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</tbody> </table> <p>The County Legislature determines all policy for the County and adopts and enacts resolutions and local laws necessary for the operation of County Government.</p> <p>The County Legislature holds a bi-annual organizational meeting where they elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from their membership. The Chair of the Legislature is the chief elected official for the County.</p> <p><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-08/R%20136-24%20-%20Time%20Keeping%20Resolution.pdf">Resolution 136-24</a></p> <hr /> <h3 class="toplink"><a href="/events/county-legislature">View the 2024 Legislative Schedule</a></h3> <p><em>Click the event below to review the meeting agenda, resolutions, and the online streaming link.</em></p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockschenectady-county-legislature-meetings-block-1" id="block-views-block-schenectady-county-legislature-meetings-block-1"> <h2 class="block-title" ><span>Upcoming Legislative Meetings</span></h2> <div class="content block-content"> <div><div class="gva-view js-view-dom-id-2cabf393b7008798e1e1e5af4f9a3716aaa4878fab59f84592ad20c30455c4e4"> <div class="views-view-grid horizontal cols-3 clearfix"> <div class="views-row row clearfix row-1"> <div class="views-col col-1 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12">  <article data-history-node-id="1618" role="article" about="/event/special-meeting-schenectady-county-legislature" class="node node-detail node--type-event node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <div class="event-block"> <div class="event-image text-center"> <div class="field field--name-field-event-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="item-image"> <a href="/event/special-meeting-schenectady-county-legislature"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/logos/County%20Seal%20480x640.png?itok=7u5FMQpa" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="date"> <span class="day">18</span><span class="month">December</span> </div> </div> <div class="event-content"> <div class="event-info"> <div class="title"><a href="/event/special-meeting-schenectady-county-legislature" rel="bookmark"><span>Special Meeting of the Schenectady County Legislature</span> </a></div> <div class="event-meta"> <span class="event-time"> </span> - <span class="event-address"> Schenectady County Office Building, 620 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305 </span> </div> <div class="body"> Please be advised that there shall be a spe </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockcounty-news-block-5" id="block-views-block-county-news-block-5"> <h2 class="block-title" ><span>County Legislature News</span></h2> <div class="content block-content"> <div><div class="gva-view js-view-dom-id-74250398329fa37fcf8d1ea67372b883ba09bcd021b2b74465db599527df9538"> <div class="gva-view-grid"> <div class="gva-view-grid-inner lg-block-grid-3 md-block-grid-3 sm-block-grid-2 xs-block-grid-1"> <div class="item-columns"> <div><div class="views-field views-field-field-news-image"><div class="field-content"> <div class="item-image"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_image_style/public/2024-12/Untitled%20design%20%282%29.png?itok=5nwueG0F" alt="Photo of John J. 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