(b) The mayor of the city of Buffalo shall appoint a person to serve
as the executive director of the Buffalo traffic violations agency
subject to the confirmation of the common council of the city of
Buffalo. The executive director shall be responsible for the oversight
and administration of the agency. The executive director is prohibited
from appearing in any capacity in any part of the Buffalo city court on
any matter relating to traffic violations and is further prohibited from
appearing in any capacity in any other court or administrative tribunal
on any matter relating to traffic violations.
(c) It shall be a misdemeanor for the executive director, any traffic
prosecutor or any judicial hearing officer assigned to hear traffic
violations cases pursuant to section sixteen hundred ninety of the
vehicle and traffic law to establish any quota of traffic violation
convictions which must be obtained by any traffic prosecutor or judicial
hearing officer. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the taking of
any job action against a traffic prosecutor or judicial hearing officer
for failure to satisfactorily perform such prosecutor's or officer's job
assignment except that the employment productivity of such prosecutor or
officer shall not be measured by the attainment or nonattainment of any
conviction quota. For the purposes of this section a conviction quota
shall mean a specific number of convictions which must be obtained
within a specific time period.
(d) Pursuant to article 20 of the Buffalo City Charter, the city of
Buffalo may appropriate those monies which, in its sole discretion, are
necessary for the compensation of those persons selected to serve as
executive director and traffic prosecutors and to cover all other
expenses associated with the administration of the Buffalo traffic
violations agency.