Opn. No.

HON. JOHN V. SIMON County Attorney, Niagara County

This is in response to your letter wherein you request an opinion of the Attorney General as to whether the Legislature of the County of Niagara has the power to delegate the authority to execute and deliver contracts authorized by the County Legislature to the Commission of Public Works, instead of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, notwithstanding County Law, § 450(3-d).

County Law, § 450(3), provides in part:

"3. The board of supervisors may delegate to such chairman the power to: * * * (d) execute and deliver documents and contracts…