Any request, inquiry or demand made by a County Legislator for
information, data, answers or responses to questions, inquiries, requests,
demands, suggestions or problems on behalf of the residents, citizens
and taxpayers of the County of Suffolk to any County department, County
office or County agency shall be responded to and answered within
five business days of the request, inquiry or demand. Such answer,
response, data or information may include a statement that additional
time is required to obtain a full and complete response, answer, data
or information based on the complexity, difficulty or interplay of
other levels of government involved, in which case such agency, department
or County office shall periodically report back to said Legislator
no later than every 10 business days regarding the status of such
inquiry, demand or request until such inquiry, demand or request has
been fully responded to or complied with to the satisfaction of the
County Legislator.
The County Executive shall issue a written report to each member
of the County Legislature on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31 of each year outlining the status of Suffolk County legislation
which takes effect during the prior three-month period, including
but not limited to a written statement as to which laws or resolutions
the County Executive has determined not to implement, enforce, administer
or carry out, together with the reasons, if any, for not implementing,
enforcing, administering or carrying out such laws or resolutions.
This chapter shall apply to all inquiries, requests or demands
made on or after the effective date of this chapter and to all laws
which shall take effect subsequent to the effective date of this chapter.