§ 23-5.2. Department established; Commissioner.

A. 

Commissioner. There shall be in the Town of North Hempstead a Department of Human Resources. The principal executive officer and administrative head of such Department shall be the Commissioner, who shall be appointed by the Town Board for the term fixed by law at such salary as may from time to time be fixed by the Town Board. The Commissioner shall be appointed on the basis of his/her administrative experience and qualifications for the duties of such office and such additional standards as may be required by the Town Board. The Commissioner shall be the head of the Department with power and authority to appoint and remove officers and employees under his/her jurisdiction in accordance with Civil Service Law and other applicable laws. He/she may appoint two Deputies and one Assistant.

B. 

Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, the Commissioner shall execute and file with the Town Clerk an official undertaking, if the same be required by the Town Board, in such sum as prescribed by the Town Board and in such form as approved by the Town Attorney.