US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  191. Department and director of city planning. a.  There shall be a
  department of city planning, the head of which shall be the director  of
  city  planning.   The director of city planning shall be the chair and a
  member of the city planning commission and shall serve at  the  pleasure
  of the mayor.
    b. The director of city planning shall:
    1. Advise and assist the mayor, the borough presidents and the council
  in regard to the physical planning and public improvement aspects of all
  matters related to the development of the city.
    2.  Provide  staff  assistance  to the city planning commission in all
  matters under its jurisdiction.
    3. Be the custodian of the city map and  record  thereon  all  changes
  legally authorized.
    4.  Conduct  continuous studies and collect statistical and other data
  to serve as the basis for planning recommendations.
    5. Provide community boards  with  such  staff  assistance  and  other
  professional and technical assistance as may be necessary to permit such
  boards  to perform their planning duties and responsibilities under this
  chapter.
    6. Assist the mayor in the preparation of strategic  plans,  including
  the preparation of the report provided for in section sixteen concerning
  the social, economic and environmental health of the city, the strategic
  policy  statement  provided  for  in  section seventeen and the ten-year
  capital strategy provided for in section two hundred fifteen.
    7. Appoint a deputy executive director for strategic planning.
    8. Make a complete transcript of the public meetings and  hearings  of
  the  commission  available  for  public inspection free of charge within
  sixty days after any such meeting or hearing.  The director  shall  also
  provide a copy of any requested pages of such transcript at a reasonable
  fee to cover the costs of copying and, where relevant, mailing.
    9.  Perform  such other functions as are assigned to him or her by the
  mayor or other provisions of law.
    c. The department  shall  employ  such  planning  experts,  engineers,
  architects  and  other  officers  and  employees  as  may be required to
  perform its duties, within the appropriation therefor.