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Local Law No. 8 (Intro.) of 2018

"A Local Law Pursuant to Chapter 97-2011 of the Laws of the State of New York and Section 3-c of the General Municipal Law Overriding Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2019,"

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Notice to Public Hearing, LL 8 (Intro.) of 2018

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Adopted Local Laws from 1952 - Present

Administrative Division

Creating Administrative Divisions of Ontario County Government and Providing for the Management Thereof, and Further Clarifying Management Responsibilities of Division Managers and Department Heads
• Local Law 7-1984
• Local Law 5-1985
• Local Law 2-1987
• Local Law 11-1988
• Local Law 2-1991
• Local Law 2-1996
• Local Law 2-1995

Animal Care Facility

Local Law Establishing Impoundment Fees Ontario County Animal Care Facility
• Local Law 5-2004

Awards and Recognition

Establishing Employee Awards and Recognition, and Authorizing Merit Pay Awards
• Local Law 2-1986

Best Value

Best Value Competitive Bidding Law
• Local Law 3-2014

Community Service Board

Local Law Permitting Members of the Community Service Board and its Sub-Committees to Serve for
More Than Two Terms Consecutively
• Local Law 3-2008

Continuity of Government

Provides a Continuity of Government of the County of Ontario NY, in the Event of an Attack or Public
Disaster
• Local Law 2-1965

Coroners

Authorization of Physicians to be Employed Also as a Medical Consultant on the Staff of Any County
Department
• Local Law 3-1962

County Administrator

Local Law Amending the Responsibilities of the County Administrator, Abolishing, Operating Divisions,
and Further Clarifying Various Management Responsibilities
• Local Law 7-1999

County Clerk

Local Law Providing for Enhanced Personal Privacy Protection for Documents Recorded in the Office of the
County Clerk, and Authorizing an Increase in Fees Collected by the County Clerk for Recording, Entering,
Indexing, and Endorsing a Certificate on any Instrument
• Local Law 4-2008

County Owned Buildings/Property

Law to Regulate Smoking in Public Places and Worksites
• Local Law 8-1987

Local Law Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Upon Real Property Owned or Leased by Ontario County
• Local Law 4-2011
• Local Law 2-2016

Banning Possession of Firearms and Others Dangerous Weapons in Ontario County Buildings
• Local Law 2-1993

Local Law Relating to the Furnishing of Sewage Collection and Disposal Services to Certain County
Properties
• Local Law 8-1988

Requiring Prior Notice in Connection with County Highways and/or Other Property Owned by the County of
Ontario or any of its Districts
• Local Law 1-1977
• Local Law 4-1989

County Treasurer

Fixing Service Charges to be Imposed by the County Treasurer for Receiving, Handling, and Disturbing
Funds, and Coupons Substituted by Contractors in Lieu of Cash Retainage.
• Local Law 5-1974

Providing for the Collection of Delinquent Village Taxes
• Local Law 6-1977

Departments, Establishment of

Buildings and Grounds
• Local Law 2-1982
• Local Law 3-1983
• Local Law 5-1984

Conflict Defender
• Local Law 3-2013

County Administrative Assistant
• Local Law 3-1975
• Local Law 9-1977
• Local Law 6-1984
• Local Law 4-1995

Deputy County Administrator
• Local Law 3-1997
• Local Law 2-2002

Additional Deputy Commissioners of Social Services
• Local Law 4-2016

Electronic Data Processing Department
• Local Law 4-1974

Employee Relations
• Local Law 1-1987
• Local Law 6-1991

Employee and Training
• Local Law 6-1986
• Local Law 5-1988
• Local Law 1-2001
• Local Law 5-2007

Health Facility Department
• Local Law 4-1979

Housing and Community Resources
• Local Law 5-1989

Human Affairs
• Local Law 4-1975
• Local Law 3-1987

Human Resources
• Local Law 4-1993
• Local Law 4-2015
• Local Law 3-2017

Office for the Aging
• Local Law 6-1975
• Local Law 7-1977
• Local Law 9-1987
• Local Law 4-1988
• Local Law 3-1999

Personnel & Personnel Officer
• Local Law 8-1977
• Local Law 5-1991

Planning
• Local Law 4-1982

Public Defender
• Local Law 3-2009
• Local Law 7-2009

Public Works
• Local Law 4-1987
• Local Law 1-1988
• Local Law 5-1999

Purchasing
• Local Law 2-1985
• Local Law 7-1988

Records, Archives, and Information Management Services (RAIMS)
• Local Law 3-1990

Solid Waste Management
• Local Law 10-1991

Sustainability and Solid Waste Management
• Local Law 4-2018

Substance Abuse Services
• Local Law 1-1991

Tax Department
• Local Law 3-1965

Traffic Safety Board
• Local Law 3-1971
• Local Law 6-1981

Youth
• Local Law 4-1977
• Local Law 6-1978
• Local Law 6-1979
• Local Law 3-1988
• Local Law 3-1989
• Local Law 3-1994

District Attorney

Designation of the Office of District Attorney as a Full-Time Position
• Local Law 2-1975

E-911

Imposing a Surcharge on Telephone Access Lines to Provide Revenue for System Costs Associated with
the Development and Operation of an Enhanced 911 Emergency Telephone System in the County of
Ontario
• Local Law 7-1991

Environment

Pursuant to Article 8 of the NYS Environmental Conservation Law Providing for Environmental Quality
Review of Actions Which May Have a Significant Effect on the Environmental
• Local Law 3-1977
• Local Law 5-1993

Fiber Optic

Local Law in Relation to the Development of an Open Access Fiber Optic Backbone
• Local Law 3-2005

Finger Lakes Community College

Banning Consumption of Alcohol at Finger Lakes Community College
• Local Law 5-1992
• Local Law 13-1992

Horse Race Meetings

Imposing Tax on Admissions to Running Horse Race Meetings
• Local Law 1-1962
• Local Law 4-1983

Jail

Local Law Requiring Inmates of Ontario County Jail Facilities to Pay for Medical and Dental Services if
Covered by a Health Insurance Policy, As Authorized by Chapter 481 of the Laws of New York State
• Local Law 9-1991

Management Compensation Program

Applying the Management Compensation Program to Certain County Officers Appointed for Definite Terms
• Local Law 1-1990
• Local Law 6-1990
• Local Law 1-1992
• Local Law 1-1993
• Local Law 1-1994
• Local Law 1-1995
• Local Law 1-1996
• Local Law 5-1996
• Local Law 2-1998
• Local Law 2-1998
• Local Law 1-1999
• Local Law 2-1999
• Local Law 10-1999
• Local Law 2-2000
• Local Law 1-2002
• Local Law 5-2002
• Local Law 1-2003
• Local Law 1-2004
• Local Law 5-2005
• Local Law 2-2006
• Local Law 4-2007
• Local Law 2-2007
• Local Law 7-2008
• Local Law 1-2010
• Local Law 3-2010
• Local Law 2-2012
• Local Law 2-2013
• Local Law 4-2014
• Local Law 8-2015
• Local Law 5-2016
• Local Law 6-2017
• Local Law 3-2018

Mental Health

Provide for a County Mental Health Board
• Local Law 1-1955

Mutual Aid

Provide for the Delegation of Authority in Instances of Mutual Aid Requests Under General Municipal Law
209-m
• Local Law 3-1996

Off-Track Betting

Making Ontario County a Participating County in the Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation
• Local Law 2-1973

Outdoor Gatherings

Regulation and Licensing Outdoor Public Musical Entertainment, Amusements, and Assemblies in Excess of
10,000 Persons, Establishing Licensing Procedures for Same, and Offenses and Penalties.
• Local Law 3-1974

Parks

Establishing Rules and Regulation for the Use, Operation, and Maintenance of Parks Under the Control,
Supervision, and Jurisdiction of the County of Ontario
• Local Law 4-1976

Ontario County Parks Law
• Local Law 7-1987

Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Jewerly and Coin Exchange Dealers

Establishing Regulation for Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Jewelry and Coin Exchange Dealers in the County of Ontario
• Local Law 6-2015

Probation

Providing for the Establishment and Collection of Fees by the Ontario County Probation Department
• Local Law 9-1992

Publication

Superseding County Law 214(2) Regarding Publication of Local Laws
• Local Law 4-1992

Real Property

Law to Supersede the Provisions of Subdivision 6 of Section 215 of the County Law in Their Application to
County Real Property in the City of Canandaigua
• Local Law 2-1976
• Local Law 2-1980
• Local Law 5-1990

Law to Supersede the Provisions of Subdivision 6 of Section 215 of the County Law in Their Application to
County Real Property in the Town of Seneca
• Local Law 1-1980
• Local Law 2-2004

Law to Supersede the Provisions of Subdivision 6 of Section 215 of the County Law in Their Application to
County Real Property in the Town of Victor
• Local Law 7-1986
• Local Law 4-1990

Law to Supersede the Provisions of Subdivision 6 of Section 215 of the County Law in Their Application to
County Real Property in the Village of Victor
• Local Law 6-1987

Law to Supersede the Provisions of Subdivision 6 of Section 215 of the County Law in Their Application to
County Real Property in the Village and Town of Manchester and the Town of Farmington
• Local Law 10-1987

Law to Supersede the Provisions of Subdivision 6 of Section 215 of the County Law in Their Application to
County Real Property in the Town of Hopewell
• Local Law 2-1989
• Local Law 2-2005
• Local Law 1-2006
• Local Law 2-2008

Real Property Taxes

Creation of Partial Exemption for Real Property Taxes for Property Owners Sixty-Five Years of Age
• Local Law 2-1971
• Local Law 6-1974
• Local Law 3-1978
• Local Law 3-1980
• Local Law 2-1981
• Local Law 9-1988
• Local Law 2-1990
• Local Law 3-1995
• Local Law 2-2001
• Local Law 1-2007
• Local Law 2-2007
• Local Law 7-2017

Local Law in Relation to the Maximum Exemption Allowable for the Alternative Veterans Exemption from
Real Property Taxation
• Local Law 8-1984
• Local Law 3-2001

All to Adopt Certain Benefits Under §458-b of Real Property Tax Law Authorizing an Alternate Tax
Exemption for Cold War Veterans
• Local Law 5-2009
• Local Law 8-2017

Provide a Partial Exemption from County Real Property Taxes to Qualified Resident-Applicants Who Are
Disabled in Conformity with Section 459-c of the NYS Real Property Tax Law
• Local Law 5-2001
• Local Law 7-2007
• Local Law 6-2008

Local Law in Relation to the Valuation of Converted Condominiums and Section 339-y(1)(f) of the NYS
Real Property Law and Section 581(1)© of the NYS Real Property Tax Law
• Local Law 3-2007

Recycling/ Solid Waste

Dumping of Junk, Garbage, Refuse, or Waste From Sources Located Outside the County of Ontario
• Local Law 2-1974
• Local Law 4-1991
• Local Law 7-1992
• Local Law 12-1992
• Local Law 2-1994

Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste in Ontario County
• Local Law 13-1992
• Local Law 4-1994

Solid Waste Management Recycling
• Local Law 6-1992

Residency Requirements

Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Certain Officers
• Local Law 8-1999
• Local Law 1-2016

Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Purchasing Director
• Local Law 6-1999

Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Finance Officer and Auditor
• Local Law 5-1994

Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Correction Officers
• Local Law 1-2018

Retirement

Local Law Electing a Retirement Incentive Program As Authorized by Chapter 178, Laws of 1991, For the
Eligible Employees of the County of Ontario
• Local Law 8-1991
• Local Law 10-1992
• Local Law 11-1992
• Local Law 3-2002

Salaries

School Hygiene District

Abolishing School Hygiene District
• Local Law 5-1978

Self-Insurance

Establishment
• Local Law 1-1956
• Local Law 3-1982
• Local Law 2-1992
• Local Law 5-1997
• Local Law 4-1999
• Local Law 5-2015

• Establishing Prevention Policy for the Ontario County Mutual Self Insurance Plan
• Local Law 3-1992

Sewer

Regulating the Use of and Connections to Public Sewers Within any Sewer District Established by the
County of Ontario, and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof
• Local Law 7-1975
• Local Law 2-1979
• Local Law 5-1980
• Local Law 5-1982
• Local Law 4-1984

Establishment and Imposing of Sewer Rents Within Portions of the Canandaigua Lake County
Sewer District, Honeoye Lake County Sewer District, and Extension No. 1 of the Honeoye Lake County
Sewer District.
• Local Law 8-1975
• Local Law 3-1979
• Local Law 5-1981
• Local Law 2-1983
• Local Law 8-1986
• Local Law 11-1991
• Local Law 2-2003

Enlarging the Applicability of the Ontario County Sewer Rents Local Law
• Local Law 1-1978

Prohibiting Illicit Discharges, Activities, and Connections to the Ontario County Separate Storm Sewer
System
• Local Law 9-2007

Ontario County Sewer Use Local Law
• Local Law 5-1995
• Local Law 4-2004

Ontario County Sewer Rents Local Law
• Local Law 6-1995
• Local Law 4-1996
• Local Law 1-2000
• Local Law 6-2001
• Local Law 7-2002
• Local Law 3-2003
• Local Law 3-2004
• Local Law 6-2005
• Local Law 3-2006
• Local Law 8-2007
• Local Law 5-2008
• Local Law 6-2009
• Local Law 4-2010
• Local Law 8-2011
• Local Law 6-2016
• Local Law 9-2017

• Local Law 5-2018

Sheriff's Department

Providing Civil Service Coverage for Certain Employees in the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department
• Local Law 5-1977
• Local Law 4-1978
• Local Law 3-1991

Providing for the Indemnification and Defense of Certain Punitive Damage Claims Against Police Officers
Employed by the County of Ontario
• Local Law 3-1986
• Local Law 1-1989

Social Host

Local Law Prohibiting the Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages and/or Illegal Drugs by Minors on Private
Premises in Ontario County
• Local Law 1-2009
• Local Law 4-2009

Sparkler Devices

Local Law to Authorize the Sale and Use of Sparkler Devices in Ontario County
• Local Law 2-2015
• Local Law 1-2017

Taxes

Providing Exemption from Taxation and Special Ad Valorem Levies imposed by the County of Ontario for
County and Part County Purposes
• Local Law 7-1978

Opting Out of the Solar and Wind Energy Tax Exemption
• Local Law 2-1997

Ontario County Room Occupancy Tax Law
• Local Law 4-2002
• Local Law 1-2005
• Local Law 1-2008
• Local Law 1-2011
• Local Law 2-2014
• Local Law 4-2017

Itemize Costs Contained in the County Tax Bill
• Local Law 6-2002
• Local Law 6-2004
• Local Law 4-2006
• Local Law 7-2011

Pursuant to Chapter 97-2011 of the Laws of State of New York and Section 3-c of the General Municipal
Law Overriding Tax Levy Limit
• Local Law 5-2011
• Local Law 1-2012
• Local Law 1-2013
• Local Law 1-2014
• Local Law 1-2015
• Local Law 3-2015
• Local Law 9-2015
• Local Law 3-2016
• Local Law 2-2017
• Local Law 10-2017
• Local Law 2-2018

Authoring and Enclosure in the County’s Tax Bill Setting Forth the Amounts or Percentages of County
Taxes that Pay for Major Programs Mandated by the State of New York
• Local Law 3-2012

Transportation

Authorizing Contracts for Mass Transportation
• Local Law 3-1993

Treasurer

Local Law Retaining the Elected County Treasurer and Assigning Certain Powers and Duties to an
Appointed Director of Finance
• Local Law 4-2003

Tobacco Settlement

Right to Receive Payments Under The Master Settlement Agreement
•Local Law 4-2001

Tobacco Use

County Owned Buildings/Property
Law to Regulate Smoking in Public Places and Worksites
• Local Law 8-1987

Local Law Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Upon Real Property Owned or Leased by Ontario County
• Local Law 4-2011
• Local Law 2-2016

Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code

Providing for Administration and Enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code in the County of Ontario
• Local Law 9-1999
• Local Law 5-2006
• Local Law 2-2010

Vacancies

Providing for the Filling of Vacancies in Elective County Offices in the County of Ontario
• Local Law 4-1980

Weighted Votes

Provides Weighted Voting by members of the Board of Supervisors
• Local Law 3-1968
• Local Law 1-1982
• Local Law 8-1992
• Local Law 7-2001
• Local Law 2-2011

Wetlands

• Freshwater Wetlands
• Local Law 6-1976
• Local Law 5-1986

Wireless Devices

Local Law Prohibiting the Use of Wireless Handsets to Compose, Read, or send Text Messages While
Operating a Motor Vehicle in Ontario County
• Local Law 2-2009

Local Law Imposing a Surcharge on Wireless Communications Devices within the County of Ontario
• Local Law 8-2002
• Local Law 5-2017

Worker’s Compensation

Establishing a Worker’s Compensation Reserve Fund for County of Ontario
• Local Law 1-1979
• Local Law 3-1985
• Local Law 3-2011
• Local Law 6-2011