Local Laws

PENDING / PROPOSED LOCAL LAWS           

Local Law No. 6 (Intro.) of 2023 - Applying the Management Compensation Program to Certain County Officers Appointed for Definite Terms Which Includes the Year 2024. This Local Law is subject to a 45 day Permissive Referendum.

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Local Law No. 7 (Intro.) of 2023 - Increase the Salaries for the Sheriff for the Years 2024 through 2026. This Local Law is subject to a 45 day Permissive Referendum.

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Local Law No. 8 (Intro.) of 2023 - Authorizing Background Checks for Ontario County Employment

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Local Law No. 9 (Intro.) of 2023 - Establish Residency Requirements for County Police Officers and Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3(1) and Local Law No. 8 of 1999, as Amended by Local Law No. 1 of 2016 

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Local Law No. 10 (Intro.) of 2023 - A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 1 of 2016, Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3(1) Residency of Certain Officers.

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Local Law No. 11 (Intro.) of 2023 - A Local Law to Amend Local Law 7 of 2017 entitled “A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 of 2007, entitled, ‘An Amended Local Law to Provide a Partial Exemption From County Real Property Taxes to Qualified Resident-Applicants Who Are 65 Years of Age or Over, and Their Spouses and Siblings in Conformity with Section 467 of the NYS Real Property Tax Law’” and Local Law 3 of 1995 entitled “An Amended Local Law to Provide a Partial Exemption From County Real Property Taxes to Qualified Resident-Applicants Who Are 65 Years of Age or Over, and Their Spouses and Siblings in Conformity with Section 467 of the NYS Real Property Tax Law

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Local Law No. 12 (Intro.) of 2023 - A Local Law to Amend Local Law No. 7 of 2007 entitled, "A Local Law to Amend Local Law No. 5 of 2001 entitled, 'A Local Law to Provide a Partial Exemption from County Real Property Taxes to Qualified Resident Applicants who are Disabled in Conformity with Section 459-c of NYS Real Property Tax Law'"

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Local Law No. 13 (Intro.) of 2023 - A Local Law to Provide a Partial Exemption from County Real Property Taxes to Enrolled Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Workers Eligible for a Real Property Tax Exemption under Real Property Tax Law 466-a.

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Adopted Local Laws from 1952 - Present

All Local Laws By Year

• All Local Laws 1952 to 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         

Animal Care Facility

• Local Law Establishing Impoundment Fees Ontario County Animal Care Facility

Awards and Recognition

• Establishing Employee Awards and Recognition, and Authorizing Merit Pay Awards

Best Value

• Best Value Competitive Bidding Law

Community Service Board

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

Continuity of Government

• Provides a Continuity of Government of the County of Ontario NY, in the Event of an Attack or Public Disaster 

Coroners

• Authorization of Physicians to be Employed Also as a Medical Consultant on the Staff of Any County Department 

County Administrator

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

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 

County Owned Buildings/Property

• Law to Regulate Smoking in Public Places and Work sites
• Local Law Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Upon Real Property Owned or Leased by Ontario County
• Banning Possession of Firearms and Others Dangerous Weapons in Ontario County Buildings
• Local Law Relating to the Furnishing of Sewage Collection and Disposal Services to Certain County Properties
• Requiring Prior Notice in Connection with County Highways and/or Other Property Owned by the County of Ontario or any of its Districts

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
• Providing for the Collection of Delinquent Village Taxes

Departments, Establishment of

• Buildings and Grounds
• Conflict Defender
• County Administrative Assistant
• Deputy County Administrator
• Deputy Director, Mental Health
• Deputy Director, Real Property Tax Services
• Additional Deputy Commissioners of Social Services
• Electronic Data Processing Department  
• Employee Relations
• Employee and Training
• Health Facility Department  
• Housing and Community Resources
• Human Affairs
• Human Resources   
• Office for the Aging
• Personnel & Personnel Officer
• Planning
• Public Defender
• Public Works  
• Purchasing
• Records, Archives, and Information Management Services (RAIMS)
• Solid Waste Management
• Sustainability and Solid Waste Management
• Substance Abuse Services 
• Tax Department 
• Traffic Safety Board 
• Youth 

District Attorney

• Designation of the Office of District Attorney as a Full-Time Position 

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 

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 

Fiber Optic

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

Finger Lakes Community College

• Banning Consumption of Alcohol at Finger Lakes Community College

Horse Race Meetings

• Imposing Tax on Admissions to Running Horse Race Meetings

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 

Management Compensation Program

• Applying the Management Compensation Program to Certain County Officers Appointed for Definite Terms

Mental Health

• Provide for a County Mental Health Board

Mutual Aid

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

Off-Track Betting

• Making Ontario County a Participating County in the Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

• Appointment of Alternative Members to the Ontario County Planning Board

• 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. 

Parks

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

Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Jewelry and Coin Exchange Dealers

• Establishing Regulation for Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Jewelry and Coin Exchange Dealers in the County of Ontario

Probation

• Providing for the Establishment and Collection of Fees by the Ontario County Probation Department

Publication

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

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 
• 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 
• 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 
• 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 
• 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 
• 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 

Real Property Taxes

• Creation of Partial Exemption for Real Property Taxes for Property Owners Sixty-Five Years of Age
• Local Law in Relation to the Maximum Exemption Allowable for the Alternative Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation
• All to Adopt Certain Benefits Under §458-b of Real Property Tax Law Authorizing an Alternate Tax Exemption for Cold War Veterans 
• 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 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 

Recycling/ Solid Waste

• Dumping of Junk, Garbage, Refuse, or Waste From Sources Located Outside the County of Ontario
• Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste in Ontario County
• Solid Waste Management Recycling

Residency Requirements

• Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Certain Officers
• Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Purchasing Director
• Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Finance Officer and Auditor 
• Local Law Superseding Public Officers Law Section 3 (1) Residency of Correction Officers

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 

Salaries

• Administrative Assistant, Board of Supervisors 
• Auditor and Financial Officer  
• Board of Supervisors 
• Chairman, Board of Supervisors   
• Chairman, Civil Service Commission  
• Civil Service Commission 
• Clerk, Board of Supervisors 
• Commissioners of Election 
• Commissioner of Human Affairs  
• Commissioner of Jurors 
• Commissioner of Public Welfare 
• Commissioner of Public Works
• Commissioner of Social Services 
• Coroners 
• County Administrator  
• County Attorney 
• County Clerk 
• County Judge 
• County Sheriff  
• County Treasurer  
• Deputy Commissioner of Social Services  
• Director of Civil Defense   
• Director of County Facilities and Operations  
• Director of Employee Relations 
• Director of Employment and Training 
• Director Of Human Resources  
• Director of Information Services 
• Director of Natural Disaster & Civil Defense & Fire & Energy Coordinator 
• Director of Planning 
• Director of Real Property Tax 
• Director Office of the Aging 
• District Attorney 
• Economic Developer 
• Financial Management 
• Governmental Operations 
• Health and Medical Services 
• Health Facility Administrator 
• Human Services 
• Paralegal Specialist 
• Personnel Officer 
• Planning and Development 
• Purchasing Agent 
• Superintendent of Highways 
• Surrogate Judge 
• Welfare Commissioner 
• Youth Bureau Director

School Hygiene District

• Abolishing School Hygiene District

Self-Insurance

• Establishment
• Establishing Prevention Policy for the Ontario County Mutual Self Insurance Plan 

Sanitary 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           
• 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. 
• Enlarging the Applicability of the Ontario County Sewer Rents Local Law
• Prohibiting Illicit Discharges, Activities, and Connections to the Ontario County Separate Storm Sewer System 
• Ontario County Sewer Use Local Law 
• Ontario County Sewer Rents Local Law 

Sheriff's Department

• Providing Civil Service Coverage for Certain Employees in the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department
• Providing for the Indemnification and Defense of Certain Punitive Damage Claims Against Police Officers Employed by the County of Ontario 

Social Host

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

Sparkler Devices

•  Local Law to Authorize the Sale and Use of Sparkler Devices in Ontario County

• Providing Exemption from Taxation and Special Ad Valorem Levies imposed by the County of Ontario for County and Part County Purposes 
• Opting Out of the Solar and Wind Energy Tax Exemption 
• Ontario County Room Occupancy Tax Law
• Itemize Costs Contained in the County Tax Bill 
• 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 
• 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 

Transportation

• Authorizing Contracts for Mass Transportation

Treasurer

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

Tobacco Settlement

• Right to Receive Payments Under The Master Settlement Agreement

Tobacco Use

• County Owned Buildings/Property Law to Regulate Smoking in Public Places and Worksites 
• Local Law Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Upon Real Property Owned or Leased by Ontario County 

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 

Vacancies

• Providing for the Filling of Vacancies in Elective County Offices in the County of Ontario

Weighted Votes

• Provides Weighted Voting by members of the Board of Supervisors

Wetlands

• Freshwater Wetlands

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 Imposing a Surcharge on Wireless Communications Devices within the County of Ontario 

Worker’s Compensation

• Establishing a Worker’s Compensation Reserve Fund for County of Ontario