The Committee shall have jurisdiction over Resolutions filed by County Legislators to amend the Suffolk County Operating Budget during a fiscal year and after the adoption of the Annual Operating Budget, pursuant to Section 4-31(G) of the SUFFOLK COUNTY CHARTER; and shall have jurisdiction over resolutions to transfer and/or release funds from any Contingency Accounts, pursuant to Section 4-23 of the SUFFOLK COUNTY CHARTER.

This Committee shall review and consider all legislative proposals amending, modifying, or affecting the budgetary process for any County budget; review and consider all actions, legislation, and proposals affecting the 4% Budget Cap, the simplified dual budgetary process, the Consolidated Tax Levy Cap, and the Capital Budget Offset Law, so as to ensure compliance with each of said voter-approved initiatives; review, consider, and report upon all proposals, actions, and/or legislation affecting each County budget (except  for the Community College) from a County-wide perspective rather than from a department-wide, district-wide, or town-wide perspective Review how the County Treasurer is investing the County’s revenues to maximize investment returns; and consider whether or not the county is getting generally effective management on the Executive level across-the-board.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over the implementation of the Charter Law Extending and Accelerating the Suffolk County ¼% Drinking Water Protection Program for Environmental Protection (Local Law No. 24-2007) as to the sewer finances and taxpayer portions thereof; and shall have jurisdiction over the approval of municipal Collective Bargaining Agreements (except for Community College Collective Bargaining Agreements), Management Salary Plan, other salary plans,  and proposals to increase taxes, decrease taxes, and/or generate revenues of whatsoever kind and nature for use by the County of Suffolk or any other level of government.   This Committee shall also have oversight of the Legislature’s Community Support Initiative Program.

This Committee shall also consider and vote on any appointment to a Board,  Commission, Department, Agency, Authority, Task Force, or comparable entity under the jurisdiction of this Committee as well as any outside consultant which may be authorized by this Committee.