§ 59-1. Department established.  


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  • There shall be in the Town of Hempstead a Department of Engineering. The executive head of such Department shall be the Commissioner of Engineering, who shall be appointed by the Town Board for a term fixed by the Town Board, or at the pleasure of the Town Board, at such salary as may from time to time be fixed by said Town Board. The Commissioner of Engineering shall be appointed on the basis of his administrative experience, and shall be a professional engineer duly licensed by the State of New York. The Commissioner shall have the power and authority to appoint and remove a first, second and third Deputy Commissioner who individually, and in the order named, shall have all of the rights, powers and obligations to act in his place and stead. The Commissioner shall have the power to appoint and remove all other subordinate officers and other employees and to assign them to their respective duties. The Deputy Commissioners, in the order named, in the absence of the Commissioner, or his inability to act, shall have the rights, obligations and duties of the Commissioner.