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§ A1804 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § A1901
§ A1804. Reports.
On or before March 1 in each year, each Coroner shall make an annual report for the
immediately preceding calendar year covering generally the work of his office. He shall make
such other reports at such times as may be required by the County Legislature, County
Executive or any other applicable law. Copies of all reports shall be filed with the Clerk of
the County Legislature and the County Executive.
§ A1805. Disposition of money or property found on deceased.
(A) Money and other property found upon the body of the deceased not required for the
purposes of the investigation shall be delivered to the Commissioner of Finance. Unless
claimed in the meantime by the legal representatives of the deceased, articles held for the
purposes of the investigation, except such writing of the deceased as may be relevant to
the diagnosis of means of manner of death, shall be delivered to the Commissioner of
Finance at the conclusion of the investigation.
(B) Upon the delivery of money to the Commissioner of Finance, he must place it to the
credit of the County. If other property is delivered to him, he must, within one year, sell
it at public auction upon reasonable public notice and must, in like manner, place the
proceeds to the credit of the County.
(C) If the money in the treasury is demanded within six years by the legal representatives of
the deceased, the Commissioner of Finance must pay it to them, after deducting the
amount of expenses incurred in connection therewith, or it may be so paid at any time
thereafter, upon the order of the County Legislature; provided, however, that such money
may be so paid at any time upon the written order of the Surrogate of the County.
(D) Before auditing and allowing the account of the Coroner, the County Legislature must
require from him a statement, in writing, of any money or other property found upon
persons whose deaths he has investigated, verified by his oath to the effect that the
statement is true and that the money or property mentioned in it has been delivered to the
legal representatives of the deceased or to the Commissioner of Finance.
ARTICLE XIX
Fire Advisory Board and Fire Coordinator
§ A1901. Fire Advisory Board; appointments.
There shall be and there hereby is created a Broome County Fire Advisory Board, which
Advisory Board shall consist of 21 members, all of whom shall be appointed annually for
one-year terms by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by a majority of the County
Legislature. Three such Board members so appointed shall be members of the Broome County
Legislature, including the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of said County
Legislature, nine members so appointed shall be members of the Board of Directors of the
Broome County Fireman's Association, and nine members so appointed shall be members of
the Board of Directors of the Broome County Fire Chiefs Association. The members of the
Fire Advisory Board, except for the County Legislator members thereof, shall serve at the
pleasure of the County Executive. The members of the County Fire Advisory Board shall be
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