[Amended 8-8-2016 by L.L.
No. 7-2016, approved 11-8-2016, effective 1-1-2017]
There shall be a District Attorney elected from the County at
large. Her term of office shall be for four (4) years, beginning on
the first (1st) day of January following her election. The District
Attorney shall have been a resident of the County continuously for
at least one (1) year preceding her election, and throughout her term
of office, she shall be a qualified elector of the County, duly admitted
to practice law in the State of New York. The District Attorney may
not hold any other public office or the position of chair, vice chair,
secretary, treasurer or other comparable office of a County political
party committee. The compensation of the District Attorney shall be
as provided in Section 183-a of the Judiciary Law of the State of
New York or other applicable state law.
The District Attorney shall have and exercise all powers and
duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed upon her by any applicable
law. She shall perform such other and related duties as shall be required
of or delegated to her by the County Legislature. The District Attorney
shall appoint such Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys, investigators
and employees of the Office of District Attorney within appropriations
made therefor. All Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys shall be
duly admitted to practice law in the State of New York, except as
otherwise authorized pursuant to Sections 478 and 484 of the Judiciary
Law of the State of New York. All Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys,
investigators and employees shall serve at the pleasure of the District
Attorney, subject to applicable law.
