I learned something new (sort of) today…

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.