§ 20-34. Establishment.  


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  • 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