputies,
assistants, and employees of the Department as may be authorized by
the Tompkins County Legislature. All deputies, assistants, and employees
of the Department shall be directly responsible to the Director.
The powers and duties of the Facilities Director shall be to:
(a)
Within the appropriations provided therefor, and with the approval
of the appropriate committee of the County Legislature, may employ
such special engineering or technical consultants and incur such expenses
as may be necessary for the performance of any of the duties related
to facilities set forth in this Charter, or in applicable law, except
that professional fees or other compensation shall not exceed amounts
approved by the Tompkins County Legislature;
(b)
Provide overall management of technical, operational, and administrative
staff necessary to operate the Facilities Department;
(c)
Provide engineering advice on all matters related to County facilities;
(d)
Undertake the planning, development, and implementation of the County
Capital Program as related to the construction, alteration, demolition,
and repair of all buildings, and other related County facilities;
(e)
Provide assistance to all other County departments in the preparation
and development of information for their respective capital program
requests;
(f)
Direct the development of designs for buildings and other related
facilities. At the direction of the County Administrator or the appropriate
committee of the County Legislature, shall provide engineering, and
related engineering services, including preparation of plans and specifications
for the County, and supervise the design and construction of all capital
facilities projects when any of such capital projects are designed
and constructed by the County government or by any other governmental
unit or private contractor under contract to the County government,
or any combination of the same; and
(g)
Maintain County engineering records related to facilities.
