N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 155: Powers and duties

§ 155. Powers and duties. 1. The county executive, except as otherwise

provided by this chapter or by other law, shall:

(a) Be the administrative head of the county government.

(b) Have supervision, direction and control over governmental

functions of all administrative units of the county.

(c) Have and exercise all functions, powers and duties of budget

officer under article seven of the county law.

(d) Do and perform such additional acts, duties and governmental

functions as may be delegated to him by county act.

(e) Report to the board of supervisors annually on or before the first

day of February, a statement of the activities of the several

administrative units of the county during the preceding fiscal year in

such detail as the board of supervisors shall direct.

(f) See that all laws of the state and all county acts pertaining to

the administration of county government are enforced.

(g) Report to the board of supervisors the failure of any county

officer or other official paid from county funds, or the head of any

administrative unit, institution or other county agency to enforce any

law or county act which such official has been charged to perform.

(h) Examine and approve or disapprove the form and sufficiency of

sureties on official bonds and undertakings.

(i) Report to the board of supervisors the removal of any appointive

officer or employee of the county in the manner and within the time

prescribed by local law.

(j) Present to the board of supervisors, from time to time, such

information concerning the affairs of the county as he may deem

necessary or as the board of supervisors by county act may request.

(k) Attend meetings of the board of supervisors if he so desires or is

requested by the board of supervisors so to do.

2. When delegated to him by county act, the county executive shall

have and exercise the following functions, powers and duties: (a) to

coordinate the various activities of the county and unify the management

of its affairs; (b) to cause an audit and examination to be made of the

books, records and papers of any administrative unit of the county and

of any county officer or other official paid from county funds and

report thereon to the board of supervisors with all convenient speed;

and (c) to supervise the administration of all functions transferred to

the county from units of local government and make recommendations

thereon to the board of supervisors.