HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 16 of 2022 Amend Ch 59--Public Works DepartmentSTATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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October 12, 2022
Becky Jordan
-Ithaca Deputy Town Clerk
Town Clerk's Office
215 N Tioga St
Ithaca NY 14850
KATHY HOCHUL
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ROBERT J. RODRIGUEZ
SECRETARY OF STATE
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TOWN OF ITHACA
TOWN CL.ERK
RE: Town of Ithaca, Local Law 16,17 2022, filed on October 3 2022
Dear Sir/Madam:
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local law filing forms can be obtained from our website, www.dos.ny.gov.
Sincerely,
State Records and Law Bureau
(518) 473-2492
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LOCAL LAW NO. 16 OF THE YEAR 2022
A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 59, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OF THE
TOWN OF ITHACA CODE TO REVISE ADMINISTRATIVE TITLES AND TO
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Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 59 (Public Works Department) of the Town of Ithaca Code, Section
59-5, titled "Administrative head," is amended by deleting Subsections A and B, adding new
Subsections A and B, and adding new Subsection C, all reading as follows:
"A. The appointed Town Highway Superintendent shall be the administrative head of the
Public Works Department, shall hold office as such administrative head for the terms
set forth in New York Town Law § 64, Subdivision 21-a, shall have the powers and
duties of a highway superintendent pursuant to the New York State Highway Law,
Town Law and other applicable laws and regulations, and shall have such powers as
are necessary for the proper administration of the Department of Public Works
consistent with applicable laws. The Highway Superintendent's office shall be in the
unclassified civil service. The administrative head shall also hold the Town's informal
administrative title of Director of Public Works, and they may use the titles of
Director of Public Works, Highway Superintendent and/or Director of Public
Works/Highway Superintendent. The Director of Public Works/ Highway
Superintendent shall be appointed on the basis of administrative experience and
qualifications for the duties of the Highway Superintendent's office and for the duties
in the Town's Director of Public Works/ Highway Superintendent job description.
B. During the absence or inability of the Director of Public Works/Highway
Superintendent to act for any reason, the Deputy Highway Superintendent will
assume the roles, powers, and responsibilities of the Highway Superintendent only as
afforded by New York Highway Law, Articles VII and VIII.
C. The Director of Public Works/ Highway Superintendent may appoint an Acting
Director of Public Works who will be responsible for managing the Department of
Public Works when the Director is absent or unable to act for any reason. The Acting
Director of Public Works title and designation may be assigned to a current employee
appointed in the role of Deputy Highway Superintendent, Parks Maintenance
Manager, or Water and Sewer Maintenance Supervisor or may be an additional full-
time position as created by the Town Board. The Director's designation of an Acting
Director of Public Works must be ratified by the Town Board. The Acting Director
of Public Works will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative roles, powers,
and responsibilities of the Director."
Section 2. Chapter 59 (Public Works Department) of the Town of Ithaca Code, Section
59-6, titled "Salary of administrative head," is amended by replacing its text with the following:
"The salary of the Director of Public Works/Highway Superintendent shall be fixed
annually by the Town Board, and such moneys shall be paid out of the general fund of
the Town as the Town Board shall direct, or from any improvement or benefit district of
the Town pursuant to New York Town Law § 202-a, Subdivision 7, and shall not be a
charge, in whole or in part, upon any item of the Highway Fund. The salary may be
shown in any budget or notice relating to such budget under the classification of either
Highway Superintendent or Director of Public Works."
Section 3. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such
declaration of invalidity.
Section 4. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the New York
State Secretary of State.
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