NY Mun Home Rule L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions 2 - Definitions.

§  2.  Definitions.  As used in this chapter the following terms shall   mean or include:1. "Charter." A state statute or a  local  law  which  establishes  or   continues  a specific county, city or village as a municipal corporation   or body  politic  and  includes  the  fundamental  provisions  defining,   extending or limiting its corporate powers or affecting the framework of   its government.2.  "Charter  amendment."  A  new charter or any change in an existing   charter presented as such under authority of this chapter or  any  state   statute  or  charter.  A  charter amendment may be of any extent and may   deal with any number of subjects.3. "Clerk." The clerk of the board of supervisors  of  a  county,  the   clerk  of  a  city,  town  or  village  or,  if  there  be no officer so   designated, an officer exercising corresponding duties.4. "Elective chief executive officer." The chief executive officer  of   a county elected on a county-wide basis or if there be none the chairman   of  the  board  of  supervisors,  the  mayor of a city or village or the   supervisor of a town, where such officer is vested with power to approve   or veto local laws or ordinances.5. "General law." A state statute which in terms and in effect applies   alike to all counties, all counties other  than  those  wholly  included   within a city, all cities, all towns or all villages.6. "Law." A state statute, charter or local law.7.  "Legislative  body."  The board of supervisors, board of aldermen,   common council, council, commission, town board, board  of  trustees  or   other  elective governing board or body now or hereafter vested by state   statute, charter or other law with jurisdiction to  initiate  and  adopt   local  laws  or ordinances, whether or not such local laws or ordinances   require the approval of the elective chief executive  officer  or  other   official or body to become effective.8. "Local government." A county, city, town or village.9. "Local law." A law (a) adopted pursuant to this chapter or to other   authorization of a state statute or charter by the legislative body of a   local  government,  or  (b)  proposed  by  a  charter  commission  or by   petition, and ratified by popular vote, as provided in article  four  of   this  chapter  or  as provided in a state statute, charter or local law;   but shall not mean or include an ordinance, resolution or other  similar   act of the legislative body or of any other board or body.10.  "New  charter." A charter which supersedes or repeals an existing   charter in its entirety or in the manner provided in subdivision four or   subdivision five of section thirty-six of this chapter.11.  "Public  corporation."  A  municipal  corporation,   a   district   corporation  or a public benefit corporation as defined in section three   of the general corporation law.12. "Special law." A state  statute  which  in  terms  and  in  effect   applies to one or more, but not all, counties, counties other than those   wholly included within a city, cities, towns or villages.