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§ C101 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § C103
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administrative Code — See Part II of this volume.
Workers' compensation self-insurance plan — See Ch.
Claims approval — See Ch. 10. 76.
Ethics — See Ch. 19. Code enforcement — See Ch. 98.
Payroll deductions — See Ch. 38. Use of County property — See Ch. 106.
Records management — See Ch. 48. Notice of defects — See Ch. 150.
Reserve funds — See Ch. 52. Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 158.
Residency requirements — See Ch. 56. Sanitary Code — See Ch. 168.
Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 58. Solid waste management — See Ch. 179.
Sheriff's Department — See Ch. 60. Environmental Management Council — See Ch. 210.
Travel expenses — See Ch. 72. Public access to records — See Ch. 225.
ARTICLE I
Broome County and Its Government
§ C101. Title and purpose.
This Charter, together with any and all amendments hereto, if any, shall provide for and
constitute the form of government for Broome County and shall be known and may be cited
as the "Broome County Charter." Among other purposes of this Charter are the following: the
separation of County legislative and executive functions and responsibilities, the securing of
the greatest possible County home rule and the accomplishment of an increased efficiency,
economy and responsibility in the Broome County Government. Except as otherwise
provided, no function, facility, duty or power of any city, town, village, school district or
other district, or of any officer thereof is or shall be transferred, altered or impaired by this
Charter or Administrative Code. 1
§ C102. County status; powers and duties.
Broome County, upon adoption of this Charter, as hereinafter provided, shall be and remain a
municipal corporation under its then name and shall exercise all of the rights, privileges,
functions and powers conferred upon it by this Charter and any other applicable statute not
inconsistent with such Charter. It shall be subject to all duties and obligations imposed upon it
by existing or subsequent laws not inconsistent herewith, including all powers necessarily
incidental to or which may be fairly implied from the powers specifically conferred upon such
County.
§ C103. Charter effect on state laws.
This Charter provides a form and structure of County government in accordance with the
provisions of Article 4 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, and all
special laws relating to Broome County and all general laws of the State of New York shall
continue in full force and effect except to the extent that such laws have been repealed,
amended, modified or superseded in their application to Broome County by enactment and
adoption of this Charter and Administrative Code. Within the limits prescribed in Article 4 of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, wherever and whenever any state law, general, special or
local in effect, conflicts with this Charter or is inconsistent therewith, such law shall be
1. Editor's Note: The Administrative Code is included in Part II of this volume.
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