Title ACG, Alternative County Government

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Alternative county government law."

§ 100. Board of supervisors. 1. A county adopting an alternative form of county government shall continue to have a board of supervisors. The supervisors of the several cities and towns in the county, when lawfully convened, shall constitute the board of supervisors. 2. If the p…

§ 101. General powers. The board of supervisors of any such county shall be the legislative and policy determining body of the county and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in the alternative form adopted by the county, continue to be vested with all the functions, po…

§ 102. Specific powers. In pursuance of and in addition to all powers specified in section one hundred one, the board of supervisors, subject to the provisions of the alternative form adopted by the county, shall have power to: 1. Create, organize, alter, consolidate or abolish …

§ 150. Expiration of term. Every county executive elected or appointed for a fixed term shall hold over and continue to discharge the duties of his office after the expiration of his term until his successor is chosen and has qualified, but after the expiration of such term the …

§ 151. Compensation. The county executive shall be paid an annual compensation to be fixed by the board of supervisors of the county in accordance with the provisions of the county law.

§ 152. County executive to hold no other elective office. The county executive shall, during the term for which he was elected or appointed, hold no other elective office, except as otherwise provided in section fifty of this chapter.

§ 153. Qualifications. A person holding the office of county executive shall have the qualifications prescribed by section three of the public officers law, except as otherwise provided in section fifty-one of this chapter.

§ 154. Removal of county executive. 1. A county president may be removed in the manner provided in sections thirty-three, thirty-four and thirty-five of the public officers law. 2. A county manager may be removed by majority vote of the whole number of the members of the board o…

§ 155. Powers and duties. 1. The county executive, except as otherwise provided by this chapter or by other law, shall: (a) Be the administrative head of the county government. (b) Have supervision, direction and control over governmental functions of all administrative units of…

§ 156. Deputy county executive. 1. The board of supervisors shall have power to authorize the county executive to appoint one or more deputy county executives. Every appointment of a deputy county executive shall be in writing filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk…

§ 2. Application. This chapter shall apply to all counties, except that: 1. It shall not apply to counties within the city of New York. 2. It shall not affect the form of government in operation in a county which shall have heretofore adopted or shall hereafter adopt an alternat…

§ 200. Departments. Each county adopting the county manager form, the county director form or the county president form shall have a department of finance, a department of audit and control, a department of public works, a department of purchase and a department of public welfar…

§ 201. Reorganization of departments. When authorized by local law, and in accordance with its provisions, the county executive may establish additional departments or change the functions of existing departments under his jurisdiction, provide for their organization and mainten…

§ 202. Department heads. 1. The county executive shall appoint, to serve during his pleasure, the head of every department or office not administered by an elective official, except that an appointive auditor or comptroller shall always be appointed by the board of supervisors a…

§ 203. Elective and appointive officers. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all officers paid from county funds shall continue to be elected or appointed as provided in the constitution and laws of this state.

§ 204. Confirmation by board of supervisors. Confirmation of appointment of the head of any department or office when required, shall be by affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of members of the board of supervisors taken at a regular meeting or at a special meetin…

§ 205. Vacancies in elective offices. Vacancy in the offices of sheriff, coroner, county clerk, register, district attorney, and county treasurer shall be filled by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate if in session. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than b…

§ 206. Organization of departments and offices. Subject to approval by the board of supervisors of the county, the county executive may organize departments and offices into such divisions, bureaus or offices and make such assignments of functions, powers and duties among them, …

§ 207. Abolition of register or registrar. The office of register or registrar, where such office exists in any county operating under an alternative form of county government, may be abolished by local law and its functions, powers and duties transferred to the county clerk, an…

§ 250. Department of finance. The head of the department of finance shall be the director of finance, except that in counties adopting the county administrator form, the head of the department shall be the county treasurer. The director of finance shall be appointed as provided …

§ 251. Powers and duties. The director of finance, or county treasurer, as the case may be, subject to the powers and authority of the board of supervisors and of the county executive, shall: 1. Be the chief fiscal officer of the county. 2. Have charge of the administration of a…

§ 3. Authorization; alternative forms; variations. 1. Any county is hereby authorized to adopt one of the alternative forms of county government provided in this chapter in accordance with the procedure specified in article fourteen. 2. Alternative forms of county government pro…

§ 300. Department of audit and control. 1. The head of the department of audit and control in a county operating under the county manager form, the county director form or the county president form shall be the comptroller. The office of comptroller shall be elective, except tha…

§ 301. Powers and duties. The county comptroller shall: 1. Examine, audit and verify all books, records and accounts kept by the various administrative units, offices, officials paid from county funds, institutions and other agencies of the county, including bond and note regist…

§ 302. Audit and payment of claims. All claims, accounts and demands against the county shall be submitted, audited, allowed and paid in the manner provided by section three hundred sixty-nine of the county law as now in force or hereafter amended.

§ 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 count…

§ 351. Powers and duties. The director of public works shall: 1. Have charge of the construction and maintenance of county roads, bridges, sewers, drains and all other public works of the county. 2. Have charge of the construction, repair, upkeep and care of all public buildings…

§ 4. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean and include: 1. "County". Any county other than a county within the city of New York. 2. "County executive". A county administrator, county manager, county director or county president. 3. "County administr…

§ 400. Department of purchase. The head of the department of purchase shall be the county purchasing agent. Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to impair the powers of the county purchasing agent in counties adopting the county administrator form of county gover…

§ 401. Powers and duties. The county purchasing agent except in a county having adopted the county administrator form of county government: 1. Shall, within the amount of the unencumbered balance provided by appropriation therefor, make all purchases and contracts for the variou…

§ 450. Department of public welfare. 1. The head of the department of public welfare shall be the county commissioner of public welfare. Any inconsistent provision of this chapter notwithstanding, the county commissioner of public welfare shall be appointed by the county executi…

§ 451. Powers and duties. The county commissioner of public welfare shall: 1. Have all the powers and perform all the duties conferred on or required of a county commissioner of public welfare under the social welfare law. 2. Have charge of the county home, county hospital, and …

§ 50. County administrator form. A county which shall adopt the county administrator form of government shall have a county executive to be called "county administrator." The board of supervisors shall appoint the county administrator to serve during the term of office for which…

§ 500. County park and recreation commission. The board of supervisors of any county adopting an alternative form of county government under this chapter may create a county park and recreation commission. The commission shall consist of five members to be appointed by the count…

§ 501. Parks, playgrounds and recreation centers. 1. The county is hereby authorized to accept by gift and to acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease or permit, and to own, construct, operate, maintain and repair anywhere within the county outside of cities, parks, playgrounds,…

§ 502. Powers of commission. The county park and recreation commission shall, subject to such rules and regulations as the board of supervisors shall prescribe, have supervision, direction and control over the operation, maintenance and repair of all parks, playgrounds, athletic…

§ 51. County manager form. A county which shall adopt the county manager form of government shall have a county executive to be called "county manager." The board of supervisors shall appoint the county manager to serve during the pleasure of the board of supervisors. At the tim…

§ 52. County director form. A county which shall adopt the county director form of government shall have a county executive to be called "county director." The board of supervisors shall appoint the county director. The term of office of the county director first appointed shall…

§ 53. County president form. A county which shall adopt the county president form of government shall have a county executive to be called "county president." The office of county president shall be elective. The term of office of the county president first elected shall be thre…

§ 54. Modification of alternative form after adoption. A county which shall have adopted an alternative form of county government may, in like manner and with like approval of the electors of the county, as provided by this chapter for submission and adoption of an alternative f…

§ 55. Change from one alternative form of county government to another. A county operating under an alternative form of county government may, after the lapse of three years from the date such form becomes effective in the county, abandon its then existing form and adopt another…

§ 550. County assessment of real property. 1. If the alternative form of county government, or the modification or change of any such form, shall provide for the transfer to the county of the function of assessment of real property from the towns, villages or cities, the directo…

§ 551. County collection of taxes. 1. If the alternative form of county government, or the modification or change of any such form, shall provide for the transfer to the county of the function of collection of taxes and special assessments from the school districts, towns, villa…

§ 552. County planning commission. 1. If the alternative form of county government, or the modification or change of any such form, shall so provide, there shall be a county planning commission in such county. Such commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed…

§ 553. Transfer of functions from units of local government. 1. A petition or resolution for the adoption of an alternative form of county government, for the modification of an alternative form previously adopted or for a change from one such form to another may provide for the…

§ 56. Abandonment of existing alternative form. A county which shall have adopted an alternative form of county government may, after the lapse of three years from the date such form becomes effective in the county, rescind its previous action and elect to be governed by the pro…

§ 57. Terms of elective county officials not to be abridged. The term of office of an elective county official shall not be abridged by reason of the approval of any question providing for the adoption in the first instance of an alternative form of county government or modifica…

§ 58. Choice between election and appointment of officials. 1. The office of comptroller, in a county where the office would otherwise be elective, or any elective county office that is being continued except that of a supervisor or a judicial officer, may be made appointive by …

§ 600. Fiscal year; county budget; tax levy. The fiscal year of the county shall begin on the first day of January and end with the thirty-first day of December in each year. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the alternative form adopted by the county, or the modificatio…