35-A – County Websites.
* § 35-a. County websites. Any county operating under a county charter as defined in section thirty-two of this part which maintains a website shall use a “.gov” domain name for such website. * NB Effective August 1, 2024
36 – Provisions for Adoption of New or Revised City Charter Proposed by a Charter Commission.
§ 36. Provisions for adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by a charter commission. 1. A local law providing a new or revised city charter also may be adopted in any city pursuant to the provisions of this section. 2. The legislative body may adopt a local law providing for (a) the establishment […]
37 – Provisions for Adoption of City Charter Amendments or New City Charters Initiated by Petition.
§ 37. Provisions for adoption of city charter amendments or new city charters initiated by petition. 1. A local law amending a city charter (however extensively) or providing a new city charter, also may be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2. Qualified electors of a city, in number equal to at […]
38 – Provisions for Obtaining State Reimbursement for County and City Charter Creation and Revision.
§ 38. Provisions for obtaining state reimbursement for county and city charter creation and revision. 1. Legislative Findings and Purpose. The Legislature finds that development of modernized county and city government is necessary and desirable to effectuate state purposes in as much as said governments are called upon to implement state programs to provide for […]
30 – Short Title.
§ 30. Short title. This part shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the “county charter law.”
31 – Application.
§ 31. Application. This part shall apply to each county of the state except a county in the city of New York.
32 – Definitions.
§ 32. Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall mean and include: 1. “Board of supervisors.” The board of supervisors or other elective governing body of a county. 2. “Charter law.” A local law providing, amending or repealing a county charter, or transferring a function or a duty pursuant to section […]
33 – Power to Adopt, Amend and Repeal County Charters.
§ 33. Power to adopt, amend and repeal county charters. 1. Subject to restrictions in the constitution, in this article or in any other applicable law, the board of supervisors of any county as defined in section thirty-two of this article and including but not limited to a county which has heretofore adopted a charter […]
33-A – Transfer of Functions or Duties of Local Governments and Districts.
§ 33-a. Transfer of functions or duties of local governments and districts. 1. Subject to restrictions in the constitution, in this article or in any other applicable law, the board of supervisors of any county may, by local law, transfer functions or duties of the county or of the cities, towns, villages, districts or other […]
34 – Limitations and Restrictions.
§ 34. Limitations and restrictions. 1. The legislature hereby imposes the following limitations on the powers of counties to prepare, adopt and amend county charters and charter laws. 2. Except in accordance with or consistent with laws enacted by the legislature, a county charter or charter law shall not contain provisions relating to: a. Taxation […]