There is a newer version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2006 New York Code - Office Of Operations.
§ 15. Office of Operations. a. There shall be, in the executive office of the mayor, an office of operations. The office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the mayor. b. The director of the office of operations shall have the power and the duty to: 1. plan, coordinate and oversee the management of city governmental operations to promote the efficient and effective delivery of agency services; 2. review and report on the city's management organization including productivity and performance functions and systems; 3. maintain for the mayor a management, planning and reporting system and direct the operation of such system; and 4. review the city's operations and make recommendations, where appropriate, for improving productivity, measuring performance and reducing operating expenses. c. There shall be an office of the language services coordinator within the office of operations. Within appropriations therefor, the coordinator shall appoint such experts and assistants as necessary to fulfill the duties assigned to the office by this charter. The office of the language services coordinator shall have the following powers and duties. 1. To establish standards and criteria, to be used by city agencies which provide services to the public, for estimating, and reporting on, the need to provide such services in languages other than English. 2. To provide technical assistance to such city agencies in developing appropriate plans and programs to: (i) deliver their services in languages other than English, (ii) translate written materials into such languages, and (iii) educate the public about such agency plans and programs. 3. In conjunction with a committee of agency representatives, to develop testing materials to evaluate the ability of city employees to deliver services in languages other than English; to develop materials to be used in the training of such employees; and, either on its own or in cooperation with the appropriate agencies, to provide such training. 4. To monitor and report on the performance of city agencies in delivering services in languages other than English. 5. To maintain in a central place which is accessible to the public a library of written materials published by city agencies in such languages. d. 1. The city of New York recognizes that services for people suffering from mental retardation and developmental disabilities are provided by programs administered within a number of different city agencies, as well as by non-governmental entities. The city of New York further recognizes the need for coordination and cooperation among city agencies and between city agencies and non-governmental entities that provide such services. 2. There shall be mental retardation and developmental disability coordination within the office of operations. In performing functions relating to such coordination, the office of operations shall be authorized to: develop methods to: (i) improve the coordination within and among city agencies that provide services to people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities, including but not limited to the department of health and mental hygiene, the administration for children's services, the human resources administration, department of youth and community development, the department of juvenile justice, and the department of employment, or the successors to such agencies, and the health and hospitals corporation and the board of education; and (ii) facilitate coordination between such agencies and non-governmental
entities providing services to people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities; review state and federal programs and legislative proposals that may affect people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities and provide information and advice to the mayor regarding the impact of such programs or legislation; recommend legislative proposals or other initiatives that will benefit people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities; and perform such other duties and functions as the mayor may request to assist people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities and their family members.
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