Dutchess County, NY
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2023-01-05
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Chapter C Charter
- Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Dutchess County and Its Government
- § C-1.01 Title.
- § C-1.02 Purposes.
- § C-1.03 County status, powers and duties.
- § C-1.04 Effect on state law.
- § C-1.05 Effect on local laws and enactments.
- § C-1.06 Definitions.
- § C-1.07 County Seal.
- § C-1.08 County flag.
- Ch C Art II Legislative Branch
- § C-2.01 County Legislature; membership; election; term; reapportionment; term limits.
- § C-2.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-2.03 Local laws.
- § C-2.04 Ordinances.
- § C-2.05 Resolutions.
- § C-2.06 Legalizing acts.
- § C-2.07 Confirmation of appointments.
- § C-2.08 Committees, commissions and boards.
- § C-2.09 Organizational meeting.
- § C-2.10 Monthly and special meetings; notice.
- § C-2.11 Chair of County Legislature; election; vacancy.
- § C-2.12 Clerk of County Legislature; appointment; qualifications; vacancy; deputies and employees.
- § C-2.13 Membership vacancy; selection of interim successor; election of successor; special election.
- § C-2.14 Counsel to the Legislature.
- Ch C Art III Executive Branch
- § C-3.01 County Executive; election; term; qualifications; compensation; term limits.
- § C-3.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-3.03 Committees, commissions and boards.
- § C-3.04 Appointments by County Executive.
- § C-3.05 Deputy County Executive(s); how designated; powers and duties.
- § C-3.05-A Acting County Executive; how designated; powers and duties.
- § C-3.06 Removal of County Executive.
- § C-3.07 Vacancy in Office of County Executive.
- Ch C Art IV (Reserved)
- Ch C Art V Department of Central and Information Services
- § C-5.01 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-5.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-5.03 Deputy Commissioner and staff.
- § C-5.04 Acting Commissioner.
- Ch C Art VI Department of Finance
- § C-6.01 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term; Division of Real Property Tax Services.
- § C-6.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-6.03 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-6.04 Acting Commissioner.
- Ch C Art VII Department of Behavioral and Community Health
- § C-7.01 County Health District; Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-7.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-7.03 Board of Health; appointment; powers and duties.
- § C-7.04 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-7.05 Acting Commissioner.
- § C-7.06 Director of Weights and Measures III.
- § C-7.07 Veterans services.
- § C-7.08 Division of Mental Hygiene; Director of Community Services; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-7.09 Powers and duties of Director.
- § C-7.10 Mental Hygiene Board; powers and duties; vacancies.
- § C-7.11 Acting Director of Community Services.
- Ch C Art VIII Department of Law
- § C-8.01 County Attorney; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-8.02 Powers and duties of Attorney.
- § C-8.03 Deputy and Assistant County Attorneys and staff.
- § C-8.04 Acting County Attorney.
- § C-8.05 Special counsel.
- Ch C Art IX (Reserved)
- Ch C Art X (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XI Department of Human Resources
- § C-11.01 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-11.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-11.03 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-11.04 Acting Commissioner.
- Ch C Art XII Department of Planning and Development
- § C-12.01 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-12.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-12.03 Planning Board; appointment; vacancies.
- § C-12.04 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-12.05 Acting Commissioner.
- Ch C Art XIII Department of Public Defender
- § C-13.01 Public Defender; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-13.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-13.03 Deputy and Assistant Public Defenders and staff.
- § C-13.04 Acting Public Defender.
- § C-13.05 Special counsel.
- Ch C Art XIV Department of Public Works
- § C-14.01 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-14.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-14.03 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-14.04 Acting Commissioner.
- § C-14.05 Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board; membership; appointment; term; vacancies.
- § C-14.06 Powers and duties of Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board.
- Ch C Art XV (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XVI Department of Community and Family Services
- § C-16.01 Social Services District; Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-16.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-16.03 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-16.04 Acting Commissioner.
- Ch C Art XVII (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XVIII Department of Emergency Response
- § C-18.01 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; term.
- § C-18.02 Powers and duties of Commissioner.
- § C-18.03 Deputy Commissioners and staff.
- § C-18.04 Acting Commissioner.
- Ch C Art XIX (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XX Comptroller
- § C-20.01 Election; term; qualifications; term limits.
- § C-20.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-20.03 Deputy Comptrollers and staff.
- § C-20.04 Acting Comptroller.
- Ch C Art XXI County Clerk
- § C-21.01 Election; term; qualifications.
- § C-21.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-21.03 Deputy County Clerks and staff.
- § C-21.04 Acting County Clerk.
- Ch C Art XXII District Attorney
- § C-22.01 Election; term; qualifications.
- § C-22.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-22.03 Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys and staff.
- § C-22.04 Acting District Attorney.
- Ch C Art XXIII Sheriff
- § C-23.01 Election; term; qualifications.
- § C-23.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-23.03 Deputy Sheriffs and staff; limitations on liability.
- § C-23.04 Acting Sheriff.
- Ch C Art XXIV (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXV (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXVI (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXVII (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXVIII (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXIX (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXX Other County Units
- § C-30.01 Medical Examiner; appointment; qualifications; term; powers and duties; Deputy Medical Examiners.
- § C-30.02 County Jury Board; Commissioner of Jurors; appointment; powers and duties.
- § C-30.03 Office of Probation and Community Corrections; Director; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- § C-30.04 Office for the Aging; Director; appointment; term; powers and duties; staff.
- § C-30.05 Board of Elections; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- § C-30.06 (Reserved)
- § C-30.07 (Reserved)
- § C-30.08 County Historian; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- § C-30.09 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; appointment; term; powers and duties.
- § C-30.10 (Reserved)
- § C-30.11 (Reserved)
- § C-30.12 (Reserved)
- § C-30.13 through Section 30.48. (Reserved)
- § C-30.49 Miscellaneous executive and administrative functions.
- Ch C Art XXXI Dutchess Community College
- § C-31.01 Establishment; Board of Trustees; administration.
- § C-31.02 Administrative powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XXXII General Provisions
- § C-32.01 Officers, exclusive obligation.
- § C-32.02 Vacancy in elective offices; appointment; election.
- § C-32.03 Acting heads of County units.
- § C-32.04 Legislative officers and employees; term.
- § C-32.05 Executive officers and employees; term.
- § C-32.06 Removal of elected County officers.
- Ch C Art XXXIII Service Relationships
- § C-33.01 Local government functions, facilities and powers not transferred, altered or impaired.
- § C-33.02 Contracts with public corporations and authorities.
- Ch C Art XXXIV Application of Charter
- § C-34.01 Application of Municipal Home Rule Law.
- § C-34.02 Judicial notice.
- § C-34.03 Severability.
- § C-34.04 Construction.
- § C-34.05 Amendment.
- Ch C Art XXXV Transitional Provisions
- § C-35.01 Transition.
- § C-35.02 Continuity of government.
- § C-35.03 Adoption of Charter; adoption of Administrative Code.
- Administrative Code of Dutchess County
- Ch A Administrative Code
- Code of Local Laws
- Part I Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Boards, Commissions and Councils
- Ch 13 Claims
- Ch 18 Continuity of Government
- Ch 24 County Legislature
- Ch 40 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 61 Leases
- Ch 75 Officers and Employees
- Ch 81 Procurement
- Ch 88 Records Management
- Ch 97 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 103 Tax Statements
- Ch 109 Transportation Services
- Part II General Legislation
- Ch 120 Airport
- Ch 124 Alarm Systems
- Ch 128 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 130 Animals
- Ch 135 Building Numbering and Road Signs
- Ch 141 Consumer Protection
- Ch 143 Domestic Partners Registry
- Ch 147 E-911 System
- Ch 152 Energy Programs
- Ch 156 Environmental Protection
- Ch 158 Fair Housing
- Ch 159 Farming
- Ch 163 Fees and Charges
- Ch 168 Fireworks
- Ch 171 Food Services
- Ch 174 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 181 Gasoline Sales
- Ch 187 Graffiti
- Ch 189 Hunting
- Ch 205 Manufactured Homes
- Ch 212 Notification of Defects
- Ch 219 Off-Track Betting
- Ch 226 (Reserved)
- Ch 238 Scrap Metal Processors
- Ch 241 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 243 Sewers
- Ch 247 Sex Offender Registration
- Ch 252 Smoking
- Ch 256 Solid Waste
- Ch 264 Taxation
- Ch 268 Taxicabs
- Ch 275 Vehicles and Traffic
- Appendix
- Ch A300 Statutory References
- Ch A305 Table of Local Laws
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by Dutchess County by L.L.
No. 1-1967; approved by the voters per L.L. No. 3-1967; amended in its entirety by L.L. No. 4-1975. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Weights and measures — See Agriculture and Markets
Law Art. 16.
EMS training and mutual aid — See County Law
§ 223-b.
Fire training and mutual aid — See County Law
§ 225-a.
Veterans' affairs — See Executive Law Art. 17.
Power of local governments to adopt and amend local laws — See
Municipal Home Rule Law Arts. 2 and 3.
Power of County to adopt Charter — See Municipal
Home Rule Law Art. 4.
Local health organizations — See Public Health
Law Art. 3.
Creation and filling of vacancies — See Public
Officers Law Art. 3.
Correction of assessment and tax rolls — See
Real Property Tax Law Art. 5, Title 3.
Social services districts — See Social Services
Law § 61.
Civil defense — See Unconsolidated Laws Title 26, Ch. 1, Art. 3.
