There shall be a County Treasurer elected from the County at
large for a term of four years. The duties of the County Treasurer
shall be those duties including but not limited to receiving, disbursing
and keeping official accounts of County funds; borrowing and investing;
and collection of taxes. The Treasurer is responsible to the County
Legislature in matters of budget, tax enforcement functions and personnel.
The County Treasurer shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Planning Real Property and, Economic Development Committee
on matters relating to the Treasurer's tax enforcement functions.
On other matters, the County Treasurer shall be subject to the legislative
oversight of the Management and Budget, Capital Planning and Budgeting
Committee and Human Resources Committee.
The Real Property Tax Services Director and the Real Property
Tax Services Agency shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Planning, Community Development, Real Property and Capital
Planning and Budgeting Committee.
There shall be a County Clerk who shall be elected for a four-year
term as required by law. The duties of the County Clerk shall be those
prescribed by law. The County Clerk is responsible to the County Legislature
in matters of budget and personnel and works through the Government
Services Committee on these matters when necessary.
The County Clerk shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Committee of Government Services and Management and Budget,
Capital Planning and Budgeting Committee.
There shall be a District Attorney elected from the County at
large for a term of four years. At the time of nomination and election,
and throughout the term of office, the District Attorney shall be
and remain duly licensed and entitled to practice law in the State
of New York. The powers and duties of the District Attorney shall
be all the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed
by law, including but not limited to prosecuting all crimes and criminal
offenses within the County and prosecuting related civil matters.
The District Attorney shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Public Safety Committee, Management and Budget, Capital Planning
and Budgeting Committee and Human Resources Committee.
There shall be a Sheriff elected from the County at large for
a term of four years. The powers and duties of the Sheriff shall be
those, both criminal and civil, now or hereafter conferred or imposed
upon a County Sheriff by law, including but not limited to the following:
A. Act as the chief police and law enforcement officer for, and have
jurisdiction throughout, the County.
B. Be the keeper of the County Jail.
C. Undertake the processes required pursuant to civil litigations in
accordance with the state constitution.
The County Sheriff shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Public Safety Committee, Management and Budget Committee and
Human Resources Committee.
There shall be four County Coroners elected from the County
at large for a term of four years, who shall have all the powers and
perform all the duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law.
The County Coroners shall be subject to the legislative oversight
of the Public Safety Committee, Management and Budget Committee and
Human Resources Committee.