Legislative Business
The information in this section will be made available as it is approved according to the legislative proceedings spelled out in the Rules of Order. When searching the different files, please remember there is no guarantee that a resolution that is approved in a certain committee will be adopted in the regular legislative session or that it will be signed by the County Executive. There may also be times that floor amendments are offered on a resolution, altering the resolution’s original wording from the way it read at the time of the committee meeting in which it was approved. These changes will be noted in the Session Minutes and released the following month upon approval. Checking the site regularly is encouraged to track the life of a resolution. The schedule for information being posted will be as follows:
Committee Agendas (titles only)
Committee Agendas will typically be posted 13-15 days before the Legislative Session or the Friday before the Committee Meetings.
Committee Minutes (titles and votes)
Committee Minutes will be posted the day after they are approved at the Legislative Session.
Session Agenda (titles only)
The Session Agenda is produced the Friday before the Legislative Session. This Agenda will be posted that day, whenever possible, or the next business day.
Adopted Resolutions and Minutes of Legislative Sessions
Adopted Resolutions will be delivered to the County Executive the next business day after the Legislative Session. Once they are returned to this office, signed or otherwise, the legislative cycle is complete; minutes are prepared for approval at the next Legislative Session.
Approved Minutes will be posted after they are approved by the Legislature (at its next Legislative Session). This includes the full (final) text of all adopted resolutions.
Public Resolutions For Comment [ show archives ] |
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| Session Agenda [ show archives ] |
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2008-07-17 Session Agenda (pdf) |
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2008-07-17 Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-06-19 Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-05-15 Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-05-15 Special Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-04-24 Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-03-20 Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-02-28 Session Agenda (pdf) 2008-01-24 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-12-27 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-11-20 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-10-18 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-10-29 Special Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-09-20 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-08-23 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-07-19 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-06-21 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-05-17 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-05-17 Special Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-04-19 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-03-15 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-02-15 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-01-18 Session Agenda (pdf) 2007-01-02 Session Agenda (pdf) 2006-12-27 Session Agenda (pdf) |
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2008-06-19 Committees Agenda (pdf) |
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2008-06-19 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2008-05-15 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2008-03-20 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2008-02-28 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2008-01-24 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-12-27 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-11-20 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-10-18 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-09-20 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-08-23 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-07-19 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-06-21 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-05-17 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-04-19 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-03-15 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-02-15 Committees Agenda (pdf) 2007-01-18 Committees Agenda (pdf) |
Committee Minutes
Most of our meetings are open, including committee meetings and Legislative sessions.
The County Legislature operates under a strong committee system. If a person would like to address the Legislators, we suggest that person attend the committee meeting where the topic is being discussed or which has jurisdiction over the area in question. At the committee meeting, that person need only ask the Chair for permission to address the committee on a particular topic. Permission should be and usually is granted. Committee agendas will direct you to the correct committee and meeting time. Agendas are located on Legislature webpage under the Legislative Business section.
While there is no slot on the agenda of the regular legislative sessions for the public to speak, there has been a change in the Rules of Order to enable people who have appeared before any special or standing committee and have requested privileges of the floor to be granted that privilege by the chair upon recommendation by a majority vote of the members of the committee before which said person testified. Previously, a person could only address the entire Legislature if they were sponsored by a Legislator and a majority of the full Legislature voted to allow that person to speak.
If a public official, such as a Mayor or Town Supervisor, wishes to address the Legislature, they should contact the Chair prior to the beginning of the session. The Chair of the Legislature need only recognize and grant privilege of the floor to that public official for them to address the Legislature.
