Rockland county government is based at New City, with the offices of County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and the Rockland County Legislature at the Allison-Parris County Office Building.
The county has a variety of offices in New City, including the county Highway Department, Veterans Services, the District Attorney, Sheriff's Department and the Rockland County Correcional Center.
The county government also operates facilities elswhere in Rockland, such as the Dr. Robert L. Yeager County Health Center and the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona. The county also operates a local and commuter bus system, and has a variety of public parks throughout Rockland.
In addition to administrative offices, the county supports the operation of Rockland Community College in Ramapo.
Addition to county government, Rockland has five town governments, four of which have separate local village governments within them. Rockland also has eight public school districts and a Board of Cooperative Educational Services.