Clinton County Legislature approves series of routine resolutions, creates permanent jail health director post

The Clinton County Legislature on March 26 approved a slate of committee-recommended resolutions, including establishing a permanent full-time director of jail health services in the sheriff's department and multiple airport-related contracts and grant applications.

The action came during a regularly scheduled session in which committee chairs reported on meetings and then presented resolutions for a roll-call vote. Legislators said most items had been vetted in committee and were before the full legislature on committee recommendation.

Resolution 201 creates a permanent full-time director of jail health services position in the sheriff’s department. The resolution was moved and seconded on the floor and adopted by roll call.

Several resolutions involving Plattsburgh International Airport were approved. Resolution 203 authorizes a contract amendment with Corporate Flight Management Inc., doing business as Contour Airlines; 204 adopts the airport safety management system manual; 206 authorizes an agreement with CNS Engineers Inc. to prepare the safety management system; and 208 authorizes a grant application for rehabilitation and design work on apron/taxi lanes and general aviation apron phase 2. Resolution 207, listed earlier, was withdrawn and not acted on.

Financial and administrative items also passed. Resolution 205 amends Resolution 1,115 (dated Dec. 26, 2024) authorizing various 2025 contracts for international [details in original ordinance not specified in transcript]. Resolution 213 authorizes the deputy county treasurer to decrease an appropriation and corresponding revenue for the Office of Children and Family Services grant. Resolution 216 authorizes the deputy county treasurer to transfer landfill revenue to the general fund treasury assets.

Where roll-call responses were read on the record, the transcript records individual “yes” votes from legislators who answered at the roll call (for example, multiple items include recorded “Mister Timmons? Yes. Mister Hall? Yes.”). Several motions concluded with the chair saying “carried” after the roll call. Resolution 207 was explicitly withdrawn and not voted on.

Committee reports announced meeting schedules and progress: the Building and Grounds Committee tentatively set its next meeting for April 14 at 4 p.m.; Children and Family Services for April 1 at 5 p.m.; Health Committee for April 2 at 4 p.m.; Personnel Committee for April 7 at 5 p.m.; Plattsburgh International Airport Committee for April 30; and the Transportation Committee for April 14 at 5:15 p.m. The Plattsburgh International Airport committee report noted that Chris Craig, the airport director, discussed the airport resolutions before they were placed on the agenda by committee recommendation.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 201 — Creation of a permanent full-time director of jail health services position in the sheriff’s department: motion moved and seconded on the floor; roll call recorded affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 202 — Authorizing contract (description in transcript: "with capital and partiality as per their national") : motion moved by Legislator Hall; second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 203 — Authorize contract amendment with Corporate Flight Management Inc., d/b/a Contour Airlines: motion moved by Legislator Hall; second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 204 — Authorizing the safety management system manual (airport): motion moved by Legislator Hall; second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 205 — Amending Resolution 1,115 (dated 12/26/2024) authorizing various contracts for 2025: motion moved by Legislator Hall; second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 206 — Authorizing agreement with CNS Engineers Inc. to prepare the safety management system: motion moved by Legislator Hall; second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 207 — Withdrawn (no action taken).

- Resolution 208 — Authorizing rehabilitation/design grant application for apron/taxi lane A and general aviation apron phase 2 (Plattsburgh International Airport): motion moved and seconded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 210 — Awarding bid for replacement of county [description incomplete in transcript]: motion and second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 213 — Authorizing the deputy county treasurer to decrease appropriation and corresponding revenue for the Office of Children and Family Services grant: motion and second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 216 — Authorizing the deputy county treasurer to transfer landfill revenue to the general fund treasury assets: motion and second recorded; roll call affirmative responses; outcome: approved.

Context and next steps

Legislators emphasized that most items were presented following committee review; several motions concluded with unanimous-sounding roll-call minutes though the transcript records only the individual names read aloud who answered at roll call rather than a full tally of all members. The airport items will move forward as authorized by the resolutions and, where applicable, staff will proceed with contract amendments, grant applications and safety-management work as allowed by the adopted measures.

The transcript records the schedule of follow-up committee meetings where additional review or implementation actions may be taken.