NY Mun Home Rule L § 34 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters Part 1 - The County Charter Law 34 - Limitations and Restrictions.

§  34. Limitations and restrictions. 1. The legislature hereby imposes   the following limitations on the powers of counties  to  prepare,  adopt   and amend county charters and charter laws.2.  Except  in  accordance with or consistent with laws enacted by the   legislature,  a  county  charter  or  charter  law  shall  not   contain   provisions relating to:a. Taxation of the property of the state or of any of its agencies;b. Exemptions from taxation;c. Assistance by the state to any unit of local government;d.  The  division  of  the  county  into  two  or more counties or the   creation, enlargement,  diminution  or  abolition  of  any  city,  town,   village or school district;e.  The  compensation  of  members  of  the  judiciary  fixed  by  the   legislature;f. The composition, functions, powers, duties  or  jurisdiction  of  a   court  or  of  the  officers  thereof,  except that functions, powers or   duties assigned to units of local government  or  agencies  or  officers   thereof outside the judicial system may be transferred to other units of   local government, agencies or officers as authorized by this article.3.  Except in accordance with provisions of this chapter or with other   laws enacted by the legislature, a county charter or charter  law  shall   not supersede any general or special law enacted by the legislature:a. Which relates to the imposition, judicial review or distribution of   the proceeds of taxes or benefit assessments;b. Insofar as it relates to the educational system in the county or to   school  districts  therein,  except  that  functions,  powers  or duties   assigned to units of local government or to agencies or officers thereof   outside the educational system may be  transferred  to  other  units  of   local government, agencies or officers as authorized by this article;c.  Which requires that specified functions of government be performed   by or financed by units of local government, except  that  any  of  such   functions  may  be  transferred  to  other  units  of  local government,   agencies or officers as authorized by this article;d. Insofar as it relates to a function, power or duty of the state  or   of  any  officer  or  agency  thereof  which is financed directly by the   state;e. Insofar as it relates to the commencement or prosecution of actions   or proceedings against the county;f. Insofar as it relates to a public benefit corporation;g. In this chapter  or  in  the  civil  service  law,  eminent  domain   procedure  law,  environmental conservation law, election law, executive   law, judiciary law, labor law, local finance law, multiple dwelling law,   multiple residence law, public  authorities  law,  public  housing  law,   public  service  law,  railroad law, retirement and social security law,   state  finance  law,  volunteer  firefighters'  benefit  law,  volunteer   ambulance workers' benefit law, or workers' compensation law.4.  Notwithstanding  any  local  law  to  the  contrary,  any  plan of   districting or redistricting adopted pursuant to  a  county  charter  or   charter  law  relating  to  the  division of any county, except a county   wholly contained within a city, into districts for the  purpose  of  the   apportionment  or  reapportionment  of  members of its local legislative   body shall be subject to federal and state  constitutional  requirements   and shall comply with the following standards, which shall have priority   in the order herein set forth, to the extent applicable:a.  If  such  plan  of  districting  or  redistricting  includes  only   single-member districts, such districts shall  be  as  nearly  equal  in   population  as  is practicable; the difference in population between the   most and least populous district shall not exceed five  percent  of  the    mean  population  of  all  districts.  If  such  plan  of districting or   redistricting includes multi-member districts, the  plan  shall  provide   substantially  equal  weight  for  the  population of that county in the   allocation of representation in the legislative body of that county; andb.  Districts  shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying   or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minority groups   to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability  to   elect representatives of their choice; andc. Districts shall consist of contiguous territory; andd. Districts shall be as compact in form as practicable; ande.  Districts  shall not be drawn to discourage competition or for the   purpose of  favoring  or  disfavoring  incumbents  or  other  particular   candidates  or  political  parties. The maintenance of cores of existing   districts, of  pre-existing  political  subdivisions  including  cities,   villages,  and  towns,  and  of  communities  of  interest shall also be   considered. To the extent practicable,  no  villages,  cities  or  towns   except  those  having  more  than forty percent of a full ratio for each   district shall be divided; andf. Districts shall  be  formed  so  as  to  promote  the  orderly  and   efficient administration of elections.5.  After the adoption of a county charter by a county, no law enacted   by the legislature pursuant to  paragraph  two  of  subdivision  (h)  of   section  one  of  article  nine of the constitution which does not apply   alike to all counties outside the city of New York, and no  charter  law   or  local  law,  which  in  its  application to such county abolishes or   creates an elective county office, changes the voting or veto  power  of   or  the method of removing an elective county officer during his term of   office, abolishes, curtails or transfers to another  county  officer  or   agency  any  power of an elective county officer, or changes the form or   composition of the board of supervisors of  such  county,  shall  become   effective  in  such  county  until  at  least sixty days after its final   enactment. If (a) the legislature in enacting such a law  shall  provide   that  it  shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the county for   their approval, or (b) the board of supervisors on its  own  motion,  in   the  manner  provided  by subdivision four of section one hundred one of   the county law, shall provide that such  a  charter  law  or  local  law   adopted by it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the county   for  their  approval,  or  (c)  within  such  sixty days electors of the   county, duly registered to vote therein either for the last preceding or   the next following general election, in number equal to  at  least  five   per  centum of the total number of votes cast in the county for governor   at the last gubernatorial election,  shall  file  a  petition  with  the   county  clerk  or corresponding officer of the county protesting against   such law, charter law or local law, it shall become  effective  in  such   county  only  if  approved  by  the electors thereof at the next ensuing   general election held at least sixty days  thereafter,  subject  to  the   conditions provided in subdivision seven of section thirty-three of this   chapter  for  the  adoption  of  a  county  charter when voted on by the   electors of a county.