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Putnam County, NY
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
Chapter C
Charter
[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.]
Article 1
Putnam County and its Government
§ 1.01
Title.
§ 1.02
Purpose.
§ 1.03
Continued status, powers and duties.
§ 1.04
Definitions.
§ 1.05
Effect of Charter on state laws.
§ 1.06
Effect of Charter on local laws and resolutions.
Article 2
The County Legislature
§ 2.01
Governing body.
§ 2.02
Term.
§ 2.03
Qualifications.
§ 2.04
Powers and duties.
§ 2.05
Officers and committees of the County Legislature.
§ 2.06
Clerk of the Legislature.
§ 2.07
Vacancies.
§ 2.08
Confirmation of appointments.
§ 2.09
Audits.
§ 2.10
Auditor.
Article 3
The County Executive
§ 3.01
Chief Executive Officer: election; term; qualifications.
§ 3.02
Powers and duties.
§ 3.03
Appointments by the County Executive.
§ 3.04-A
Executive action on resolutions.
§ 3.04-B
Executive action on local laws.
§ 3.05
Acting County Executive: how designated; when to act.
§ 3.06
Vacancy in the Office of County Executive.
Article 4
Department of Finance
§ 4.01
Department of Finance; Commissioner.
§ 4.02
Commissioner of Finance: powers and duties.
§ 4.03
The Division of Real Property Tax Services; Director.
Article 5
Department of General Services
§ 5.01
Department of General Services; Commissioner.
§ 5.02
Commissioner of General Services; powers and duties.
§ 5.03
Division of Information Technology/Geographic Information Systems; Director.
§ 5.04
Director of Information Technology/GIS; powers and duties.
Article 5-A
Department of Planning, Development, and Public Transportation
§ 5-A.01
Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation; Commissioner.
§ 5-A.02
Commissioner of Planning, Development and Public Transportation: powers and duties.
Article 6
Department of Personnel
§ 6.01
Department of Personnel; Personnel Officer.
§ 6.02
Powers and duties of the Director of Personnel.
Article 7
Financial Control
§ 7.01
Legislative control.
§ 7.02
Continuous audit.
§ 7.03
Fiscal year.
§ 7.04
Annual operating budget.
§ 7.05
Capital program and capital budget.
§ 7.06
Levy of taxes and reserve for uncollected taxes.
§ 7.07
Supplemental appropriations; transfers of appropriations; reduction of appropriations.
§ 7.08
Budget controls; work programs; allotments.
§ 7.09
Financial reporting.
Article 8
Department of Law
§ 8.01
Department of Law — County Attorney.
§ 8.02
County Attorney; powers and duties.
§ 8.03
Deputy County Attorneys and staff: appointment; revocation.
§ 8.04
Acting County Attorney.
§ 8.05
Conflicts.
§ 8.06
Special counsel.
Article 9
Department of Public Works
§ 9.01
Department of Public Works: Commissioner.
§ 9.02
Powers and duties.
§ 9.03
Deputy Commissioners of Public Works.
Article 10
Human Resources Services
§ 10.01
Department of Social Services; Commissioner.
§ 10.02
Commissioner of Social Services; powers and duties.
§ 10.03
Deputy Commissioner of Social Services.
§ 10.04
Department of Health; Commissioner/Public Health Director.
§ 10.05
Powers and duties.
§ 10.06
Deputy Health Commissioner.
§ 10.07
Board of Health.
§ 10.08
Department of Mental Health; Commissioner.
§ 10.09
Powers and duties.
§ 10.10
Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health.
§ 10.11
Community Services Board.
Article 11
Other Elected Officials
§ 11.01
County Clerk.
§ 11.02
District Attorney.
§ 11.03
County Sheriff.
Article 12
Other County Functions
§ 12.01
Board of Elections; Commissioners.
§ 12.02
Office of Probation; Director.
§ 12.03
County Jury Board; Commissioner of Jurors.
§ 12.04
Office for Senior Resources; Director.
§ 12.05
Office of Consumer Affairs/Weights and Measures/Trades Licensing and Registration; Director.
§ 12.06
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
§ 12.07
Legal counsel to indigent defendants.
§ 12.08
Coroner.
§ 12.09
All other County offices and boards.
§ 12.10
Miscellaneous administrative functions.
§ 12.11
County Historian.
§ 12.13
Director of Tourism; powers and duties.
§ 12.20
Bureau of Emergency Services; Commissioner.
§ 12.21
Deputy Commissioners of the Bureau of Emergency Services.
§ 12.22
Staff: appointment, revocation.
Article 13
Intermunicipal Relations
§ 13.01
Local government functions, facilities and powers not transferred, altered or impaired.
§ 13.02
Contracts for municipal corporations.
Article 14
Reapportionment
§ 14.01
Provision for periodic revision.
Article 15
General And Transitional Provisions
§ 15.01
Amendment of the Charter.
§ 15.02
Transition.
§ 15.03
Adoption of an Administrative Code.
§ 15.04
Antidiscrimination clause.
§ 15.05
Execution of contracts.
§ 15.06
Charter Revision Commission.
§ 15.07
Separability.
§ 15.08
Charter to be liberally construed.