A Department of Community and Economic Development
of the City of Cohoes is hereby created, and such Department shall
be managed by a person designated as the Director.
[Amended 9-28-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
The Mayor is authorized to appoint a person
to the position of Director of Community and Economic Development
and a person to the position of Director of Human Services. Both persons
shall report directly to the Mayor.
[Amended 8-24-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
A.
The Department of Community and Economic Development shall plan,
develop and implement the community development activities of the
City, including those funded under the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974. These community development activities include, but are
not limited to, long- and short-range planning, land use controls,
development and redevelopment projects, property acquisition and disposition,
demolition and clearance, relocation, environmental matters, the construction
and reconstruction of various public facilities, code enforcement
and rehabilitation and citizen participation.
B.
The Department of Community and Economic Development shall also perform
such other duties as may be directed by the Mayor.
[Amended 9-28-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
Within the Department of Community and Economic
Development, there may be a Director of Human Services to be appointed
by the Mayor. The Director of Human Services shall report directly
to the Mayor. The duties of the Director of Human Services shall include,
but not be limited to, performing such duties as may be required to
enhance youth service, development, and recreation programs within
the City of Cohoes. The Director of Human Services shall also facilitate
programs to enhance service and quality of life for senior citizens
and the indigent within the City of Cohoes.
[Amended 8-24-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
There shall be a Youth Bureau.
A.
The Youth Bureau shall collaborate with the City's Youth Advisory Board and independently study and advise on matters of policy and operations with regard to the City's youth. The Bureau's responsibility shall be to aid the Director of Human Services in implementing suggestions of the Youth Advisory Board, as contemplated in Ch. 87, Youth Advisory Board, of the Code of the City of Cohoes, regarding the planning, coordination, and supplementation of the activities of public, private, or religious agencies devoted in whole or part to the welfare and protection of youth.
B.
The Bureau shall aid the Director of Human Services in:
(1)
Coordinating the activities of public, private, voluntary and sectarian
agencies devoted in whole or in part to the welfare and protection
of youth.
(2)
Performing studies and analyses of the problems of youth guidance
and the prevention of juvenile delinquency.
(3)
Seeking to remove the causes of juvenile delinquency through the
means available to City departments and public, private, voluntary
and sectarian agencies.
(4)
Collecting and disseminating information, statistics and data on
the subject of juvenile delinquency and methods of removing the causes
of juvenile delinquency.
(5)
Making application to the appropriate state agencies pursuant to
law to engage in the maintenance of recreation projects and youth
service projects.
