Wiley v. Hope

Pursuant to subdivision A of rule 16 of its Standing Rules, the Rensselaer County Legislature (hereinafter, Legislature) designates its adopted resolutions as being either “General” or “Parliamentary”. A “General” resolution, indicated by the prefix letter “G” before its number, is subject to the approval of the County Executive while a "Parliamentary” resolution, indicated by the prefix letter "P” before its number, is not subject to executive approval and relates to rules and regulations or other matters pertaining solely to the conduct of the Legislature’s own procedures.

In both of these…