Legal Opinion
Caputo v. Halpin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 27, 1991PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
The common issue presented for our review in these three cases concerns the Suffolk County Executive’s power to impose a hiring freeze during the 1990 fiscal year upon the County Comptroller, the County Clerk and the District Attorney such as to prevent the filling of vacancies in the offices of each of *121these officials. We conclude that the County Executive, as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Budget Officer of Suffolk County as provided in the County Charter and Administrative Code, was empowered to take such actions not inconsistent with the charter and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- MATTER OF HENRY v. NotoNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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- Slominski v. RutkowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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