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§ C304 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § C306
§ C304. Deputy County Executives; appointment; duties. [Amended 8-17-1982 by L.L.
No. 9-1982; 10-4-1983 by L.L. No. 14-1983]
The County Executive may appoint three (3) Deputy County Executives, subject to
confirmation by the County Legislature, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the County
Executive. The Deputy County Executives shall have the authority to act generally for and in
place of the County Executive. The appointment and confirmation of Deputy County
Executives shall be in the same manner as the appointment and confirmation of the heads of
departments or other administrative units.
The County Executive shall designate, in writing, a Deputy County Executive who shall be a
Deputy for Administration, a Deputy County Executive who shall be a Deputy for Physical
Services and a Deputy County Executive who shall be a Deputy for Human Services, without
impairing their authority to act generally for and in place of the County Executive. Such
designation shall be made, in writing, at the time of appointment, and no appointment shall be
valid unless said designation is made. A change in designation shall be made in the same
manner as an appointment and shall be subject to confirmation by the County Legislature in
the same manner as an appointment.
The County Executive may designate, in writing, the order of succession among the Deputy
County Executives for performing the duties of the County Executive during the latter's
inability to perform by reason of absence from the County or disability. Such designation
shall be filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature, and any such designation may be
revoked or modified, in writing, at any time by the County Executive by filing with the Clerk
of the Legislature a revocation or a new designation. In the event that the County Executive
does not designate an order of succession among the Deputy County Executives, then the
order of succession shall be first, the Deputy for Administration; second, the Deputy for
Physical Services; and third, the Deputy for Human Services.
§ C305. (Reserved) 2
§ C306. Acting County Executive; how designated; when to act; appointment; duties.
[Amended 10-4-1983 by L.L. No. 14-1983]
The County Executive may designate, in writing, one (1) or more appointive department or
executive division heads to perform the duties of the County Executive as hereinafter
provided. Such appointment, with the order of succession specified, shall be filed with the
Clerk of the County Legislature, and any such designation may be revoked at any time by the
County Executive by filing a new designation with the Clerk of the County Legislature.
The Acting County Executive shall perform the duties of the County Executive:
(1) If no Deputy County Executives have been appointed pursuant to § C304 herein and the
County Executive is unable to perform his duties by reason of absence from the County
or disability; or
2. Editor's Note: Former Section 305, Administrator for Human Services and Administrator for Physical Services;
Appointment; Duties, added 8-17-1982 by L.L. No. 6-1982, was repealed 10-4-1983 by L.L. No. 14-1983.
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