Local Wiki
Schenectady County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets
- Generally the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM (pattern observed across multiple dated meetings).
- Meeting location
- Legislature Chambers, 620 State Street, 6th Floor, Schenectady, NY 12305.
- County Clerk
- Cara M. Ackerley · 620 State Street, 3rd Floor, Schenectady, NY 12305 · (518) 388-4220
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.schenectadycountyny.gov/legislature/agendas
- Legislature Chair
- Gary Hughes · 620 State Street, 6th Floor, Schenectady, NY 12305 · (518) 388-4280
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.
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.
Villages (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
School districts (6)
- Duanesburg Central School District
- Niskayuna Central School District
- Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District
- Schalmont Central School District
- Schenectady City School District
- Scotia-Glenville Central School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Fire Protection (17)
- Beukendaal Fire District 5
- Duanesburg Fire District 2
- East Glenville Fire District 3
- Glenville Fire District 2
- Glenville Fire District 7 (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Glenville Town Fire District 8
- Niskayuna Consolidated Fire District 1
- Niskayuna Fire District 2 (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Quaker Street Fire District 1
- Rotterdam Fire District 2 (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rotterdam Fire District 3
- Rotterdam Fire District 4
- Rotterdam Fire District 6 (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rotterdam Junction Fire District 1
- Rotterdam-Princetown Fire District 5
- Schonowe Fire District 7
- West Glenville Fire District 6
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 (1)
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