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Orleans County Profile

2000 Population:

44,171
Governing Board:
County Legislature

Median Household Income:

$37972
Chief Elected Official:
Legislature Chair

Percent Below Poverty:

7.7%
Chief operating Official:
Chief Admin. Officer

Land Area:

396 sq. mi.
Municipalities:
10 Towns, 4 Villages

Number Of Parcels:

20,354
   
Planning Department Information

Department Name:

Orleans County Planning & Development

Staff:


County Planning Director (also serves as County Tourism Director and Marine Park Manager), Senior Planner, Account Clerk, File Clerk, Sport Fishing Coordinator (contracted)


Affiliate Organizations:

Orleans County IDA

Annual Budget:

$246,000
       
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Staff Duties

County Planning Director:


Oversee department, serves as Tourism Director and Marine Park manager, county representative on affiliated board including Water Quality Coordinating Comm., Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council, Region 8 Open Space Advisory Board, NYS Heritage Areas Council, ad hoc county Legislature committees.


Tourism Director:


Designated Tourist Promotion Agency- I Love NY grant administration and county/regional promotion.


Marine Park Manager:


Oversees development and operation of county park, dock rentals, events.


Senior Planner:


Staffs County Planning Board and conducts 239m zoning reviews, manages county GIS program, provide technical assistance to municipalities on land use, zoning, provides GIS assistance to County Economic Development Agency and County Health Department, conducts 8-year reviews of agricultural districts.


Sport Fishing Promotion
Coordinator:


Sport fishing marketing programming including travel shows, advertising, regional fishing groups.