There shall be a County Attorney who shall be appointed and qualified, and restricted, and have the powers as set forth in §§
C4.00,
C4.01 and
C4.02 of the Charter of Sullivan County. When the interests of the County Legislature, the County and/or the County Manager are inconsistent with the interests of a County officer or employee, the County Attorney shall represent the County, the County Legislature or the County Manager, as the case may be. When the interests of the County and/or the County Legislature are in conflict with the County Manager, the County Attorney shall represent the County or the County Legislature, as the case may be. The County Attorney works through the Management and Budget and Human Resources Committees in budget and personnel matters respectively.
The Personnel Officer and the Office Civil Service Administration
shall be subject to the legislative oversight of the Human Resources
Committee.
There shall be a Real Property Tax Service Agency headed by
a Director of Real Property Tax Services who shall be appointed by
the County Manager and confirmed by the Legislature for a term of
six years as required by law. The Director of Real Property Tax Services
shall retain all powers and duties conferred by the laws of New York
State. The Director shall be chosen on a basis of their knowledge
of principles and methods relating to the assessment of real property
and their executive and administrative experience and shall meet the
minimum qualifications established by the State Board of Real Property
Services. The powers and duties of the Director shall be all those
provided by law and state regulations, including but not limited to
the following:
A. Prepare and maintain tax maps in current condition and provide copies
for the County.
B. Provide advisory appraisals to towns in the County as required by
law.
C. Coordinate any County-wide revaluation program.
D. Advise and train assessors on procedures for preparing and maintaining
assessment rolls, property report cards and appraisal cards.
E. Cooperate and assist in the training programs provided by the state
board.
F. Prepare and furnish an annual report to the County Legislature, a
copy of which shall be sent to the state board.
G. Act as Team Coordinator of the Sullivan County Damage Assessment
Team pursuant to Resolution 178 of the year 1987.
The Real Property Tax Services Director and the Real Property
Tax Services Agency shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Planning, Real Property and Economic Development Committee.
There shall be a community college within the County known as
the "Sullivan County Community College," which shall be administered
by the County Legislature and the Board of Trustees of the Sullivan
County Community College pursuant to the provisions of the Education
Law. The members of the Board of Trustees authorized by law to be
appointed by the County government shall be appointed by the County
Legislature.
The Sullivan County Community College shall be subject to the
legislative oversight of the Government Services Committee of the
Legislature.
There shall be a County Historian appointed by the County Legislature
to serve at its pleasure. The County Historian shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties provided by law, including collection
and preservation of material related to the history of the County,
supervision of activities of local historians and preparation of an
annual report of historical events occurring in the County.
The County Historian shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Planning, Real Property and Economic Development Committee
of the County Legislature.