Except as otherwise provided in the Charter or this code, all existing state, County, local and other laws or enactments, including special acts having the force of law, shall continue in force until lawfully amended, modified, superseded or repealed.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § C20.01 of the Charter.
A. 
Except as herein specifically otherwise provided, all County departments, boards, offices and units shall continue as provided by law, except that the members thereof required to be appointed by County government shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature, as provided in Article III of this code.
B. 
The term of office of the Personnel Officer shall not be affected and shall remain as provided in § 15 of the Civil Service Law. The term of office of the Commissioner of Social Services shall not be affected and shall remain as provided in § 116 of the Social Services Law.
C. 
Any County officer appointed for a fixed term prior to the effective date of the Charter shall continue his or her office for the balance of the unexpired term.
D. 
Nothing contained in the Charter or this code is intended to constitute a transfer of any function or duty to or from any Town or Village or an abolition of any office, department or unity of government of a Town or Village in the County. If any provision of the Charter is construed by any court of competent jurisdiction to constitute any such transfer or abolition, such provision shall be deemed to be optional as it affects the towns or villages and shall be effective only upon approval by the governing boards of such towns or villages.
E. 
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, all deputies, officers and employees of each department, office or other administrative unit shall be appointed by the head thereof, subject to the appropriate provisions of the Civil Service Law.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § C20.04 of the charter.
If any provision of the Charter or this code is not clear or requires elaboration in its application to the County, the County Legislature may interpret such provision in a local law not inconsistent with the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Where any question arises concerning the transition to a County Charter Law, which is not provided for in the Charter or in this code, the County Legislature may provide for such transition by a local law not inconsistent with the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § C20.05 of the Charter.
A. 
The Board of Trustees of the Rockland Community College shall be appointed, where authorized by law, by the County Legislature pursuant to § C3.02 of Article III of the Charter and shall have such powers as those specified in the Education Law of the State of New York and other applicable state legislation bearing on or affecting its functions, as well as those other powers, duties and responsibilities set forth in the enabling legislation of the County of Rockland which created such Board, and any subsequent revisions, additions or amendments thereto.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter and this code, every other board, except those advisory boards appointed by the County Legislature pursuant to § C2.01, Subsection (g), of Article II of the Charter in the exercise and furtherance of its own legislative functions as reserved to it, the members of which are appointed, shall be an advisory board, consisting of the Chairperson of the County Legislature or the Chairperson's designee, together with other members who shall be appointed for such terms as are or may be provided in this code or the prior legislation creating same.
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter and this code, every contract in which the County is a party shall require approval by the County Legislature.
A. 
The civil service status and rights of all County employees and their beneficiaries, including but not limited to those rights, with respect to retirement and Social Security, shall not be affected by the Charter and this code. The civil service rights of all employees transferred in any case authorized by this law shall be continued as provided by the Civil Service Law.
B. 
Any County officer appointed by the County Executive with the confirmation of the County Legislature, except as otherwise provided by state law, may be removed after receipt of written notice from the County Executive. A copy of such notice shall be filed in the office of the Clerk to the County Legislature and the Department of Records.
Where there is a vacancy in the office of the County Executive, resulting other than by expiration of term or by creation upon passage of the Charter, it shall be filled in the manner as provided in § 3.05 of Article III of the Charter.
Where there is a vacancy resulting other than by expiration of term in any elective County office, including but not limited to the offices of District Attorney, Sheriff and County Clerk, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law.
A vacancy in the office of the head of any administrative unit, the head of which, by virtue of the Charter, the County Executive or the County Legislature shall have the power to appoint or remove shall be filled in the manner as provided in the Charter and/or the prior legislation creating same.
The County Legislature shall be empowered to conduct investigations into any subject matter within its jurisdiction, as provided in § 2.01(g) of Article II of the Charter, and such other power and authority, as provided in the County Law, or any other applicable provision of any act of the State Legislature.