Counties.

I learned something new (sort of) today…

Between the bars

There are 38 counties in New York that operate without charters, however only 16 of them still use Boards of Supervisors as their law-making body, consisting of the elected supervisors of their towns and cities, using weighted votes. A local example would be Saratoga County.

Some counties without charters have county legislatures — 22 in total. Clinton County for example has a County Legislature based on “Areas” the term they use for districts locally. While they have an elected County Legislature, they do not have a County Charter or an County Executive.

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