LOCAL LAW NO. "N" FOR 2024
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, AMENDING THE ALBANY COUNTY CHARTER AND LOCAL LAW NO. 8 FOR 1993 AS AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR AN OFFICE OF MEDICAL EXAMINER
Introduced: 9/9/24
By Cunningham, Willingham:
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 10 AND 33 OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, COUNTY LAW SECTION 400 AND SECTION 2702 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CHARTER:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the County of Albany as follows:
SECTION I. Legislative Intent:
In 2012, a Charter Review Commission was formed by this Honorable Body to determine what, if any, changes could be made to the then decade's old charter. The Commission met routinely over the course of a year and published recommended changes to the Charter, many of which sought to streamline processes or modernize the County's operations. To date, many of the proposed changes have been adopted, but a various substantive changes have evaded adoption. One major proposal by the Charter Review Commission was to replace the County's four, part-time Coroners with a single full-time Medical Examiner. This change would modernize death investigations in the County, a change that many other counties have adopted over the years.
SECTION II
Article 19 of the Albany County Charter is hereby repealed entirely.
Article 9: Department of Health is hereby amended by adding the following subsections:
Section 905: Office of Medical Examiner; Appointment; Qualifications
(a) There shall be an Office of Medical Examiner, a division of the Albany County Department of Health. The Office shall be headed by a Chief Medical Examiner who shall be appointed by the County Executive for a six-year term, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature. At the time of their appointment, and throughout their appointment, the Medical Examiner shall be and remain duly licensed and entitled to practice medicine in the State of New York and shall have an expertise in fo...
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