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Article 1 - Short Title; Application; Authorization; Definitions
1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
2 - Application. - § 2. Application. This chapter shall apply to all counties,...
3 - Authorization; Alternative Forms; Variations. - § 3. Authorization; alternative forms; variations. 1. Any county is...
4 - Definitions. - § 4. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following...
Article 2 - Alternative Forms of County Government
50 - County Administrator Form. - § 50. County administrator form. A county which shall adopt...
51 - County Manager Form. - § 51. County manager form. A county which shall adopt...
52 - County Director Form. - § 52. County director form. A county which shall adopt...
53 - County President Form. - § 53. County president form. A county which shall adopt...
54 - Modification of Alternative Form After Adoption. - § 54. Modification of alternative form after adoption. A county...
55 - Change From One Alternative Form of County Government to Another. - § 55. Change from one alternative form of county government...
56 - Abandonment of Existing Alternative Form. - § 56. Abandonment of existing alternative form. A county which...
57 - Terms of Elective County Officials Not to Be Abridged. - § 57. Terms of elective county officials not to be...
58 - Choice Between Election and Appointment of Officials. - § 58. Choice between election and appointment of officials. 1....
Article 3 - Board of Supervisors
100 - Board of Supervisors. - § 100. Board of supervisors. 1. A county adopting an...
101 - General Powers. - § 101. General powers. The board of supervisors of any...
102 - Specific Powers. - § 102. Specific powers. In pursuance of and in addition...
Article 4 - County Executive
150 - Expiration of Term. - § 150. Expiration of term. Every county executive elected or...
151 - Compensation. - § 151. Compensation. The county executive shall be paid an...
152 - County Executive to Hold No Other Elective Office. - § 152. County executive to hold no other elective office....
153 - Qualifications. - § 153. Qualifications. A person holding the office of county...
154 - Removal of County Executive. - (a) because at the time of his appointment he was...
155 - Powers and Duties. - (a) Be the administrative head of the county government. (b)...
156 - Deputy County Executive. - § 156. Deputy county executive. 1. The board of supervisors...
Article 5 - County Departments and Offices
200 - Departments. - § 200. Departments. Each county adopting the county manager form,...
201 - Reorganization of Departments. - § 201. Reorganization of departments. When authorized by local law,...
202 - Department Heads. - § 202. Department heads. 1. The county executive shall appoint,...
203 - Elective and Appointive Officers. - § 203. Elective and appointive officers. Except as otherwise provided...
204 - Confirmation by Board of Supervisors. - § 204. Confirmation by board of supervisors. Confirmation of appointment...
205 - Vacancies in Elective Offices. - § 205. Vacancies in elective offices. Vacancy in the offices...
206 - Organization of Departments and Offices. - § 206. Organization of departments and offices. Subject to approval...
207 - Abolition of Register or Registrar. - § 207. Abolition of register or registrar. The office of...
Article 6 - Department of Finance
250 - Department of Finance. - § 250. Department of finance. The head of the department...
251 - Powers and Duties. - § 251. Powers and duties. The director of finance, or...
Article 7 - Department of Audit and Control
300 - Department of Audit and Control. - § 300. Department of audit and control. 1. The head...
301 - Powers and Duties. - § 301. Powers and duties. The county comptroller shall: 1....
302 - Audit and Payment of Claims. - § 302. Audit and payment of claims. All claims, accounts...
Article 8 - Department of Public Works
350 - Department of Public Works. - § 350. Department of public works. The head of the...
351 - Powers and Duties. - § 351. Powers and duties. The director of public works...
Article 9 - Department of Purchase
400 - Department of Purchase. - § 400. Department of purchase. The head of the department...
401 - Powers and Duties. - § 401. Powers and duties. The county purchasing agent except...
Article 10 - Department of Public Welfare
450 - Department of Public Welfare. - § 450. Department of public welfare. 1. The head of...
451 - Powers and Duties. - § 451. Powers and duties. The county commissioner of public...
Article 11 - Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Centers
500 - County Park and Recreation Commission. - § 500. County park and recreation commission. The board of...
501 - Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Centers. - § 501. Parks, playgrounds and recreation centers. 1. The county...
502 - Powers of Commission. - § 502. Powers of commission. The county park and recreation...
Article 12 - Optional Transfer of Powers
550 - County Assessment of Real Property. - § 550. County assessment of real property. 1. If the...
551 - County Collection of Taxes. - § 551. County collection of taxes. 1. If the alternative...
552 - County Planning Commission. - § 552. County planning commission. 1. If the alternative form...
553 - Transfer of Functions From Units of Local Government. - (a) From the towns to the county: (1) Assessment of...
Article 13 - General Provisions
600 - Fiscal Year; County Budget; Tax Levy. - § 600. Fiscal year; county budget; tax levy. The fiscal...
601 - County Finance. - § 601. County finance. The provisions of the local finance...
602 - County Taxes and Assessments. - § 602. County taxes and assessments. The provisions of the...
603 - County Board of Elections. - § 603. County board of elections. There shall be a...
604 - Administration of Education. - § 604. Administration of education. Nothing in this chapter shall...
605 - Advisory and Planning Boards. - § 605. Advisory and planning boards. The county executive, upon...
606 - Citizenship and Residence Requirements for Department Heads and Deputies. - § 606. Citizenship and residence requirements for department heads and...
607 - Retirement System. - § 607. Retirement system. Persons who are members of an...
608 - Civil Service. - § 608. Civil service. Appointments and promotions in the county...
609 - Continuity of Authority. - § 609. Continuity of authority. The performance of functions by...
610 - Completion of Unfinished Business. - § 610. Completion of unfinished business. Any proceeding or other...
611 - Oath of Office; Official Undertaking. - § 611. Oath of office; official undertaking. 1. The county...
612 - Application. - § 612. Application. The provisions of this article shall apply...
Article 14 - Submission and Adoption
650 - Initiation of Proceeding. - § 650. Initiation of proceeding. A proceeding for adoption of...
651 - Petition. - § 651. Petition. Upon the filing with the clerk of...
652 - Resolution. - § 652. Resolution. The board of supervisors of a county...
653 - Form of Petition or Resolution. - § 653. Form of petition or resolution. The petition or...
654 - Advance Notice of Petition; Effect. - § 654. Advance notice of petition; effect. Any elector of...
655 - Question. - § 655. Question. 1. Unless the proposal is for a...
656 - Submission of Question; Adoption; Effect. - § 656. Submission of question; adoption; effect. 1. The board...
Article 15 - Construction; Saving Clauses; Laws Repealed; Time of Taking Effect
700 - Construction. - § 700. Construction. 1. The provisions of this chapter shall...
701 - Saving Clauses. - (a) any pending action or proceeding, civil or criminal, but...
702 - Laws Repealed. - § 702. Laws repealed. Chapter eight hundred sixty-two of the...
703 - Time of Taking Effect. - § 703. Time of taking effect. This chapter shall take...