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Ulster County, NY
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Art I
Ulster County and Its Government
§ C-1
Title and purpose.
§ C-2
County status, powers and duties.
§ C-3
Charter effect on state laws.
§ C-4
Charter effect on local laws and resolutions.
§ C-5
Amendment or revision of Charter.
§ C-6
Definitions.
Ch C Art II
Legislative Branch
§ C-7
County Legislature.
§ C-8
Members; term of office; election.
§ C-9
Qualifications.
§ C-10
Commission on Reapportionment (Redistricting).
§ C-11
Powers and duties of Legislature.
§ C-11.1
Audit Committee.
§ C-12
Submission of enactments for executive approval; veto and veto override.
§ C-13
Local laws.
§ C-14
Resolutions.
§ C-15
Confirmation of appointments.
§ C-16
Advisory committees, commissions and boards.
§ C-17
Organizational meeting.
§ C-18
Monthly and special meetings; notice.
§ C-19
Clerk of the County Legislature.
§ C-20
Counsel to the Legislature; Minority Counsel.
§ C-21
Filling membership vacancies.
Ch C Art III
Executive Branch
§ C-22
County Executive.
§ C-23
Election and qualifications.
§ C-24
Term of office.
§ C-25
Powers and duties of County Executive.
§ C-26
Appointment of department heads.
§ C-27
Deputy County Executive(s).
§ C-28
Advisory committees, commissions and boards.
§ C-29
Acting County Executive.
§ C-30
Removal of County Executive.
Ch C Art IV
Financial Procedures
§ C-31
Fiscal year.
§ C-32
Duties of County Executive.
§ C-33
Departmental, agency, office or unit estimates.
§ C-34
Submission of County budget.
§ C-35
Budget message.
§ C-36
Review of County budget and message.
§ C-37
Public hearings on County budget.
§ C-38
Adoption of County budget.
§ C-39
Levy of taxes; inclusion of reserve for uncollected taxes.
§ C-40
Budget modification after adoption.
Ch C Art V
Department of Health
§ C-41
Commissioner of Health or Public Health Director.
§ C-42
Board of Health.
§ C-43
Medical Examiner.
Ch C Art VI
Department of Mental Health
§ C-44
Commissioner of Mental Health.
§ C-45
Community Services Board.
Ch C Art VII
Department of Planning
§ C-46
Appointment of Director of Planning.
§ C-47
Powers and duties of Planning Board and Director.
§ C-48
Additional duties of Director of Planning.
§ C-49
County Planning Board.
§ C-50
Additional powers and duties of Planning Board.
§ C-51
Review and approval over land use.
§ C-52
Comprehensive Plan and annual planning program.
Ch C Art VIII
Department of Finance
§ C-53
Commissioner of Finance.
§ C-54
Transition.
§ C-55
Deputy Commissioners and staff.
Ch C Art IX
Comptroller
§ C-56
Election; term; qualifications.
§ C-57
Powers and duties.
§ C-58
Deputy Comptrollers and staff.
§ C-59
Acting Comptroller.
§ C-60
Vacancy.
Ch C Art X
Department of Personnel
§ C-61
Personnel Director.
Ch C Art XI
Department of Social Services
§ C-62
Commissioner of Social Services.
Ch C Art XII
Department of Public Works
§ C-63
Commissioner of Public Works.
§ C-64
Acting Commissioner of Public Works.
§ C-65
Engineering Division.
§ C-66
Rules and regulations.
Ch C Art XIII
Department of Public Transportation
§ C-67
Director of Public Transportation.
§ C-68
Rules and regulations.
Ch C Art XIV
County Attorney
§ C-69
Appointment and qualifications.
§ C-70
Powers and duties.
§ C-71
Assistant County Attorneys.
§ C-72
Special counsel.
Ch C Art XV
Department of Information Services
§ C-73
Director of Information Services.
Ch C Art XVI
Department of Purchasing
§ C-74
Director of Purchasing.
Ch C Art XVII
Department of Economic Development
§ C-75
Director of Economic Development.
§ C-76
(Reserved)
Ch C Art XVIII
Department of Public Defender
§ C-77
Public Defender.
§ C-78
Deputy and Assistant Public Defenders and staff.
§ C-79
Acting Public Defender.
§ C-80
Special counsel.
Ch C Art XIX
County Clerk
§ C-81
Election and qualifications.
§ C-82
Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XX
Sheriff
§ C-83
Election and qualifications.
§ C-84
Powers and duties.
§ C-85
Undersheriff.
§ C-86
Deputies.
Ch C Art XXI
District Attorney
§ C-87
Election and qualification.
§ C-88
Powers and duties.
§ C-89
Assistant District Attorneys.
Ch C Art XXII
Fire Coordinator and Fire Advisory Board
§ C-90
Fire Coordinator.
§ C-91
Fire Advisory Board.
Ch C Art XXIII
Office for the Aging
§ C-92
Director of the Office for the Aging.
Ch C Art XXIV
Consumer Fraud Bureau
§ C-93
Director of Consumer Affairs.
§ C-94
Director of Weights and Measures.
Ch C Art XXV
Veterans' Service Agency
§ C-95
Director of Veterans' Service.
Ch C Art XXVI
Department of Probation
§ C-96
Director of Probation.
Ch C Art XXVII
Board of Elections
§ C-97
Appointment; term; powers and duties.
Ch C Art XXVIII
County Jury Board; Commissioner of Jurors
§ C-98
Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XXIX
Department of Budget
§ C-99
Director of Budget.
Ch C Art XXX
Commission of Human Rights
§ C-100
Commissioner of Human Rights.
§ C-101
Membership; duties; appointments; terms of office.
§ C-102
Authority.
Ch C Art XXXI
County Historian
§ C-103
Appointment; powers and duties.
Ch C Art XXXII
Ulster County Community College
§ C-104
Continued operation; Board of Trustees.
Ch C Art XXXIII
Board of Ethics
§ C-105
Purpose and intent.
§ C-106
Prior Board dissolved.
§ C-107
Governing provisions as reestablished by Local Law 2 of 2022, the Ulster County Ethics Law.
Ch C Art XXXIV
Periodic Compensation Review Committee
§ C-108
Establishment; membership; compensation.
§ C-109
Terms of office; limits of service; filling vacancies.
§ C-110
Duties.
Ch C Art XXXV
Environmental Management Council
§ C-111
Membership; terms of office; limits of service; compensation.
§ C-112
Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XXXVI
Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management
§ C-113
Director Emergency Communications/Emergency Management; Office of Civil Defense.
§ C-114
Deputy or Assistant Directors.
Ch C Art XXXVII
Intermunicipal Relations
§ C-115
Contracts with public corporations and authorities; implementation.
§ C-116
Intermunicipal Collaboration Council.
Ch C Art XXXVIII
Department of Employment and Training
§ C-117
Director of Employment and Training.
Ch C Art XXXIX
Department of Tourism
§ C-118
Director of Tourism.
Ch C Art XL
Traffic Safety
§ C-119
Coordinator of Traffic Safety.
§ C-120
Traffic Safety Board.
Ch C Art XLI
Youth Bureau
§ C-121
Director of the Youth Bureau.
§ C-122
Deputy Director.
§ C-123
Youth Board.
Ch C Art XLII
Department of Community Corrections
§ C-124
Director of Community Corrections.
§ C-125
Assistant Director.
Ch C Art XLIII
Safety Department
§ C-126
Safety Officer.
Ch C Art XLIV
Insurance Department
§ C-127
Insurance Officer.
Ch C Art XLV
General and Transitional Provisions
§ C-128
Existing laws continued.
§ C-129
Continuation of authority.
§ C-130
Civil service rights continued.
§ C-131
Existing terms of office.
§ C-132
Transfer of functions, duties and personnel; other County departments, boards, offices and agencies.
§ C-133
Charter clarification.
§ C-134
When effective.
§ C-135
Severability.
§ C-136
Dates.
§ C-137
Amendment.
§ C-138
Completion of unfinished business.
§ C-139
Submission of electors.
The Administrative Code
Ch A
Administrative Code
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 16
Catskill Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation
Ch 26
Contracts
Ch 28
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 37
Elections
Ch 39
Empire Zones
Ch 41
Environment, Department of the
Ch 44
Ethics
Ch 65
Inmate Health Care
Ch 80
Local Laws, Adoption of
Ch 83
Meetings
Ch 85
Mental Health Services
Ch 90
Officers and Employees
Ch 98
Personnel Policies
Ch 110
Records
Ch 117
Sheriff's Department
Ch 122
Surplus Property, Sale of
Ch 126
Tax Bill Inserts
Ch 129
Tobacco Settlement Revenues
Ch 131
Vehicles, County
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 139
Affordable Housing
Ch 145
Alarm Systems
Ch 148
Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances
Ch 152
Animals
Ch 166
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 169
Consumer Protection
Ch 171
Conversion Therapy
Ch 173
Cyberbullying
Ch 181
Dredge Material Sites and Disposal Facilities
Ch 185
Electrical Standards
Ch 190
Energy
Ch 198
Fees and Charges
Ch 205
Food Service
Ch 216
Human Rights
Ch 218
Hunting
Ch 221
Insurance
Ch 232
Living Wage
Ch 245
Mobile Homes and Manufactured Homes
Ch 249
Motor Vehicle Fuel, Sale of
Ch 258
Notification of Defects
Ch 265
Obscene Materials
Ch 273
Peace and Good Order
Ch 276
Peddling, Soliciting and Vending
Ch 284
Property Maintenance
Ch 296
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 298
Single-Use Carryout Bags
Ch 299
Sky Lanterns
Ch 301
Smoking and Tobacco Products
Ch 304
Solid Waste
Ch 305
Sparkling Devices
Ch 306
Streets and Roads
Ch 308
Storm Sewers
Ch 312
Taxation
Ch 325
Vehicles and Traffic
Appendix
Ch A400
Ellenville Hospital
Ch A401
Industrial Development Agency
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Ulster County Legislature
8-23-2006
by
L.L. No. 2-2006
, approved
11-7-2006
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Ulster County and Its Government
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§ C-1
Title and purpose.
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§ C-2
County status, powers and duties.
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§ C-3
Charter effect on state laws.
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§ C-4
Charter effect on local laws and resolutions.
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§ C-5
Amendment or revision of Charter.
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§ C-6
Definitions.
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Article II
Legislative Branch
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§ C-7
County Legislature.
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§ C-8
Members; term of office; election.
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§ C-9
Qualifications.
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§ C-10
Commission on Reapportionment (Redistricting).
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§ C-11
Powers and duties of Legislature.
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§ C-11.1
Audit Committee.
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§ C-12
Submission of enactments for executive approval; veto and veto override.
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§ C-13
Local laws.
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§ C-14
Resolutions.
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§ C-15
Confirmation of appointments.
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§ C-16
Advisory committees, commissions and boards.
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§ C-17
Organizational meeting.
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§ C-18
Monthly and special meetings; notice.
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§ C-19
Clerk of the County Legislature.
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§ C-20
Counsel to the Legislature; Minority Counsel.
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§ C-21
Filling membership vacancies.
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Article III
Executive Branch
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§ C-22
County Executive.
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§ C-23
Election and qualifications.
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§ C-24
Term of office.
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§ C-25
Powers and duties of County Executive.
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§ C-26
Appointment of department heads.
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§ C-27
Deputy County Executive(s).
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§ C-28
Advisory committees, commissions and boards.
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§ C-29
Acting County Executive.
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§ C-30
Removal of County Executive.
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Article IV
Financial Procedures
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§ C-31
Fiscal year.
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§ C-32
Duties of County Executive.
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§ C-33
Departmental, agency, office or unit estimates.
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§ C-34
Submission of County budget.
chevron_right
§ C-35
Budget message.
chevron_right
§ C-36
Review of County budget and message.
chevron_right
§ C-37
Public hearings on County budget.
chevron_right
§ C-38
Adoption of County budget.
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§ C-39
Levy of taxes; inclusion of reserve for uncollected taxes.
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§ C-40
Budget modification after adoption.
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Article V
Department of Health
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§ C-41
Commissioner of Health or Public Health Director.
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§ C-42
Board of Health.
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§ C-43
Medical Examiner.
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Article VI
Department of Mental Health
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§ C-44
Commissioner of Mental Health.
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§ C-45
Community Services Board.
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Article VII
Department of Planning
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§ C-46
Appointment of Director of Planning.
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§ C-47
Powers and duties of Planning Board and Director.
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§ C-48
Additional duties of Director of Planning.
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§ C-49
County Planning Board.
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§ C-50
Additional powers and duties of Planning Board.
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§ C-51
Review and approval over land use.
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§ C-52
Comprehensive Plan and annual planning program.
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Article VIII
Department of Finance
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§ C-53
Commissioner of Finance.
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§ C-54
Transition.
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§ C-55
Deputy Commissioners and staff.
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Article IX
Comptroller
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§ C-56
Election; term; qualifications.
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§ C-57
Powers and duties.
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§ C-58
Deputy Comptrollers and staff.
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§ C-59
Acting Comptroller.
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§ C-60
Vacancy.
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Article X
Department of Personnel
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§ C-61
Personnel Director.
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Article XI
Department of Social Services
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§ C-62
Commissioner of Social Services.
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Article XII
Department of Public Works
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§ C-63
Commissioner of Public Works.
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§ C-64
Acting Commissioner of Public Works.
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§ C-65
Engineering Division.
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§ C-66
Rules and regulations.
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Article XIII
Department of Public Transportation
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§ C-67
Director of Public Transportation.
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§ C-68
Rules and regulations.
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Article XIV
County Attorney
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§ C-69
Appointment and qualifications.
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§ C-70
Powers and duties.
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§ C-71
Assistant County Attorneys.
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§ C-72
Special counsel.
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Article XV
Department of Information Services
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§ C-73
Director of Information Services.
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Article XVI
Department of Purchasing
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§ C-74
Director of Purchasing.
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Article XVII
Department of Economic Development
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§ C-75
Director of Economic Development.
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§ C-76
(Reserved)
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Article XVIII
Department of Public Defender
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§ C-77
Public Defender.
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§ C-78
Deputy and Assistant Public Defenders and staff.
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§ C-79
Acting Public Defender.
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§ C-80
Special counsel.
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Article XIX
County Clerk
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§ C-81
Election and qualifications.
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§ C-82
Powers and duties.
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Article XX
Sheriff
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§ C-83
Election and qualifications.
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§ C-84
Powers and duties.
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§ C-85
Undersheriff.
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§ C-86
Deputies.
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Article XXI
District Attorney
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§ C-87
Election and qualification.
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§ C-88
Powers and duties.
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§ C-89
Assistant District Attorneys.
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Article XXII
Fire Coordinator and Fire Advisory Board
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§ C-90
Fire Coordinator.
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§ C-91
Fire Advisory Board.
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Article XXIII
Office for the Aging
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§ C-92
Director of the Office for the Aging.
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Article XXIV
Consumer Fraud Bureau
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§ C-93
Director of Consumer Affairs.
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§ C-94
Director of Weights and Measures.
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Article XXV
Veterans' Service Agency
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§ C-95
Director of Veterans' Service.
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Article XXVI
Department of Probation
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§ C-96
Director of Probation.
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Article XXVII
Board of Elections
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§ C-97
Appointment; term; powers and duties.
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Article XXVIII
County Jury Board; Commissioner of Jurors
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§ C-98
Powers and duties.
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Article XXIX
Department of Budget
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§ C-99
Director of Budget.
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Article XXX
Commission of Human Rights
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§ C-100
Commissioner of Human Rights.
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§ C-101
Membership; duties; appointments; terms of office.
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§ C-102
Authority.
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Article XXXI
County Historian
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§ C-103
Appointment; powers and duties.
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Article XXXII
Ulster County Community College
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§ C-104
Continued operation; Board of Trustees.
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Article XXXIII
Board of Ethics
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§ C-105
Purpose and intent.
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§ C-106
Prior Board dissolved.
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§ C-107
Governing provisions as reestablished by Local Law 2 of 2022, the Ulster County Ethics Law.
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Article XXXIV
Periodic Compensation Review Committee
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§ C-108
Establishment; membership; compensation.
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§ C-109
Terms of office; limits of service; filling vacancies.
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§ C-110
Duties.
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Article XXXV
Environmental Management Council
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§ C-111
Membership; terms of office; limits of service; compensation.
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§ C-112
Powers and duties.
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Article XXXVI
Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management
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§ C-113
Director Emergency Communications/Emergency Management; Office of Civil Defense.
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§ C-114
Deputy or Assistant Directors.
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Article XXXVII
Intermunicipal Relations
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§ C-115
Contracts with public corporations and authorities; implementation.
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§ C-116
Intermunicipal Collaboration Council.
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Article XXXVIII
Department of Employment and Training
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§ C-117
Director of Employment and Training.
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Article XXXIX
Department of Tourism
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§ C-118
Director of Tourism.
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Article XL
Traffic Safety
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§ C-119
Coordinator of Traffic Safety.
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§ C-120
Traffic Safety Board.
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Article XLI
Youth Bureau
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§ C-121
Director of the Youth Bureau.
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§ C-122
Deputy Director.
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§ C-123
Youth Board.
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Article XLII
Department of Community Corrections
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§ C-124
Director of Community Corrections.
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§ C-125
Assistant Director.
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Article XLIII
Safety Department
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§ C-126
Safety Officer.
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Article XLIV
Insurance Department
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§ C-127
Insurance Officer.
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Article XLV
General and Transitional Provisions
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§ C-128
Existing laws continued.
chevron_right
§ C-129
Continuation of authority.
chevron_right
§ C-130
Civil service rights continued.
chevron_right
§ C-131
Existing terms of office.
chevron_right
§ C-132
Transfer of functions, duties and personnel; other County departments, boards, offices and agencies.
chevron_right
§ C-133
Charter clarification.
chevron_right
§ C-134
When effective.
chevron_right
§ C-135
Severability.
chevron_right
§ C-136
Dates.
chevron_right
§ C-137
Amendment.
chevron_right
§ C-138
Completion of unfinished business.
chevron_right
§ C-139
Submission of electors.
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