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Legislator criticizes sudden firing of finance commissioner, says county executive ignored memo on county attorney
Summary
A legislator publicly criticized the county executive’s sudden termination of Commissioner of Finance Mike Lewis and said a 19-page memo requesting the removal of the county attorney was not read by the executive; the remarks raised concerns about executive-legislative communications but did not prompt formal action in the excerpt.
A legislator criticized the county executive’s abrupt termination of Mike Lewis, Putnam County’s commissioner of finance, and said a separate 19-page memo requesting the county attorney’s removal had not been read by the county executive.
The legislator, speaking on the floor, thanked Lewis for his service and said the termination occurred “after the 2026 budget process had begun,” when department heads were meeting with…
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