NY Exec L § 255 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 12-A - Probation Officers and Related Matters 255 - Probation in the City of New York.

§ 255. Probation in the city of New York. 1. There is hereby created a   department  of  probation in and for the city of New York to have charge   of all probation work in the supreme, family and criminal courts in  the   counties of Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond.2.  The  head  of  such  department  shall  be a director of probation   appointed by the mayor of the city of  New  York  to  serve  during  the   pleasure   of   the  mayor.  The  director  shall  have  charge  of  the   administration of the department and shall be responsible  for  carrying   out  the  functions  of  the department including intake, investigation,   supervision, conciliation and pre-disposition social treatment in  cases   coming  to  the  courts  referred to in this section.  The director may,   from time to time, create, abolish, transfer and consolidate bureaus and   other units within the department as  he  may  determine  necessary  for   efficient operation thereof. He also shall have the power to appoint and   remove  such  deputy directors, assistants, probation officers and other   employees as may be needed for the performance  of  the  duties  of  the   department  and  may  prescribe their duties and fix their compensation,   within appropriations made available therefor by the city  of  New  York   and  subject  to  all  applicable  civil  service  laws  and  rules  and   regulations. The director may,  in  his  discretion,  appoint  volunteer   probation   officers,   when   necessary,   provided   they   have   the   qualifications required of salaried  officers,  but  no  such  volunteer   probation  officer  shall  receive  pay  from  the  public funds for his   services. The city of New York shall make  the  necessary  appropriation   for  the  salaries  of the director and of all officers and employees of   the department as referred to herein, as well for the expenses  actually   and necessarily incurred by such director, officers and employees in the   performance of their duties.3.  The  director  shall  discharge his powers and responsibilities in   accordance with all laws and rules applicable to probation and with  the   general  rules regulating methods and procedure in the administration of   probation as adopted from time to time pursuant to section  two  hundred   forty-three  of  this  chapter.  He  may  adopt  departmental rules, not   inconsistent with law or the aforesaid general rules,  to  regulate  the   policies,  programs,  standards, and methods of procedure in relation to   probation and the powers and duties of officers and employees as in  his   judgment he deems proper.4.  The  head of such probation department, out of moneys appropriated   to such department for that purpose, is authorized to grant scholarships   to employees in the probation service in such department,  for  graduate   training in the field of probation at graduate schools or departments of   social  work  located  within the state whose programs are registered by   the regents and accredited by the council on social work education. Each   such scholarship shall entitle the holder thereof to a sum sufficient to   pay the cost of tuition, not to exceed two  thousand  dollars  annually,   while  in  attendance  at  any  of the said schools or departments for a   period  not  to  exceed  two  years  of  graduate  professional   study.   Scholarships  under  this  section  shall be awarded to employees in the   probation service in such department who apply therefor in the order  of   their seniority in their civil service titles.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of the New York city   charter or administrative code, any duly appointed officer  or  employee   of such probation department may reside in any county within the state.