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Schenectady County Government is comprised of an elected legislative body composed of 15 representatives elected to four-year terms from four distinct districts.

The districts include:

• District 1: City of Schenectady       3 Elected Legislators
• District 2: City of Schenectady       3 Elected Legislators
• District 3: Towns of Glenville and Niskayuna, and the Village of Scotia     5 Elected Legislators
• District 4: Towns of Duanesburg, Princetown, and Rotterdam, and the Village of Delanson    4 Elected Legislators

The County Legislature determines all policy for the County and adopts and enacts resolutions and local laws necessary for the operation of County Government.

The County Legislature holds a bi-annual organizational meeting where they elected a Chair and Vice-Chair from their membership.  The Chair of the Legislature is the chief elected official for the County.

Legislature Meeting Public Comments (Privilege of the Floor):

To minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Schenectady County Legislature has moved its meetings online. Members of the public who would like to submit a comment to be included as part of the record may fill out the official contact form.

Comments must be submitted by 12:01am on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 for the Tuesday, July 14th regular meeting of the legislature.

Submit comments here.

Submit Questions for FB Live:

Schenectady County will conduct a Facebook live event every Thursday at 10am to answer COVID-19 questions.

Residents who wish to submit a COVID-19 related question can fill out the official contact form.

Submission Deadline:

Questions will be taken up until 9am on the day of the FB live event. Questions received after that will be held until the next event.

CLICK HERE to submit your question.

Documents:

2020 Program Budget TENTATIVE

2020 Capital Budget ADOPTED 

2019 County Legislature Meeting Schedule

Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution