Town boards, county legislature, zoning and budgets, reported from the agenda packets.
Traffic tickets, small claims, evictions, and misdemeanor arraignments all pass through town and village courts — here is how they differ from County Court in New City.
The 17-member county legislature writes Rockland's laws and budget — here is who sits on it, what it can and cannot decide, and how residents can speak at a meeting.
Rockland's county executive proposes the budget, runs county departments and can veto local laws — while the 17-member legislature writes them. How the split works.
If a Ramapo property cannot meet the town's zoning rules, the Zoning Board of Appeals can grant a use or area variance — here is the application, notice and hearing process, step by step.
Clarkstown's town board — the supervisor and council members — sets zoning, awards contracts and adopts the town budget; here is how a decision moves from agenda to vote.