Nassau County Legislature

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The Nassau County Legislature is the elected lawmaking body that governs and sets policy for Nassau County, New York.

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instanceOf county legislature
local government body
unicameral legislature
budgetaryPower appropriates county funds
composition elected legislators
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates local laws and ordinances
electorate residents of Nassau County, New York
firstElectionHeld 1995
function adopts county budget
enacts local laws
levies county taxes
oversees county agencies
sets county policy
governmentSystem county government
governs Nassau County, New York
hasAuthorityOver Nassau County budget
Nassau County charter amendments
hasJurisdictionOver county-wide legislation
hasWebsite https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/489/County-Legislature
inception 1996
jurisdiction Nassau County, New York
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Nassau County Charter
legislativeBodyOf Nassau County, New York
legislativeChambers single chamber
legislativeDistricts 19 legislative districts
legislativeType full-time legislature
location Mineola, New York
meetsFrequency regularly scheduled sessions
meetsIn Nassau County Legislative and Executive Building
numberOfMembers 19
oversightFunction conducts hearings and investigations
partOf Nassau County Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government of Nassau County, New York
regionServed Long Island
surface form: Long Island, New York
replaces Nassau County Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nassau County Board of Supervisors
seat Legislative and Executive Building, Mineola, New York
state New York
supervises Nassau County executive agencies
termLength 2 years
typeOfGovernmentLevel sub-state government
votingSystem first-past-the-post
single-member districts

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Nassau County, New York hasLegislativeBody Nassau County Legislature
Nassau County Legislature replaces Nassau County Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nassau County Board of Supervisors
Nassau County Legislature partOf Nassau County Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Government of Nassau County, New York
Nassau County Executive partOf Nassau County Legislature
this entity surface form: Nassau County government
Nassau County Executive replaces Nassau County Legislature
this entity surface form: Nassau County Board of Supervisors
Nassau County Executive cooperatesWith Nassau County Legislature
Nassau County South Shore communities governedBy Nassau County Legislature
this entity surface form: Nassau County government
Eisenhower Park governingBody Nassau County Legislature
this entity surface form: Nassau County government
Syosset, New York countyLegislativeDistrict Nassau County Legislature
this entity surface form: Nassau County Legislature District 16