[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Port Jefferson 3-5-1980 by L.L. No. 3-1980 (Ch.
4A of the 1970 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Appearance tickets — See Ch. 5.
There is hereby created in the Village of Port
Jefferson a Code Enforcement Bureau the function of which shall be
the enforcement of the Code of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.
[Amended 11-6-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
A.
The Mayor,
with the consent of the Board of Trustees, may appoint a Commissioner
of the Code Enforcement Bureau and set forth his duties and responsibilities.
B.
The Mayor,
with the consent of the Board of Trustees, may appoint a Chief of
the Code Enforcement Bureau and such other and necessary personnel
to the Code Enforcement Bureau.
All Code Enforcement Officers are authorized
to issue appearance tickets relating to the enforcement of the Code
of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.
The Mayor and/or Commissioner is authorized
to make rules and regulations as may be required for the efficient
administration of such Code Enforcement Bureau and shall also provide,
within the limits of any appropriation and subject to the Board of
Trustees, the following:
A.
Liability insurance for such Chief and Code Enforcement
Officers that shall protect them and the Village from liability that
may arise out of and in the course of the performance of their respective
duties.
B.
Workers' compensation, accident insurance, disability
insurance and/or life insurance as shall be agreed upon between the
Village Board of Trustees and the Code Enforcement Bureau personnel.
C.
For the payment of the Code Enforcement Officers for
service rendered upon an hourly basis.
D.
Uniforms and equipment for the Chief and Code Enforcement
Officers as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the duties
of the Bureau.
E.
An annual physical examination upon which employment
or reemployment shall be predicated on the successful passage of such
examination.
