There shall be in the Town of Brookhaven a Department of Planning,
Environment and Land Management. The principal executive officer and
administrative head of said Department shall be the Commissioner,
who shall be appointed by the Town Board and shall serve at the pleasure
of the Town Board 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/her administrative experience and qualifications for the duties
of such office, with considerations to any such additional standards
as may be required by the Town Board. He/She shall be the executive
secretary of any advisory board or commission assigned to his/her
jurisdiction 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/her jurisdiction in accordance with
Civil Service and other applicable laws, except the appointment and
removal of Deputy Commissioners, who shall be appointed and removed
by the Town Board. The Town Board may appoint Deputy Commissioners,
one of whom shall generally act for and in his/her behalf and who
shall perform such duties as are vested in and imposed upon that office
by the provisions of this article, by statute or by other lawful authority.
The Commissioner or his/her Deputy(s) may also serve as a division
head within the Department. In the absence of the Commissioner, one
Deputy Commissioner(s) shall act generally for and in place of the
Commissioner.
Amended 11-16-2004 by L.L. No. 37-2004, effective 11-22-2004; 1-7-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014, effective 1-9-2014
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