There shall be a Department of Probation and Community Justice
headed by a Director of Probation and Community Justice, who shall
be appointed by the County Administrator, subject to confirmation
by the Tompkins County Legislature. The Director of Probation and
Community Justice shall meet qualifications as prescribed by the local
Civil Service Office in conjunction with the State Office of Probation
and Correctional Alternatives. The Director of Probation and Community
Justice shall be directly responsible to the County Administrator
for the implementation of policies established by the Tompkins County
Legislature.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Director of
Probation and Community Justice shall have all the powers and perform
all the duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law upon a
Director of Probation and Community Justice, together with such other
and related duties as may be required by the Tompkins County Legislature.
The Director shall have the power to appoint such deputy directors,
probation supervisors, officers, assistants, and employees of the
Department as may be necessary to perform the duties of the Department
of Probation and Community Justice and as authorized by the Tompkins
County Legislature. All probation deputies, supervisors, officers,
assistants, and employees of the Department shall be directly responsible
to the Director.
The powers and duties of the Director of Probation and Community
Justice shall be to supervise the implementation of the programs of
the Department of Probation and Community Justice and to:
(a)
Be responsible for all pre-sentence and pre-dispositional investigations
done in the County;
(b)
Supervise all persons placed on or sentenced to probation in the
County and individuals transferred from other jurisdictions;
(c)
Provide pre-adjudicatory services (intake) and case reviews to determine
eligibility for immediate adjustment, diversion programming, or referral
to the appropriate court, inclusive of a Community Resource Team for
PINS (Persons In Need of Supervision) youth and their families;
(d)
Collect all court-ordered fines or restitutions when requested by
the courts and disburse those monies in accordance with legal requirements
and acceptable accounting procedures;
(e)
Provide education to staff and clients about acquired immune deficiency
syndrome, its prevention and the availability of services as provided
by law;
(f)
Provide and/or oversee various alternative-to-incarceration programs,
such as:
