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§ A203 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § A206
body, officer or agency of a municipality, wholly with the County, in the manner
provided by § 227 of the County Law.
(K) To create and establish the office of deputy or deputies to the head of any department,
administrative unit or to any principal executive County officer, with power vested in
such deputy to act generally for and in place of his principal.
(L) To determine and make provision for any matter of County government not otherwise
provided for, including, but not by way of limitation, any necessary matter involved in
the transition to the charter form of government.
(M) To establish the County equalization rate for the City of Binghamton and each town as
provided by the Real Property Tax Law.
(N) To create and establish the office of Clerk of the County Legislature and to appoint a
person to such office for a term for which the members of the County Legislature were
elected.
(O) To award all contracts for professional services where the amount involved exceeds the
amount specified in § C203(N) of the Charter. [Amended 4-4-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
(P)
To authorize the employment of officers or employees by the County with a salary in
excess of the minimum for the grade of the position.
§ A204. Chairman of the County Legislature.
The County Legislature shall elect one of its members to be Chairman for a term for which
the members of the County Legislature were elected. The Chairman shall have all the powers
and perform all the duties prescribed by the Charter, applicable statutes, local laws or
resolutions not inconsistent with the Charter heretofore or hereafter adopted.
§ A205. Clerk of the County Legislature.
The County Legislature shall appoint a Clerk of its body for a term for which the members of
the County Legislature were elected. The Clerk shall have all the powers and perform all the
duties prescribed by the Charter, applicable statutes, local laws or resolutions not inconsistent
with the Charter heretofore or hereafter adopted. The Clerk may, when such positions are
authorized by the County Legislature, and within the budgetary appropriation provided
therefor, appoint to serve at his pleasure such deputies as he may deem necessary for the
performance of his duties.
§ A206. Vacancy.
A vacancy occurring in the County Legislature, otherwise than by expiration of term, shall be
filled by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members thereof, who shall appoint a
qualified person to fill the vacancy having the same political affiliation as the person last
elected to that office. The term of such person so appointed in a nonelection year shall be
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