 Its board consisted of the 20 town supervisors, nine city supervisors elected from the nine wards of the City of Newburgh, and four each elected from the wards of the cities of Middletown and Port Jervis.In 1968, the board adopted a county charter and a reapportionment plan that created the county legislature and executive.The first county executive and legislature were elected in November, 1969 and took office on January 1, 1970.