In relation to the creation of a department of youth services, and to repeal chapter two of title nine of the administrative code of the city of New York
NYC L.L. 1989/044
in effectL.L. 1989/044
Enactment date: 7/7/1989
Int. No. 1254-A
By Council Member Williams; also Council Member Castaneira-Colon, Horwitz, Wooten and Michels (Passed under a message of necessity from the Mayor)
A Local Law to amend section three of local law number eighteen for the year nineteen hundred eighty-nine, in relation to the creation of a department of youth services, and to repeal chapter two of title nine of the administrative code of the city of New York
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section three of local law number eighteen for the year nineteen hundred eighty-nine is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. a. Wherever by any provision of this local law there are functions, powers or duties assigned to the department of youth services or any of its officers or employees which have been heretofore exercised by any other agency, officer or employee, all officers and employees in the classified municipal civil service who at the time when such provisions shall take effect are engaged in the performance of such functions, powers or duties shall be transferred to the department of youth services to which such functions, powers or duties are assigned by this chapter, without examination and without affecting existing compensation or pension or retirement rights, privileges or obligations of such officers and employees.
b. The department of youth services, the interagency coordinating council, and any officer or employee thereof shall continue to exercise those functions, powers and duties assigned pursuant to this local law which had heretofore been exercised by another agency or officer and shall be authorized to continue any business, proceeding or other matter commenced by such agency or officer. The department of youth services and the interagency coordinating council shall be bound by the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, contract, grant or other document relating to the subject matter of such functions, powers and duties applicable to the agency or officer formerly exercising the same in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this local law.
c. All rules and regulations of an agency or officer whose functions, powers and duties are transferred by this local law to the department of youth services, the interagency coordinating council or any officer or employee thereof, shall continue as the rules of the department of youth services, the coordinating council or any officer thereof, provided however that such department, council, officer or may hereafter duly amend, supersede, or repeal such rules and regulations.
d. All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any agency or part thereof, whose functions, powers and duties are assigned by this local law to the department of youth services or the interagency coordinating council, shall be transferred and delivered to such department or council. If a portion of the functions, powers and duties of any agency or part thereof is by this local law assigned to another agency, all records, property and equipment relating thereto shall be transferred and delivered to the agency to which such functions, powers and duties are so assigned.
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 3. This local law shall take effect on August twelfth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine.
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