RESOLUTION NO. 581
AMENDING THE ALBANY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE RULES OF ORDER
Introduced: 12/22/25
By Feeney:
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature is required to meet every two years for the purpose of organization and for the transaction of such other business as may come before it, and
WHEREAS, Rule 1 of the Legislative Rules of Order requires that such organizational meeting be held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday following the first day of January, except that in years following the election of the Legislators the meeting shall be held on the first day of January at 12:00 noon, and
WHEREAS, A uniform starting time of 7:00 p.m. on the first Monday following the first day of January will meet the needs of the Legislators and the public, and
WHEREAS, Legislators should receive notice at least five days in advance of the organizational meeting, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that Rule 1 of the Rules of Order is hereby amended as follows:
“RULE 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
The meeting of the County Legislature for the selection of a Chairman and the transaction of other business relative to organization, pursuant to Section 203 of the Albany County Charter, shall be held each even numbered year at [7:30] 7:00 p.m. in the William J. Conboy II Legislative Chambers of the County Legislature on the first Monday following the first day of January [except that in each and every year following the election of the Legislators, the meeting shall be held in the Chambers of the Legislature on the first day of January at 12:00 noon]. The Clerk of the Legislature shall serve on each member a written notice, mailed to each member’s last known post office address, not later than five (5) days prior to such meeting [at least 48 hours before the date of the meeting], stating the time and date of said meeting and identifying the place and purpose as being the organization of the Legislature and the election of its Chairperson.”
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Legislature forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Chairman of the Legislature and the appropriate County Officials.