Local Wiki

Albany County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026

County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets: Regular sessions generally at 7:00 PM; dated meeting records are consistent with a second-Monday pattern, though no page states that rule explicitly.
Meeting location: William J. Conboy II Legislative Chambers, Albany County Courthouse.
County Clerk: Bruce A. Hidley · 16 Eagle Street, Room 128, Albany, NY 12207-1077 · (518) 487-5100 · countyclerk@albanycounty.com
Agendas posted at: https://albanycounty.legistar.com/
County Executive: Daniel P. McCoy · 112 State Street, Albany, NY 12207 · (518) 447-7040

Sources

https://albanycounty.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1267781&GUID=68AEC9B0-6CA2-4C52-B665-D11EEEE77388

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: Albany, New York

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (6)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (12)

Albany City School District
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Bethlehem Central School District
Cohoes City School District
Green Island Union Free School District
Guilderland Central School District
Menands Union Free School District
North Colonie Csd
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District
South Colonie Central School District
Voorheesville Central School District
Watervliet City School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Fire Protection (20)

Berne Fire District
Boght Community Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Coeymans Fire District
Coeymans Hollow Fire District
Delmar Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Elmwood Park Fire District
Elsmere Fire District
Fort Hunter Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Guilderland Center Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Guilderland Fire District
Knox Fire District
McKownville Fire District
Midway Fire District
Schuyler Heights Fire District
Selkirk Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Slingerlands Fire District
Stanford Heights Fire District
Verdoy Fire District
West Albany Fire District
Westmere Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (8)

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)

Albany Port District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)

Albany Convention Center Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)