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§ C212 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § C302
may provide for any subject matter of County concern not required to be provided by local
law, legalizing act or resolution of the County Legislature.
Such ordinance may provide for its enforcement by legal or equitable proceedings in a court
of competent jurisdiction, may prescribe that violations thereof shall constitute offenses or
misdemeanors and may provide for punishment of violations by civil penalty or by fine or
imprisonment or by two (2) or more such penalties or punishments. Ordinances and their
application, including particular subjects and form, may be further provided in the
Administrative Code.
ARTICLE III
Executive Branch
§ C301. County Executive; election; term. [Amended 8-17-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976;
4-4-1991 by L.L. No. 10-1991]
The Executive Branch of the County government shall be administered by the County
Executive.
An elective County Executive shall be elected at the general election in November 1969 and
shall serve for a three-year term. He shall thereafter be elected at the general election in
November 1972 for a four-year term of office and shall be elected every fourth year
thereafter.
No elective official of any town, village, city, County or any other municipality shall be
eligible to hold the office of County Executive.
Effective January 1, 1977, the County Executive shall be required to give his whole time to
the duties of his office and shall not engage in the practice of any profession or the conduct of
any business, trade, occupation or employment. Nothing contained herein, however, shall
preclude the County Executive from receiving income derived from personally held
investments or securities, from rentals or from businesses, partnerships or corporations in
which he may have an interest so long as he does not actively participate in the operation or
conduct thereof.
§ C302. Powers and duties.
The County Executive, in addition to any other powers and duties provided by this Charter,
shall:
(A) Be the chief executive officer and administrative head of the County government.
(B) Supervise and direct the internal organization and reorganization of each department or
other administrative unit the head of which he has the power to appoint.
(C) Be the chief budget officer of the County and be responsible for preparation of the
operating and capital budgets of the County.
(D) Determine and fix real property tax equalization rates among the various taxing districts
of the County for County purposes and file the same with the County Legislature on or
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