ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title Suffolk County, New York Legislature Committee Resolutions Collection
Collection Number SC 276
OCLC Number In-process
Creator Suffolk County, New York Legislature Committee
Provenance Under review
Extent, Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 34.6 cubic ft. of Suffolk County, New York Legislature Committee Resolutions created between 1985 and
1989.
Arrangement and Processing Note The papers are arranged by date. Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in March 2020.
Language English
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation [Item], [Box], Suffolk County, New York Legislature Committee Resolutions Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note The Suffolk County Legislature was founded in January 1970.
Source: Blidner, Rachelle. "Suffolk Legislature at the 50-Year Mark: A 1962 Lawsuit
Eventually Led to New County Gov't." Newsday, February 18, 2020.
Nov. 1, 1683: Suffolk County founded with a board of supervisors as the system of
representation. July 27, 1962: I. William Bianchi and Quentin B. Sammis filed a federal lawsuit against
the county's board of supervisors, alleging it violates one-person, one-vote representation. April 5, 1968: U.S. Second Court of Appeals ordered the county board to reapportion
itself. August 1968: Suffolk Board of Supervisors approves creation of 18-district legislature
November 1968: Suffolk voters approve the new governmental system. A ballot measure
to allow the East End to secede from Suffolk fails. November 1969: First legislature election. Seventeen men and one woman, all Republicans
and Conservatives, are elected. Jan. 1, 1970: Legislature replaces board of supervisors. Jan. 13, 1970: First general meeting of the legislature. 1975: Democrats take majority of legislature for first time. 1977: Legislative Budget Review Office created . Feb. 1, 1988: First female presiding officer is Sandra Bachety.
Subjects Suffolk County (N.Y.). -- Legislature. Suffolk County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government. Politics and government New York (State) -- Suffolk County.
INVENTORY
Box 1 1985: 2093 1986: 1001 - 1099
Box 2 1986: 1100 - 1249
Box 3 1986: 1250 - 1374
Box 4 1986: 1375 - 1499
Box 5 1986: 1500 - 1635
Box 6 1986: 1636 - 1762
Box 7 1986: 1763 - 1899
Box 8 1986: 1900 - 2024
Box 9 1986: 2025 - 2149
Box 10 1986: 2150 - 2284
Box 11 1986: 2285 - 2413
Box 12 1986: 2414 - 2473 and 1 - 90
Box 13 1987: 1001 - 1038
Box 14 1987: 1139 - 1270
Box 15 1987: 1271 - 1380
Box 16 1987: 1381 - 1509
Box 17 1987: 1510 - 1658
Box 18 1987: 1659 - 1789
Box 19 1987: 1791 - 1893
Box 20 1987: 1894 - 1999
Box 21 1987: 2000 - 2098
Box 22 1987: 2099 - 2222 and 4 - 131
Box 23 1988: 133 - 1112
Box 24 1988: 1113 - 1235
Box 25 1988: 1236 - 1367
Box 26 1988: 1368 - 1509
Box 27 1988: 1510 - 1642
Box 28 1988: 1643 - 1759
Box 29 1988: 1761 - 1900
Box 30 1988: 1901 - 2082
Box 31 1988: 2083 - 2272
Box 32 1988
Box 33 1989: 66 - 1192
Box 34 1989: 1193 - 1414
Box 35 1989: 1415 - 1599
Box 36 1989: 1600 - 1715
Box 37 1989: 1716 - 1899
Box 38 1989: 1900 - 2077
Box 39 1989: 2078 - 2202
Box 40 1989: 2204 - 2281
Box 41 Resolutions: December 23, 1986 - December 12, 1989 LADS Action Reports: January 27, 1987 - December 28, 1988
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