Monroe County Legislature

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The Monroe County Legislature is the elected governing body responsible for creating laws, setting policy, and overseeing the budget for Monroe County in New York State.

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instanceOf county legislature
legislative body
local government body
appliesLegalSystem New York State law
United States law
appliesToAdministrativeTerritory Monroe County, New York NERFINISHED
appliesToPopulation residents of Monroe County, New York
composedOf elected legislators
country United States of America
electorate residents of Monroe County, New York
governmentBranch legislative branch of Monroe County government
governmentType unicameral legislature
governs Monroe County, New York NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver appropriation of county funds
county departments of Monroe County
county tax levy for Monroe County
hasJurisdictionOver certain county‑wide matters in incorporated municipalities of Monroe County
unincorporated areas of Monroe County
hasMember Monroe County legislator
hasPart legislative districts of Monroe County
hasRole budget authority for Monroe County
lawmaking body for Monroe County
policy‑setting body for Monroe County
headOfGovernmentBody President of the Monroe County Legislature
inception 1967
jurisdiction Monroe County, New York NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeFunction adopts county budget
approves county policies
authorizes certain contracts and expenditures
enacts local laws
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Monroe County, New York NERFINISHED
meetingCity Rochester, New York
meetsIn Monroe County Office Building
oversees Monroe County budget
Monroe County government operations
partOf Monroe County Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: government of Monroe County, New York
regulates local laws and ordinances within Monroe County
replaces Monroe County Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Monroe County Board of Supervisors
seat Rochester, New York
selectionMethod direct election
state New York
subdivision legislative districts of Monroe County, New York
uses parliamentary procedure
website https://www.monroecounty.gov/legislature

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Monroe County, New York legislativeBody Monroe County Legislature
Monroe County Courthouse governingBody Monroe County Legislature
this entity surface form: Monroe County government
Monroe County Courthouse partOf Monroe County Legislature
this entity surface form: Monroe County government
Monroe County Legislature partOf Monroe County Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: government of Monroe County, New York
Monroe County Legislature replaces Monroe County Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Monroe County Board of Supervisors