Tompkins County, NY
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 1 Government of Tompkins County
- § C-1.00 Title and purposes.
- § C-1.01 Continued status and powers.
- § C-1.02 Effect of Charter and the Code on state law.
- § C-1.03 Effect on local laws and resolutions.
- § C-1.04 Definitions.
- § C-1.05 County Seal.
- Ch C Art 2 The Tompkins County Legislature
- § C-2.00 The Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-2.01 Mission statement of the Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-2.02 County Legislators; term of office; qualifications.
- § C-2.03 Composition of the Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-2.04 Vacancies on the Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-2.05 Tompkins County Legislature; organization; Chair and Vice Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature; election.
- § C-2.06 Tompkins County Legislature; powers and duties.
- § C-2.07 Confirmation of appointments.
- § C-2.08 Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature; powers and duties.
- § C-2.09 Vice Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature; powers and duties.
- § C-2.10 Reapportionment of the Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-2.11 Standards of reapportionment.
- § C-2.12 Tompkins County Legislature; committees.
- § C-2.13 Tompkins County Legislature; advisory boards.
- § C-2.14 Clerk of the Tompkins County Legislature; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- § C-2.15 Local laws; procedure for adoption, amendment, and repeal.
- § C-2.16 Resolutions; procedure for adoption, amendment, and repeal.
- § C-2.17 Legalizing acts; procedure for adoption, amendment, and repeal.
- § C-2.18 Petty cash funds; establishment.
- § C-2.19 Seal of the Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-2.20 Failure of County-appointed officials to attend meetings.
- Ch C Art 3 Department of County Administration
- § C-3.00 Department of County Administration; Deputy Administrators and Directors; appointment; duties.
- § C-3.01 Chief Executive Officer.
- § C-3.02 County Administrator; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-3.03 County Administrator; powers and duties.
- § C-3.04 Administrative heads.
- § C-3.05 Custody of documents.
- Ch C Art 4 Department of Assessment
- § C-4.00 Department of Assessment; Director of Assessment; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.
- § C-4.01 County Board of Assessment Review; composition; terms of office; qualifications; duties; procedure for review of assessments; Local Advisory Boards of Assessment Review; composition; duties.
- § C-4.02 Rules and regulations for Assessment Department.
- § C-4.02.1 Taxable status dates.
- § C-4.02.2 Form of assessment roll.
- § C-4.02.3 Duty of officers to furnish information.
- § C-4.02.4 Tentative completion of assessment rolls.
- § C-4.02.5 Notice of assessment changes.
- § C-4.02.6 Complaints with respect to assessments.
- § C-4.02.7 Correction of assessment roll by County Board of Assessment Review.
- § C-4.02.8 Final completion of assessment roll and verifications thereof.
- § C-4.02.9 Filing of completed assessment roll; notice thereof.
- § C-4.02.10 Proceedings for further review of assessments rendered by the Board of Assessment Review.
- § C-4.02.11 School district assessment roll.
- § C-4.02.12 Village assessment roll.
- § C-4.02.13 Apportionment of assessment and taxes.
- § C-4.02.14 Correction of errors in assessment roll.
- § C-4.02.15 Validity of assessment roll.
- § C-4.02.16 When lands imperfectly described.
- § C-4.02.17 Assessments for benefit districts.
- § C-4.02.18 Assessment staff: prohibited activities; training.
- § C-4.02.19 Review and revaluation.
- Ch C Art 5 Budgeting Procedures and Controls
- § C-5.00 Fiscal year.
- § C-5.01 Operating budget; requests.
- § C-5.02 Capital program; requests.
- § C-5.03 Proposed operating budget; contents; data required; preparation.
- § C-5.04 Proposed County capital program; preparation, contents, and data required.
- § C-5.05 Proposed County operating budget and capital program; submission to Tompkins County Legislature.
- § C-5.06 Public hearing.
- § C-5.07 Adoption of budget and capital program.
- § C-5.08 Levy of taxes.
- § C-5.09 Appropriations; supplemental and emergency.
- § C-5.10 Insufficiency of revenues.
- § C-5.11 Appropriation transfers within or among units or agencies.
- § C-5.12 Budget controls; limits of liability.
- § C-5.13 Contingent funds.
- Ch C Art 6 Department of Finance
- § C-6.00 Department of Finance.
- § C-6.01 Director of Finance; appointments; qualifications; term.
- § C-6.02 Director of Finance; powers and duties.
- § C-6.03 Staff.
- Ch C Art 7 Department of Law
- § C-7.00 Department of Law; County Attorney; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-7.01 County Attorney; powers and duties.
- § C-7.02 Deputy County Attorneys and staff; appointment; oath; filing.
- § C-7.03 Inconsistent interests among County officials.
- § C-7.04 Expert assistance.
- § C-7.05 Waiver of filing fees.
- Ch C Art 8 Department of Human Resources
- § C-8.00 Department of Human Resources; Commissioner; appointment; term; qualifications.
- § C-8.01 Commissioner of Human Resources; powers and duties.
- § C-8.02 Certification of payrolls.
- § C-8.03 Cooperation by administrative unit heads.
- Ch C Art 9 Department of Whole Health
- § C-9.00 County Health District; Department of Whole Health; Commissioner of Whole Health; Director of Community Services; Public Health Director; appointment; term; qualifications.
- § C-9.01 Public Health Director; powers and duties.
- § C-9.02 Medical Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-9.03 Medical Examiner; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.
- § C-9.04 Board of Health; appointment; powers and duties.
- § C-9.05 Board of Health; Sanitary Code; procedure for adoption.
- § C-9.06 County Sanitary Code; violations and penalties.
- § C-9.07 Director of Community Services; powers and duties.
- § C-9.08 Community Mental Health Services Board; composition; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 10 Department of Planning and Sustainability
- § C-10.00 Department of Planning and Sustainability; Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-10.01 Commissioner of Planning and Sustainability; powers and duties.
- § C-10.02 County Planning Advisory Board; composition; powers and duties.
- § C-10.03 County Environmental Management Council.
- Ch C Art 11 Department of Airport
- § C-11.00 Department of Airport; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-11.01 Airport Director; powers and duties.
- § C-11.02 Air Service Board; composition; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 12 Department of Facilities
- § C-12.00 Department of Facilities; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-12.01 Facilities Director; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 13 Department of Highway
- § C-13.00 Department of Highway; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-13.01 Highway Director; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 14 Department of Recycling and Materials Management
- § C-14.00 Department of Recycling and Materials Management; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-14.01 Recycling and Materials Management Director; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 15 Department of Social Services
- § C-15.00 Social Services District; Department of Social Services; Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-15.01 Commissioner of Social Services; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 16 (Reserved)
- § C-16.00 through § C-16.02. (Reserved)
- Ch C Art 17 Board of Elections
- § C-17.00 Board of Elections; appointment; term; qualifications.
- § C-17.01 Board of Elections; powers and duties.
- § C-17.02 Board of Elections; deputies, clerks, and staff.
- Ch C Art 18 Department of Weights and Measures
- § C-18.00 Director of Weights and Measures; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-18.01 Director of Weights and Measures; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 19 Sheriff
- § C-19.00 Sheriff; election; term; qualifications.
- § C-19.01 Sheriff; powers and duties.
- § C-19.02 Deputy Sheriffs and staff.
- § C-19.03 Jail Physician.
- § C-19.04 Salary of Sheriff; fees; disposition of fees collected.
- Ch C Art 20 District Attorney
- § C-20.00 District Attorney; election; term; qualifications.
- § C-20.01 District Attorney; powers and duties.
- § C-20.02 Deputy or Assistant District Attorneys; oath; filing.
- § C-20.03 Waiver of filing fees.
- Ch C Art 21 County Clerk
- § C-21.00 County Clerk; election; term; qualifications.
- § C-21.01 County Clerk; powers and duties.
- § C-21.02 Accounting for fees.
- § C-21.03 County Clerk; records management responsibility.
- § C-21.04 Seal of the County Clerk.
- Ch C Art 22 Department of Probation and Community Justice
- § C-22.00 Department of Probation and Community Justice; Director of Probation and Community Justice; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-22.01 Director of Probation and Community Justice; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 23 Department of Emergency Response
- § C-23.00 Department of Emergency Response; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-23.01 Director of the Department of Emergency Response; powers and duties.
- § C-23.02 County Fire, Disaster, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Board; composition; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 24 Department of Youth Services
- § C-24.00 Department of Youth Services; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-24.01 Department of Youth Services Director; powers and duties.
- § C-24.02 Youth Services Board; composition; term; powers and duties.
- § C-24.03 Youth Services Board; planning committees; composition; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 25 Office for the Aging
- § C-25.00 Office for the Aging; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-25.01 Director; powers and duties.
- § C-25.02 Office for the Aging Advisory Committee; composition; term; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 26 Office of Human Rights/Human Rights Commission
- § C-26.00 Office of Human Rights; Director, Human Rights; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.
- § C-26.01 Director of Human Rights; powers and duties.
- § C-26.02 Office of Human Rights; powers and duties.
- § C-26.03 Human Rights Commission.
- § C-26.04 Human Rights Commission; composition; appointment; term.
- § C-26.05 Human Rights Commission; roles and responsibilities.
- Ch C Art 27 Office of Workforce Development
- § C-27.00 Workforce Development; Workforce Development Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-27.01 Workforce Development Director; powers and duties.
- § C-27.02 Workforce Development Board; composition; powers and duties.
- § C-27.03 Employment and Training Division; Employment and Training Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-27.04 Employment and Training Director; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 28 Department of Assigned Counsel
- § C-28.00 Assigned Counsel; Supervising Attorney; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-28.01 Supervising Attorney; powers and duties.
- § C-28.02 Insulation from partisan or other political pressure.
- § C-28.03 Advisory Board on Indigent Representation; composition; appointment; term.
- § C-28.04 Advisory Board on Indigent Representation; organization; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 29 Department of Information Technology Services
- § C-29.00 Department of Information Technology Services; Director; appointment; qualifications.
- § C-29.01 Director of Information Technology Services; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 30 Other County Administrative Units
- § C-30.00 County Energy Coordinator; appointment; powers and duties.
- § C-30.01 County Historian; powers and duties.
- § C-30.02 County Veterans Service Agency; Director; appointment; powers and duties.
- § C-30.03 Special Traffic Options Program — Driving While Intoxicated (STOP-DWI) Coordinator; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.
- § C-30.04 STOP-DWI Advisory Board; composition; term; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 31 County Library
- § C-31.00 County Library; Board of Trustees; appointments; term.
- § C-31.01 Board of Trustees; powers and duties.
- § C-31.01.02 Financial administration.
- Ch C Art 32 Tompkins Cortland Community College
- § C-32.00 Tompkins Cortland Community College; Board of Trustees; appointment; term.
- § C-32.01 Board of Trustees; powers and duties.
- § C-32.02 Community College; financial administration.
- § C-32.03 Treasurer; election; powers and duties.
- § C-32.04 Periodic audits of accounts.
- § C-32.05 Employee relationship.
- Ch C Art 33 Intergovernmental Relationships
- § C-33.00 Contracts with public corporations and authorities.
- § C-33.01 Historical leases.
- § C-33.02 Implementation.
- Ch C Art 34 General Provisions
- § C-34.00 Charter; effective date.
- § C-34.01 Existing laws and enactments.
- § C-34.02 Continuity of authority.
- § C-34.03 Filling vacancies in County-wide elective offices.
- § C-34.04 Filling other vacancies.
- § C-34.05 Advisory boards.
- § C-34.06 Execution of contracts.
- § C-34.07 Temporary transfers of authority during the absence of a department head.
- § C-34.08 Civil service rights continued; removal of County officers.
- § C-34.09 Classified service; exemptions.
- § C-34.10 Local government functions, facilities, and powers not transferred, altered, or impaired.
- § C-34.11 Transition.
- § C-34.12 Judicial notice.
- § C-34.13 Separability.
- § C-34.14 Construction.
- § C-34.15 Amendment.
- § C-34.16 Charter and the Code clarification.
- § C-34.17 Charter review.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Aging, Office of
- Ch 13 Claims Procedure
- Ch 15 Community Mental Health Board
- Ch 17 Continuity of Government
- Ch 19 County Property, Sale or Lease of
- Ch 22 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Dwi Supervision Fees, Collection of
- Ch 28 Election Districts
- Ch 29 Energize NY Benefit Financing Program
- Ch 30 Empire Zones
- Ch 32 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 37 Hearings, Public
- Ch 45 Meetings
- Ch 48 Moving Expenses, Reimbursement of
- Ch 55 Petty Cash Funds
- Ch 58 Publication Procedures
- Ch 60 Purchasing
- Ch 65 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 68 Self-Insurance Plan
- Ch 70 Sheriff's Department
- Ch 72 Smoking
- Ch 74 Tax Collection
- Ch 77 Tax Department
- Ch 80 Traffic Safety Board
- Ch 83 Voter Registration
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 87 Airport
- Ch 90 Animals
- Ch 92 Antidiscrimination
- Ch 98 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
- Ch 104 County-Owned Buildings and Grounds, Use of
- Ch 110 E-911
- Ch 114 Fees
- Ch 117 Hunting
- Ch 119 Invasive Species
- Ch 121 Microbeads
- Ch 123 Oil and Gas Waste
- Ch 127 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 130 Pesticides
- Ch 133 Residency
- Ch 135 Road Preservation
- Ch 140 Solid Waste
- Ch 145 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 150 Taxation
- Ch 154 Tobacco Sales, Age Restriction
- Ch 155 Tobacco Sales, Self-Serve
- Ch 160 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 162 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 168 Wireless Communications
- Appendix
- Ch S Sanitary Code
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Representatives of Tompkins
County 4-1-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003;[1] amended in its entirety by the County Legislature 1-17-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017.[2] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law superseded the former Charter
adopted by the Board of Representatives 8-14-1990 by L.L. No. 7-1990,
as amended.
[2]
Editor's Note: The original Charter and Code was adopted by
the Board of Supervisors by L.L. No. 1-1968, effective 1-1-1970. The
Charter is reviewed at least every 10 years.
