N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 350: Department of public works

§ 350. Department of public works. The head of the department of

public works shall be the director of public works. In counties adopting

the county manager form, the county director form and the county

president form, the office of county superintendent of highways and of

county engineer, if any, is abolished and the functions, powers and

duties of the office shall devolve upon the department of public works.

Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to impair the

powers of the county superintendent of highways in counties adopting the

county administrator form of government, and the county superintendent

of highways of any such county shall continue to have and exercise the

functions, powers and duties of his office as now or hereafter provided

by law.