County Attorney |
| The County Attorney is appointed by the County Executive,
with confirmation by the Legislature. The County Attorney is the legal advisor to the
County Executive, the Legislature, officers, departments, and agencies of the county in
all matters involving an official act of a civil nature. |
Governmental Structure |
| The County of Rockland is a charter county. The
County of Rockland opted for this alternative form of government with the approval of the
public in a referendum held in 1985. |
County Executive |
| Rockland County's Charter provides for an elected County
Executive. The County Executive is elected on a countywide basis for a four-year term. The
County Executive supervises, directs and administers all county departments. The County
Executive also has veto power over local laws and resolutions passed by the Legislature. |
Legislature |
| The County Legislature is the legislative, appropriating
and policymaking branch of County government. As of November 1999, each legislator is
selected within seventeen single-member districts for a four-year term. |
Local Laws and Resolutions |
| When a Legislative member introduces a local law or
resolution it is referred to an appropriate committee for consideration. If a motion is
carried in committee to pass the bill to the full legislature, it will be placed on the
next agenda of the full legislature. If a bill does not receive the necessary votes from
committee, the bill may go directly to the floor but requires a 2/3 vote to pass. A local
law requires a public hearing and therefore two actions of the legislature are required.
The first is a resolution to set a public hearing. The second action is considering and
adopting the local law. This is the general procedure there are exceptions and special
circumstances. The Legislative procedure is governed by the Rules of the Legislature. |
