[Amended 8-28-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980]
A. 
County Executive. The executive and administrative branch of County government shall be headed by the County Executive. The County Executive shall be the elective chief executive officer of the County.
B. 
Election. The County Executive shall be elected at the general election in 1983 and every fourth year thereafter at the general election. The person elected shall take office on January first, immediately succeeding the election.
C. 
Term. The County Executive shall serve a four-year term. No person shall serve as County Executive for more than three consecutive terms. If a person fills a vacancy in the office of County Executive and more than two years remain in that term, such person shall be eligible to serve two additional four-year terms; if less than two years remain in that term, such person shall be eligible to serve three additional four-year terms. Any person who has served as County Executive for three consecutive terms or the equivalent as prescribed above shall thereafter be disqualified to serve as County Executive for a period of four years. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to service as County Executive prior to the first day of January, 1996.
[Amended 6-8-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993, approved 6-28-1993[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law passed referendum at the general election held on November 2, 1993.
D. 
Qualifications. At the time of election and throughout the term of office, the person elected to the office of County Executive shall be a qualified elector of Monroe County. The entire time of the County Executive shall be devoted to the duties of this office. The County Executive shall hold no other public office, except as provided in this Charter.
E. 
Compensation. The County Executive shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the County Legislature, but in no event shall such compensation be diminished during a term for which he or she shall have been elected.
[Amended 8-28-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980]
A. 
In addition to any other powers and duties provided by applicable law of the State of New York, this Charter and the Administrative Code, the County Executive shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) 
To be the chief executive officer and administrative head of County government.
(2) 
To approve or veto any local law, legalizing act or resolution, as set forth in § C2-7A(3) of this Charter.
(3) 
To supervise the collection of all revenues and the making of all expenditures and to secure proper accounting for all funds of County government.
(4) 
To oversee the physical property of the County, to exercise general supervision over all County institutions and agencies and to coordinate the various activities of the County and unify the management of its affairs.
(5) 
To execute and enforce all resolutions and orders of the County Legislature and see that all laws required to be enforced through the Legislature or other County officers subject to its control are faithfully executed.
(6) 
To attend all meetings of the County Legislature and recommend such action by said Legislature as may be deemed expedient or necessary.
(7) 
To exercise supervision and control of all departments, offices and other County agencies with heads appointed by the County Executive and, within the limits set forth in this Charter and the Administrative Code, to prescribe the internal organization of such departments, offices and other agencies and to recommend the assignment or reassignment of or, where expressly provided for in this Charter, to assign or reassign functions within the administrative structure.
[Amended 6-28-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988, approved 7-21-1988]
(8) 
To possess all the powers and duties of the heads of departments, offices and other County agencies, where such heads are appointed by the County Executive, unless otherwise required by law; such powers and duties shall be exercised and performed by such heads under the direction of the County Executive.
(9) 
To serve as the head of one or more of the departments, offices or other agencies of the County government not administered by an elective official.
(10) 
To appoint, at his or her discretion, a board of citizens to act in an advisory capacity to the head of any department or office, the members of which board shall serve without compensation and shall consult and advise with the officer in charge of the department or office for which they are appointed, but shall not direct the conduct of such department or office.
(11) 
As delegated by the County Legislature and set forth in § A5-5 of the Administrative Code, to create and abolish positions in the classification, compensation plan and salary schedule established by the County Legislature, within budgetary appropriations therefor adopted by the County Legislature.
(12) 
To appoint the heads of all departments, offices and other agencies, except as otherwise provided in this Charter or as mandated by other applicable law; to appoint deputy directors within Monroe County departments who shall act for and in place of the Director or head of the department; all such appointments shall be on the basis of the ability, training and experience of the appointees which fit them for the work which they are to perform and pursuant to any qualifications specified in this Charter, the Administrative Code or other applicable law.
[Amended 6-28-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988, approved 7-21-1988; 6-11-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002, approved 7-8-2002]
(13) 
To dismiss, remove, suspend or lay off the heads and deputy directors of all departments, offices and other agencies where such heads or deputy directors are appointed by the County Executive or upon the County Executive's approval, subject to the Civil Service Law of the State of New York and other applicable law and pursuant to applicable procedures set forth in § A5-4 of the Administrative Code.
[Amended 6-28-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988, approved 7-21-1988; 6-11-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002, approved 7-8-2002]
(14) 
To be the chief budget officer of the County; to be responsible for the preparation and submission to the County Legislature of the annual budget and the capital improvement program of the County, in the manner provided by Article IV of this Charter and Article IV of the Administrative Code; and to execute said budget and capital improvement program in accordance with the resolutions and appropriations made by the County Legislature.
(15) 
To keep the County Legislature at all times fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the County and to file with the County Legislature an annual monthly report of the financial affairs of the County in accordance with § C4-8 of this Charter.
(16) 
To examine regularly the books and papers of every department, office and other agency of the County and report thereon to the County Legislature; and order an audit of any department, office or other agency of the County at any time.
(17) 
To execute any agreement or contract on behalf of the County, in accordance with law, and as may be authorized by the County Legislature; as delegated by the Legislature and set forth in § A5-6 of the Administrative Code, to authorize, enter into and execute any agreement or contract on behalf of the County, within budgetary appropriations therefor adopted by the Legislature.
[Amended 9-14-1983 by L.L. No. 3-1983]
(18) 
To designate one or more depositories located within the County for the deposit of moneys received by the County.
(19) 
To fix the compensation of all County officers and employees appointed by the County Executive or a subordinate, subject to the provisions of § C2-6C(6) of this Charter.
(20) 
To be responsible for the negotiation of labor agreements with recognized employee organizations, pursuant to applicable laws of the State of New York.
(21) 
To propose such amendments to this Charter and the Administrative Code as deemed necessary to establish standard operating procedures for the administration of the County.
(22) 
To review and submit to the County Legislature the Comprehensive Development Plan in accordance with § A10-3 of the Administrative Code.
(23) 
To have all necessary incidental powers to perform and exercise any of the duties and functions specified in this section or lawfully delegated to the County Executive.
(24) 
To perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed for the County Executive by law, administrative code, ordinance or resolution or as may be prescribed by the County Legislature.
B. 
In addition to the powers set forth in this Charter and notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the County Executive shall have and be responsible for the exercise of all executive and administrative powers in relation to any and all functions and activities of County government not otherwise specified in this Charter, including but not limited to the following:
(1) 
The collection of taxes, license fees and other revenues of the County, insofar as the County has legal responsibility for such collection.
(2) 
The custody and accounting of all public funds belonging to or handled by the County.
(3) 
The purchase of all supplies for the County.
(4) 
The care of all County buildings.
(5) 
The care and custody of all the personal property of the County.
(6) 
The entry and preservation of such public records as the law requires.
(7) 
The construction and maintenance of County highways and bridges.
(8) 
The care of the poor, the operation of County charitable and correctional institutions and other public welfare activities of the County.
(9) 
Any or all matters of property and business in connection with the administration of school districts and other governmental units within the County which shall be delegated to him by these units with the approval of the County Legislature.
(10) 
Such other activities of the County as are not specifically assigned to some other officer or agency by this Charter.
[Amended 8-28-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980; 6-28-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988, approved 7-21-1988; 4-4-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989, approved, 5-1-1989]
A. 
Requests for legitimate information allowed. The County Legislature, its committees and its members shall be entitled to request and obtain legitimate information on a County agency from the County Executive or from any County officer or agency head.
B. 
Interference prohibited.
(1) 
Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to allow the County Legislature or any member thereof to publicly or privately direct, give orders to or in any way interfere with either the work or duties of any officer or employee under the jurisdiction of the County Executive or with the internal policies and procedures of the County administration.
(2) 
Neither the County Legislature nor any of its committees or members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to or the removal of any person from an office or position by the County Executive; or direct or request the appointment or removal of any of the officers under the County Executive's jurisdiction; or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers or employees of agencies which are subject to the jurisdiction of the County Executive, except as otherwise may be provided in this Charter.
(3) 
Interference by County Executive with County Legislature's powers and duties. The County Executive shall not interfere with the powers and duties of the County Legislature.
[Amended 8-28-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980]
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Appointment. The County Executive shall appoint a Deputy County Executive to serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. Such appointment shall not be subject to confirmation by the Legislature.
B. 
Powers and duties. The Deputy County Executive shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) 
At the direction of the County Executive, to act in the place of the County Executive when the County Executive is absent.
(2) 
To supervise such officers and employees as may be assigned, in writing, by the County Executive.
(3) 
To perform such other duties as may be assigned by the County Executive.
(4) 
In the event that the office of County Executive becomes vacant, the Deputy County Executive shall act as the County Executive until the vacancy is filled as provided in § C3-6 of this Charter.
[Added 8-28-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980]
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The office of County Executive shall be deemed vacant upon the office holder's death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law or forfeiture of his or her office.
B. 
The County Executive shall forfeit the office held if such officer lacks at any time during the term of office any qualification for the office prescribed by this Charter or by law.
C. 
The County Legislature shall fill a vacancy in the office of County Executive by appointing, by majority vote of the whole body, a qualified elector of the County who is registered in the same political party as the person who vacated the office.
D. 
Any person filling a vacancy as set forth in Subsection C of this section shall hold office until the first day of January following the first annual election held after the vacancy for which nominating petitions can be filed pursuant to the State Election Law, at which election a successor shall be elected either for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, or for a full term of four years, whichever the case may be.