Albany County Legislature
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The Albany County Legislature is the elected legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policy, and overseeing the budget for Albany County, New York.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county legislature
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legislative body ⓘ local government body ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Albany County
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surface form:
Albany County, New York
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| branchOf |
Albany County Legislature
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surface form:
Government of Albany County, New York
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| budgetaryAuthorityOver |
Albany County
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surface form:
Albany County government
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| composition | elected legislators ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electorate | residents of Albany County, New York ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | legislative branch of county government ⓘ |
| governs |
Albany County
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surface form:
Albany County, New York
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| hasCommitteeSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adopting the county budget
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appropriating county funds ⓘ approving certain county contracts ⓘ enacting local laws ⓘ holding public hearings ⓘ levying county taxes within state law ⓘ overseeing county finances ⓘ providing legislative oversight of county departments ⓘ setting county policy ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Chair of the Albany County Legislature ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to adopt local laws consistent with state law
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to override certain county executive vetoes, subject to law ⓘ |
| isElectedBody | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Albany County
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surface form:
Albany County, New York
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | New York State law ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | county ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany County
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surface form:
Albany County, New York
Northeastern United States ⓘ U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
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| meetingPlace | Albany County offices in Albany, New York ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
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| oversightOf | Albany County departments and agencies ⓘ |
| partOf | local government in New York State ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Albany County Legislature
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surface form:
Albany County Board of Supervisors
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| regionServed |
Capital District of New York
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surface form:
Capital District of New York State
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| replaces |
Albany County Legislature
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surface form:
Albany County Board of Supervisors
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| represents | legislative districts in Albany County ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
adopting Albany County annual budget
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setting county-wide policies and ordinances ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
New York State Freedom of Information Law
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New York State Open Meetings Law ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
New York State Constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of the State of New York
laws of the State of New York ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | unicameral ⓘ |
| website | https://www.albanycounty.com/legislature ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Government of Albany County, New York
this entity surface form:
Albany County Board of Supervisors
this entity surface form:
Albany County Board of Supervisors
this entity surface form:
Albany County Board of Supervisors (as primary executive authority)
this entity surface form:
Albany County Legislature (for legislative authority)