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Lewis County Legislature adopts local law to override 2% tax cap; approves claims and accepts public-defense grant
Summary
At its October meeting the Lewis County Board of Legislators adopted Local Law No. 7-2025 to override the 2% tax-cap statute for the 2026 budget, approved claims totaling $2,229,752.76 and accepted FY25–26 public defense provider grant funds. Two legislators recused or abstained on separate items.
The Lewis County Board of Legislators voted to adopt Local Law No. 7-2025, overriding the 2% tax levy limit established by General Municipal Law §3‑c for the county’s 2026 budget, and approved two other routine financial measures during its meeting.
The adoption of the local law (resolution 209) was approved by roll call; the full board voted in favor. The board also audited and allowed claims in the amount of $2,229,752.76 (resolution 192) and accepted and appropriated FY25–26 public defense provider grant funds (resolution 211).
The local-law vote followed discussion about whether to keep the public hearing open until the county manager presents a final budget. County Manager Tim said he planned to present a budget that would come in under the tax cap but asked the legislature to leave the override hearing open for up to a month…
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