§ 20-26. Establishment.

A. 

There shall be in the Town of Brookhaven a Department of Housing and Human Services. The principal executive officer and administrative head of such Department shall be the Commissioner and shall be appointed by the Town Board for the term fixed by law at such salary as may from time to time be fixed by said Town Board. The Commissioner shall be appointed on the basis of his administrative experience and qualifications for the duties of such office and such additional standards as may be required by the Town Board. The Commissioner shall be the head of the Department, with the power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees under his jurisdiction in accordance with Civil Service Law and other applicable laws, except the appointment and removal of the Deputy Commissioners, who shall be appointed and removed by the Town Board.

B. 

The Town Board may appoint Deputy Commissioners, one of whom shall generally act for and in behalf of the Commissioner, at such salary and for such term as may from time to time be fixed by the Town Board, and who shall perform such duties as may be directed by the Commissioner and as are vested in and imposed upon that office by the provisions of this article, by statute or by other lawful authority.