Title ACG, Alternative County Government

§ 601. County finance. The provisions of the local finance law shall continue to apply to a county which has adopted an alternative form of county government under this chapter.

§ 602. County taxes and assessments. The provisions of the tax law or other applicable general or special statute shall continue to apply to a county which has adopted an alternative form of county government.

§ 603. County board of elections. There shall be a county board of elections to be appointed by the board of supervisors in the manner and for such term as provided by the election law. The county board of elections shall continue to have and exercise all functions, powers and d…

§ 604. Administration of education. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect or impair the administration of education within the county.

§ 605. Advisory and planning boards. The county executive, upon authorization by the board of supervisors, may appoint a board of electors of the county to act in an advisory capacity to himself or to the head of any administrative unit under his jurisdiction. The members of the…

§ 606. Citizenship and residence requirements for department heads and deputies. The head of each department or office and each deputy appointed under or pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall, at the time of his appointment and throughout the incumbency of his office …

§ 607. Retirement system. Persons who are members of an existing pension or retirement system, or beneficiaries or prospective beneficiaries thereof, shall continue to have the rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to such system which are now or hereafter may …

§ 608. Civil service. Appointments and promotions in the county government shall continue to be made in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law and rules of civil service.

§ 609. Continuity of authority. The performance of functions by a department, office or agency to which they are assigned pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation thereof for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers,…

§ 610. Completion of unfinished business. Any proceeding or other business undertaken or commenced by a department, office or agency, the functions, powers and duties whereof are assigned, may be conducted and completed by the head of the department, office or agency to which th…

§ 611. Oath of office; official undertaking. 1. The county executive and each other officer whose compensation is paid from county funds shall take and file an official oath in the manner prescribed in section ten of the public officers law and the provisions of section four hun…

§ 612. Application. The provisions of this article shall apply to any county adopting one of the alternative forms of county government provided by this chapter.

§ 650. Initiation of proceeding. A proceeding for adoption of an alternative form of county government may be initiated by petition, or by resolution of the board of supervisors of the county; provided, however, that no such resolution shall be adopted by the board of supervisor…

§ 651. Petition. Upon the filing with the clerk of the board of supervisors of a petition signed by electors of the county equal in number to at least ten per centum of the whole number of votes cast in the county for governor at the last gubernatorial election asking that a ref…

§ 652. Resolution. The board of supervisors of a county may by resolution duly adopted provide for submission to the electors of the county of one of the alternative forms of county government authorized by this chapter, with or without variations, at the next general election o…

§ 653. Form of petition or resolution. The petition or resolution, as the case may be, shall specify: (a) the alternative form of county government proposed, unless the form is a continuation of the existing form; and (b) the variation or variations proposed, if any, including a…

§ 654. Advance notice of petition; effect. Any elector of the county\nmay file with the clerk of the board of supervisors advance notice of\nhis intention to prepare, circulate and file a petition for the\nsubmission of any question authorized by this chapter. Any such notice\ns…

§ 655. Question. 1. Unless the proposal is for a variation or variations of an existing form, the first question submitted shall indicate by name the alternative form of county government proposed and shall be substantially in the form indicated below. Each variation proposed sh…

§ 656. Submission of question; adoption; effect. 1. The board of elections shall cause such question to be submitted to the electors of the county in the manner provided in the election law. The provisions of section one hundred two of the county law, so far as applicable, shall…

§ 700. Construction. 1. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed for the purpose of effectuating the intent of the people in adopting section two of article nine of the constitution. It is the intent of the legislature to set forth the structure of the alterna…

§ 701. Saving clauses. 1. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the provisions of any alternative or optional form of county government, administrative code, county government law, civil divisions act, or any local law heretofore or hereafter adopted purs…

§ 702. Laws repealed. Chapter eight hundred sixty-two of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-seven, entitled "An act in relation to providing alternative forms of county government, constituting chapter eleven-a of the consolidated laws," and all acts amendatory thereof or suppl…

§ 703. Time of taking effect. This chapter shall take effect immediately, except as otherwise provided in and with respect to section seven hundred two.