Committee debates reshaping Board of Ethics appointment process; votes to table drafting
A proposed local law to change how Putnam County's Board of Ethics members are nominated and appointed drew extended debate over term lengths, seat rotation, minority‑party definition and whether existing members would be disbanded; the committee voted to table the measure for further drafting.
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A legislator brought forward a local law to amend Chapter 55 (Board of Ethics) so that nomination authority would be shared among the county executive, the legislative chair and the minority leader. The proposal would change the nomination rotation for five seats and would, as drafted, disband any prior board and establish new staggered terms.
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