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Once through the Rules Committee, it is sent to the floor for all members to discuss, debate, and vote on. If passed, it is sent to the desk of the county executive. If it is signed by the county executive, it is now a local law and is codified in either the Nassau County Administrative Code or the Miscellaneous Laws of Nassau County.
Nassau County's Supreme Court is a trial court of broad jurisdiction, though many criminal matters are heard outside its jurisdiction. [2] From May 2008 through April 2009, Driscoll was assigned as a justice in the court's Matrimonial Center, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] before his current assignment to that court's Commercial Division in May 2009.
Every county outside of New York City has a county seat, [12] which is the location of county government. [13] Nineteen counties operate under county charters, while 38 operate under the general provisions of the County Law. Although all counties have a certain latitude to govern themselves, "charter counties" are afforded greater home rule powers.
— A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York's Long Island has seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Democratic President Jimmy Carter, who died ...
Such a conference may be initiated through either party, usually by the conveyance of a settlement offer; or it may be ordered by the court as a precedent (preliminary step) to holding a trial. Each party, the plaintiff and the defendant , is usually represented at the settlement conference by their own counsel or attorney .
District 14 is located entirely within Nassau County. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead, including Bellmore, North Bellmore, Wantagh and Merrick. A portion of Jones Beach is within this district. [2] The district overlaps New York's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and overlaps the 5th and 6th districts of the New York State Senate.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman swore in 26 citizens as "special deputies" who will be activated to assist the county during emergencies, such as a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.
District 21 is located entirely within Nassau County. It includes the town of Hempstead, and contains the villages of Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Malverne, South Hempstead, Baldwin and parts of Freeport, West Hempstead, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Lakeview, Hewlett, Hempstead, Franklin Square, and Valley Stream.