Powers and duties of the commissioner; general.
NYC Charter § 811
in effectSection 811. Powers and duties of the commissioner; general.
The commissioner shall be responsible for citywide personnel matters, as set forth in this chapter, and shall have all the powers and duties of a municipal civil service commission provided in the civil service law or in any other statute or local law other than such powers and duties as are by this chapter assigned to the mayor, the city civil service commission or the heads of the city agencies; the commissioner shall in addition have the power to perform all the functions and operations of the city of New York relating to the maintenance and care of public buildings and facilities; the procurement of goods and other personal property; the disposition of surplus property; the provision to city agencies of services other than personal services; the acquisition, disposition and management by the city of real property other than housing; and the provision of automotive, communication, energy, and data processing services.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
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