[HISTORY: Adopted by the Legislature of the
County of Putnam 6-9-1992 by L.L. No. 12-1992; amended in its entirety 12-4-2001 by L.L. No.
20-2001. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 1 Putnam County and its Government
- § C-1.01 Title.
- § C-1.02 Purpose.
- § C-1.03 Continued status, powers and duties.
- § C-1.04 Definitions.
- § C-1.05 Effect of Charter on state laws.
- § C-1.06 Effect of Charter on local laws and resolutions.
- Ch C Art 2 The County Legislature
- § C-2.01 Governing body.
- § C-2.02 Term.
- § C-2.03 Qualifications.
- § C-2.04 Powers and duties.
- § C-2.05 Officers and committees of the County Legislature.
- § C-2.06 Clerk of the Legislature.
- § C-2.07 Vacancies.
- § C-2.08 Confirmation of appointments.
- § C-2.09 Audits.
- § C-2.10 Auditor.
- Ch C Art 3 The County Executive
- § C-3.01 Chief Executive Officer: election; term; qualifications.
- § C-3.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-3.03 Appointments by the County Executive.
- § C-3.04-A Executive action on resolutions.
- § C-3.04-B Executive action on local laws.
- § C-3.05 Acting County Executive: how designated; when to act.
- § C-3.06 Vacancy in the Office of County Executive.
- Ch C Art 4 Department of Finance
- § C-4.01 Department of Finance; Commissioner.
- § C-4.02 Commissioner of Finance: powers and duties.
- § C-4.03 The Division of Real Property Tax Services; Director.
- Ch C Art 5 Executive Department
- § C-5.01 Department of Purchasing; Director.
- § C-5.02 Director of Purchasing: powers and duties.
- § C-5.03 Department of Tourism; Director.
- § C-5.04 Director of Tourism: powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 5-A Department of Planning, Development, and Public Transportation
- § C-5-A.01 Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation; Commissioner.
- § C-5-A.02 Commissioner of Planning, Development and Public Transportation: powers and duties.
- Ch C Art 6 Department of Personnel
- § C-6.01 Department of Personnel; Personnel Officer.
- § C-6.02 Powers and duties of the Director of Personnel.
- Ch C Art 7 Financial Control
- § C-7.01 Legislative control.
- § C-7.02 Continuous audit.
- § C-7.03 Fiscal year.
- § C-7.04 Annual operating budget.
- § C-7.05 Capital program and capital budget.
- § C-7.06 Levy of taxes and reserve for uncollected taxes.
- § C-7.07 Supplemental appropriations; transfers of appropriations; reduction of appropriations.
- § C-7.08 Budget controls; work programs; allotments.
- § C-7.09 Financial reporting.
- Ch C Art 8 Department of Law
- § C-8.01 Department of Law — County Attorney.
- § C-8.02 County Attorney; powers and duties.
- § C-8.03 Deputy County Attorneys and staff: appointment; revocation.
- § C-8.04 Acting County Attorney.
- § C-8.05 Conflicts.
- § C-8.06 Special counsel.
- Ch C Art 9 Department Of Highways and Facilities
- § C-9.01 Department of Highways and Facilities: Commissioner.
- § C-9.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-9.03 Deputy Commissioners of Highways and Facilities.
- Ch C Art 10 Human Resources Services
- § C-10.01 Department of Social Services; Commissioner.
- § C-10.02 Commissioner of Social Services; powers and duties.
- § C-10.03 Deputy Commissioner of Social Services.
- § C-10.04 Department of Health; Commissioner/Public Health Director.
- § C-10.05 Powers and duties.
- § C-10.06 Deputy Health Commissioner.
- § C-10.07 Board of Health.
- § C-10.08 Department of Mental Health; Commissioner.
- § C-10.09 Powers and duties.
- § C-10.10 Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health.
- § C-10.11 Community Services Board.
- Ch C Art 11 Other Elected Officials
- § C-11.01 County Clerk.
- § C-11.02 District Attorney.
- § C-11.03 County Sheriff.
- Ch C Art 12 Other County Functions
- § C-12.01 Board of Elections; Commissioners.
- § C-12.02 Office of Probation; Director.
- § C-12.03 County Jury Board; Commissioner of Jurors.
- § C-12.04 Office for Senior Resources; Director.
- § C-12.05 Office of Consumer Affairs/Weights and Measures/Trades Licensing and Registration; Director.
- § C-12.06 Sealer of Weights and Measures.
- § C-12.07 Legal counsel to indigent defendants.
- § C-12.08 Coroner.
- § C-12.09 All other County offices and boards.
- § C-12.10 Miscellaneous administrative functions.
- § C-12.11 County Historian.
- § C-12.20 Bureau of Emergency Services; Commissioner.
- § C-12.21 Deputy Commissioners of the Bureau of Emergency Services.
- § C-12.22 Staff: appointment, revocation.
- Ch C Art 13 Intermunicipal Relations
- § C-13.01 Local government functions, facilities and powers not transferred, altered or impaired.
- § C-13.02 Contracts for municipal corporations.
- Ch C Art 14 Reapportionment
- § C-14.01 Provision for periodic revision.
- Ch C Art 15 General And Transitional Provisions
- § C-15.01 Amendment of the Charter.
- § C-15.02 Transition.
- § C-15.03 Adoption of an Administrative Code.
- § C-15.04 Antidiscrimination clause.
- § C-15.05 Execution of contracts.
- § C-15.06 Charter Revision Commission.
- § C-15.07 Separability.
- § C-15.08 Charter to be liberally construed.
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appropriations
- Ch 8 Assessment
- Ch 11 Attorney
- Ch 22 Continuity of Government
- Ch 25 Councils and Commissions
- Ch 28 County Jail
- Ch 31 County Property
- Ch 35 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 38 Deferred Compensation Plan
- Ch 41 Deposit and Investment Policy
- Ch 48 Economic Development
- Ch 52 Emergency Services, Bureau of
- Ch 53 Eminent Domain Powers
- Ch 55 Ethics, Code of, and Financial Disclosure
- Ch 56 (Reserved)
- Ch 58 Finance, Department of
- Ch 70 Legislative Districts
- Ch 80 Personnel
- Ch 81 Planning, Development and Public Transportation
- Ch 83 Probation, Department of
- Ch 90 Records
- Ch 95 Sheriff's Department
- Ch 105 Traffic Safety Board
- Ch 110 Vacancies
- Ch 112 Vehicle Policy
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 115 Animal Protection
- Ch 117 Apprenticeship Training Program
- Ch 120 Burial Fees
- Ch 130 Campaign Contributions
- Ch 132 Child Safety Zones
- Ch 134 Contracting With the County
- Ch 135 Contractors
- Ch 140 Contracts and Procurement
- Ch 143 Domestic Partnership Registry
- Ch 145 Electricians
- Ch 150 Emergency 911
- Ch 152 Emergency-EMS Incentive
- Ch 156 Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program
- Ch 165 Gasoline, Sale of
- Ch 169 Historic Road Preservation
- Ch 171 Hunting
- Ch 172 Hydraulic Fracturing
- Ch 173 Item Pricing
- Ch 177 Littering
- Ch 180 Maps, Filing of
- Ch 185 Notification of Defects
- Ch 190 Plumbing and Mechanical Trades
- Ch 195 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 197 Sparkling Devices, Sale and Use of
- Ch 198 School Bus Camera Demonstration Program
- Ch 199 Rewards
- Ch 203 Smoking and Tobacco
- Ch 205 Solid Waste
- Ch 217 Synthetic Drugs, Ban on Sale and Possession
- Ch 220 Taxation
- Ch 225 Transportation, Mass
- Ch 230 Wireless 911 Call Routing
- Ch 231 Wireless Surcharge
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
