County of Putnam
Local Law #4 of 2011
Passed at the December 7, 2010
APPROVAL/LOCAL/LAW/AMEND ARTICLE 6/PUTNAM COUNTY CHARTER/ENTITLED
“DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL”
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the County of Putnam as follows:
Section 1. Article 6 of the Putnam County Charter is hereby amended to read as follows:
Article 6
Department of Personnel
§6.01. Department of Personnel; Personnel Officer
There shall be a Department of Personnel under the direction of a Personnel Officer who
shall be appointed by the County Executive subject to confirmation by the County
Legislature. The Personnel Officer shall be appointed for a six year term in accordance
with Section 15 of the New York State Civil Services Law. He or she shall hold at
minimum a Bachelor’s Degree and demonstrate at least five (5) years of experience in
public personnel administration. He or she shall be appointed on the basis of his or her
training and experience in personnel administration and other qualifications for the
responsibilities of his or her office. The Personnel Officer shall have the power, with
budgetary appropriations and in accordance with County policy or as may be otherwise
required by law to appoint and remove such staff as may be necessary.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter the Personnel Officer shall have the power
to:
(a) Exercise all the powers an perform all the duties of a personnel officer as
provided by the New York State Civil Service law;
(b) Prepare and administer personnel rules for County officers and employees
subject to approval by the County Executive and as otherwise provided by law;
(c) Assist the County Executive in negotiations and administration on behalf of the
County for personnel contract agreements with recognized employee
representatives;
(d) Be responsible for a comprehensive salary pal for the County, job training and
development for employees and labor relations with County employees through
the bargaining units in the County;
(e) Be responsible for administration and coordination of all benefit programs and
plans for all current County employees and eligible retired employees, as
appropriate;
(f) Administer civil service laws, rules and regulations for all Putnam County
departments, towns, villages, school districts, public libraries and special
districts;
(g) Provide certification for payroll by reviewing County officer’s and employee’s
appointments and confirming that the appointments are in compliance the law,
rules and regulations;
(h) Perform such other and related duties as may be required by the County
Executive; and
(i) Perform all the duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law.
Section 2.
This local law shall take effect forty five (45) days after its adoption, subject to
referendum on petition in accordance with the provisions of Section 24 of the New York
State Municipal Home Rule Law.